I have a question, I don't feel any pain or tingling. I just feel numbness so should I stop? Or is it okay to keep going because it's not painful? Or does the numbness count as tingling? I can feel the exact spot that the nerve is bothering me. It's near my elbow on my forearm(but the underside of my forearm).
*Can anyone please help me?* I've developed the condition when I'm practicing baby freeze in breakdance without warming up. The nerve connecting my arm and torso began to hurt and produce a tingling sensation. The tests definitely worked as I experienced pain from them but I didn't get any pain relief (yet, hopefully). I don't know if I'm looking at the right section.
I’ve played guitar for 25 years and sometimes I wake up with pinky and ring finger numbness. This is the second time Dr Jo’s videos have helped me out, thank you.
Hi, im playing guitar too and recently have numbness in pinky and ring finger. May I ask whether the sensation fade away with the exercise? Also, how long does it take to recover and able to play guitar again? Thank you for reading and im very appreciate your reply... Have a nice day!
@@nothingtosee1452 I play the guitar too. Same thing. It's been four months now. Pain settled (related to disc bulging) but the numbness still there in pinky and half of picking ring finger How did you get on?
@@MikeFowlerguitars I stopped playing guitar for about a month after the pain and did the exercise on and off. It gets better with time and the discomfort has gone away. Now i corrected my guitar posture and im glad that i dont get pain anymore while playing it. Hope you get well soon !
I leaned on a counter with my elbow and immediately developed a numb feeling in the pinky. The first exercise helped to drastically reduce the amount of numbness. Will be doing these from now on.
Same, I came here to look for some exercises, it's been tingling through my pinky for around 5 days now and is starting to affect the ring finger. I thought maybe I had been holding my phone for too long as I've used it more now than ever before, my PC also broke at the start of lockdown - hence why I had to use the phone. Just starting these exercises today so hopefully I get a result and avoid doctors 😬
I'm an artist and I've developed this in both my arms now, because when my right arm gave up the ghost, I started using my left to draw to finish my honours project at uni. Been to a couple physios, all tell me it'll be fixed in a few weeks, then get surprised when it doesn't. I am no longer surprised. These stretches are reminiscent of a few things they've said, but the physios didn't tell me not to push the stretches so hard. I'll give it a go, but 2 years into this and I'm thinking my best option is to just manage the pain. I am 23. I feel like I'm too young for this. :/
It’s really depressing when you can’t do something you love. I can’t even do 10 push-ups with out the tingling and I’m only 17. I hate being a fragile sack of bones
Nah fam, i've been where you are and doing these nerve stretches will certainly help. I've been in a time where my ulnar nerve was really pinched and I couldn't draw for like a year, it was horrible. You got to do stability(Exercise i.e Strengthening),Mobility(Stretching) and learning to rest. You got to find those trigger points in your body, could be your neck or arm where its pinching your nerve. You'll get better, just need to find that tight spots.
Heck yea! A new hand exercise! You've helped my hands that I use to make $ and get by in this world. I do your other hand exercises 5 times each and bad carpal tunnel has healed (the VA said I would HAVE to have surgery, but what do they know). Im so thankful, your exercises saved me when I wasn't able to get outside physical therapy treatment for my hands. Thank you and wishing you love, health, and prosperity!!
@@danielmiranda.47 It was almost immediately after performing them. They would come back the next day and I had to repeat the exercises for a week or so and now it's not bothering me anymore. It was really weird, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and my pinky and ring finger could only be closed all the way or open all the way, my fingers just wouldn't cooperate otherwise and it had that funny bone sensation up and down my forearm and those fingers. Now it's gone and I've forgotten to do them, probably should start again for preventative measures.
Me too. I had this numbness and tingling on my small fingers when I did hysterectomy done and I used my elbow to lean on when I want to lie down. It's been 2 weeks and the feeling remain. Thank God I found this channel. I did the excecise and felt immediate relieve. Although not gone completely. I think I need to do it for some more days
DoctorJo I have severe medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow) on my right arm from years of wrestling as well as lots of push-ups while in the military. It's basically become chronic, but it flares up from time to time whenever I push too hard with exercising. Very frustrating. Thank you soooooo much for videos on these nerve glides!!! While it doesn't cure my golfer's elbow, it really helps it and my arm feels better and looser after doing them. It's an amazing therapeutic modality. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
To echo what I posted in your other video - I had for the previous 2 days, a BAD left arm, with twinges both nights, and assumed it may be my ulnar nerve giving me problems (diagnosed as having a bad one in my left upper arm, about 3 years ago); anyway - ONLOOKERS PLEASE BELIEVE THIS! - I followed your guide as you did it, and it WENT AWAY and has not returned!! THANK YOU!!! X Am passing this onto my niece that is having similar problems and came on at the same time as me!
