{"id":2314,"date":"2024-09-03T08:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/?page_id=2314"},"modified":"2024-11-01T09:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T13:19:28","slug":"cubital-tunnel-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/conditions-we-treat\/peripheral-nerve-compression\/cubital-tunnel-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Cubital Tunnel Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2336\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 409px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-300x143.jpeg\" alt=\"Image describing the areas of the body affected by Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.\" width=\"399\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-300x143.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-1024x489.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-768x367.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-1536x734.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-2048x978.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1436\/2024\/09\/AdobeStock_427489086-600x287.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image describes the areas of the body that are affected by Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What is cubital tunnel syndrome?<\/h2>\n<p>Cubital tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. This nerve is often referred to as the \u201cfunny bone.\u201d Symptoms of nerve compression here include numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain into the 4th and 5th fingers of the hand (pinky side).<\/p>\n<h2>What are the causes of cubital tunnel syndrome?<\/h2>\n<p>Cubital tunnel syndrome can result from direct trauma to the elbow such as hitting it against a surface, keeping the elbow bent for a long period of time, or repetitive activities that can cause the nerve to slide across the surface of the bone. Other things that can cause irritation to the nerve include swelling, bone spurs, or enlarged soft tissue that put direct pressure on the nerve.<\/p>\n<h2>How is cubital tunnel syndrome diagnosed?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>History and physical examination are the most important components in diagnosing cubital tunnel syndrome.<\/li>\n<li>Electromyography and nerve conduction studies are often recommended to aid in the diagnosis and to determine the severity of the cubital tunnel syndrome.<\/li>\n<li>Other imaging is typically not needed to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome though may be recommended if there are concerns of secondary diagnoses that may be contributing to a patient\u2019s symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How is cubital tunnel syndrome treated?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Non-operative Treatments:\n<ul>\n<li>Anti-inflammatory medications<\/li>\n<li>Bracing<\/li>\n<li>Steroid injections<\/li>\n<li>Physical therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Operative Treatments:\n<ul>\n<li>Ulnar nerve decompression<\/li>\n<li>Ulnar nerve transposition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is cubital tunnel syndrome? Cubital tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. This nerve is often referred to as the \u201cfunny bone.\u201d Symptoms of nerve compression here include numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain into the 4th and 5th fingers of the hand (pinky side). What are the causes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/conditions-we-treat\/peripheral-nerve-compression\/cubital-tunnel-syndrome\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cubital Tunnel Syndrome\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":115151,"featured_media":0,"parent":2397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2314","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/115151"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2314\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/peripheralnervecenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}