Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

[Dr.S]

Was wondering if anyone has had to deal with Ulnar Nerve Entrapment/compression? Did it heal on it's on or did you have to have the decompression surgery?

I'm sure there are some PT's on here who have helped people rehab from this, so any opinions insight would be awesome

I'd like to avoid the surgery, but it sure it annoying and painful at times....

 

[arica64]

i had ulnar nerve entrapment and was talked into the operation to move the nerve. i was told there was a high rate of "success"..80+%. i learned a DRs definition of success was quite different than success as defined normaly.
to make a long story short i never gained any relief from the symptoms: in fact it got worse. It has been seven years and i rapidly lost at least half the strength in that arm and have never been able to improve although i constantly did all of the required training and exercise. I have spoken to others with th e same experience.
I would not recommend the operation from what i have learned and by all means get a second opinion from an ethical surgeon if you can find one!

by the way i returned to the dr who did my operation with my complaints and he said he considered the operation to have been a "success"

 

[Dr.S]

i had ulnar nerve entrapment and was talked into the operation to move the nerve. i was told there was a high rate of "success"..80+%. i learned a DRs definition of success was quite different than success as defined normaly.
to make a long story short i never gained any relief from the symptoms: in fact it got worse. It has been seven years and i rapidly lost at least half the strength in that arm and have never been able to improve although i constantly did all of the required training and exercise. I have spoken to others with th e same experience.
I would not recommend the operation from what i have learned and by all means get a second opinion from an ethical surgeon if you can find one!

by the way i returned to the dr who did my operation with my complaints and he said he considered the operation to have been a "success"

I know what you mean by a doctors definition of "success" being different than mine or yours. Have you ever tried GH or IGF? How do you cope with it on a daily basis and with lifting?