I had sciatica and the only way I could sit and sleep through the pain for atleast 2-3 weeks was rest my head on my wrist. That’s when I developed this. Thankyou will try this
Oh wow, I am so glad I found this video. Since I start physio for my compressed ulnar nerve I was told to do these exercises every 2 hours 5-10 reps each. Now I know why I've been in more pain since the appointment than I ever have ....
Thank you for these videos I do strength training every other day a lot of some of the stuff I’ve learned from you and on the days I don’t do the strength training I go through your stretching videos and then working on my ulner nerve that was aggravated during some golfers elbow. Thanks again for all the quality videos!
You are the best! Thank you so much :) I've been experiencing my 4th and fifth finger going numb. But after applying these stretches I've been able to somewhat pin point the issue. Some places are really tight. 👌 The more you know! Thank You.
you help me out dr Jo. and I will say it again you are one of the best doc I have since met, all the best Jo. I have no idea what caused my injury but your exercises helped a lot
Oh mama! You're a life saver! I've been dealing with this transit numbness feeling where its not fully numb but more like dull pricking, And I have developed finger tip pain, second exercise has helped greatly with the discomfort and pins and needles for a bit!
@@pandakuchen2299 I'm doing Much better than before but im still having an aching pain as I also suffer from carpal tunnel, It sucks but seeing a neuro to see how to fix it
Yes, totally feel it in the birdman test. Mine is developed by handstands, I think it's being pinched by my hyper-extended elbow. Thanks for the exercises!
Hi Dr Jo, thank you so much. I am from India. Just following your exercises helped reduce my numbness from 100% to 0%. I highly recommend anyone who is suffering from ulnar nerve entrapment. Much love from India ❤️ Best wishes and thanks again! 😇
@@iknoorsingh7454 Thanks for replying bro.Can you tell me for how much days you did these excercise and how many times each day?? It will be very helpful for me THANKYOU..
Found out about this because of the way I hold my phone. I have nerve pain in several different places so it never occurred to me that this was something different but because I use my pinky to anchor my phone in my hand, I've been pinching the ulnar nerve at my wrist. Will be referring to this video a lot in the future, thank you
Due to my work, I have to bent my elbow a lot. I started feeling some numbness on my pinky and part of the ring finger a couple of days ago. I just went directly to your site to get some info on the ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow. Your professional advice helped me again. Many txs!!!
Thank you for the information and will try them. Just an FYI for you, the wording on your video covers your hand so it is covering some of the hand movements. :) Grateful for your expertise.
You're welcome. It sounds like your closed captions got turned on. You can easily turn them off by clicking the "CC" button at the bottom of the video. If you want to leave them on, you can drag them to another area on the screen, or you can make them transparent. You can even automatically translate them into many different languages! I show how to do all this and more here: th-cam.com/video/VatNBZh66Po/w-d-xo.html
This is very helpful. I'm a writer and I've been feeling pains in my wrists bc of too much typing. 😅 I'll be doing these exercises from now on to help with the pain. 😇 I'm off to watch your stretches for CTS now. 😊
I play video games a lot and work at a warehouse. Woke up with pinky numb this morning and it didn’t go away for at least an hour. The first exercise helped it so much instantly. Thank you so much!
Helpful! I have some cervical narrowing that can affect median, radial and ulnar nerves. My PTA has shown me some glides/flosses, and these are also great!
Thanks alot, i've tingling sensation in my pinky and ring finger, loss of hand grip and recurrence of sharp pains in my wrist raduated to upper parts with sudden movement. This exercises saved me. I'm a medical student and i diagnoised my self but beside painkillers and some sort of splint, there isn't much other treatments abouth ulnar entrapment in my knowledge.
Thank you, I was just diagnosed with an entrapped ulnar nerve. Fortunately the only pain I have is my skin feels raw where it is numb, but the numbness is driving me mad. My pinky finger goes numb and loses flexibility followed by my ring finger on the bad days when I overuse it at work. My palm underneath those fingers also is numb. I have a brace from the emergency room and I am trying to find someone to check it out completely. The third exercise seemed to help the best. Thank you.
I've been experiencing numbness/weakness in my arm from working a desk job. I could definitely feel the strength comming back to my arm right after trying these for the first time.
I slept on a plane a month ago with my head propped up in the palm of my hand...and now I'm here trying to get rid of the tingling that's been there ever since waking up. 😂 Thank you for the tips, I'm going to keep trying them and hopefully it helps this annoying issue go away!
@@jordansflugame4402 it's slightly better but both fingers are still numb and when I bend back both my hands my right hand's two fingers don't bend back as far (when pretending to put on a face mask). I am doing exercises daily but I guess it's a slow process. I do a lot of typing due to my job which probably isn't helping. Hopefully it'll pass with time!
I worked in the backyard. Had some heavy lifting and I noticed a strange feeling in my elbow. That was a week ago... for the whole week my little finger and partially my ring finger are numb. It goes along the lower side of my forearm. Pretty annoying. I hope this will help. Have an dr appointment on monday, but I dont expect much of him...
Thanks doc when I flex my left arm straight I can feel a nerve along the back of my arm by my elbow flex and pulsating , I have had left arm numbness for a couple weeks now and thinks it’s a trapped nerve! Tried these exercises and had pinky pain so must be this! Thanks doc
Hi 12 days ago i slammed the soft area between the elbow and funny bone into the corner of a wood frame - after excruciating pain for the first 10min and feeling like I was on the verge of vomiting , the numbness and electricity died down in my arm and it felt somewhat back to normal - I’ve been keeping a log since then of activities that seem to cause pain/discomfort and for the most part I’m able to do everything normally even work out with weights - but I noticed with prolonged guitar playing (having my arm bent for long periods of time) seems to activate a pain in the area of my injury - on the 11th day after my injury I tried to do gentle nerve flossing exercises for the ulnar nerve and noticed that when I went to the “salute position” there was a tightness and I couldn’t reach to my forehead - that very night my elbow area was tender and just laying down brought pain in the area - (it seemed to get worse after the nerve flossing exercises) I was wondering who I should see for this issue - any medical advice would be greatly appreciated thank you
I got sick last week, just the flu/cold, but along with it came the numbness tingling in my right pinky a bit in the ring finger as well as , outside of the right hand. So not sure if a symptom of the flu/cold, or from the coughing, or just slept weird. Am going to be giving these a try hoping it returns to normal. Cheers
I have a pressure /numbness in my trapezoid area, like upper shoulder blade and the tingling or rather pressure numbness inside of my palm same side under the fourth and fifth finger. So am loving this video on gliding or flossing , the most difficult part is actually the easy does it , but I am learning that less is actually more here , with nerves contra muscles thank you ! Im not even sitting at my pc these days , because angling the arm to rest on the table and use the keyboard sort of activates it even more. It came from over-doing it over several days lifting stuff down an attich opening , over-stretching the arms downwards with too much weight "just gotta get it done and fast!" and then adding repetitive cleaning circular movements the next day , with a lifted arm. Double whammy. What a mistake !!
I hit my ulnar nerve on the edge of wood table with extreme force - it’s been a month and my finger still feel a little stiff in the morning and extended bending of my elbow while playin guitar aggravates it more - I’ve seen a doctor who performed tests and he said it could take one to 2 months to recover - but he was confident I’d be fine - my question is: is it normal to still feel these pain symptoms after a month ?
I really love working out but I broke my wrist a year ago and it was healed but then this pain came after a few months and brought my progress down a lot ☹️
I have this Medi-Rub massager...is that okay to use? Is getting a neck/ upper body massage advisable. I can still do Zumba exercises which involves hand bending, elbow movement? My ring finger, pinky started getting numb a week ago. Haven’t gone to see the doctor yet, but emailed him and sent him pictures when I did the the “socket position” test. I wear the elbow immobilizer at night and during the day I try to put it on as needed. Please advise. Thank, Dr Jo!
You're welcome. Unfortunately, I don't know the answers to your questions since I can't evaluate you. It's really different from person to person depending on how severe your case is and how your body reacts to therapy. Did you have a specific injury? That could be a number of things.
I think i have this it happened 6 months ago trowing baseballs in practice i overdidit when i did the stretch i felt it in my whole arm and that side of the neck
I have my ulnar nerve irritated or damaged like half an year ago after repairings at home. I tried cremes for muscles, I took anti-inflammatory medication, vitamins, supplements and tried some exercises and so far I think that the exercises are the ones that are helping the most , but I still can't get rid of this. I don't have any pain, it's just that my grip has been affected a bit and during sleep I get this numbness in the fingers when I bend my arm a little bit during sleep. It's not super annoying as I have adjusted but it's being 6-7 months already and it's not getting away...
Puppy pulling hard on leash while walking injured the wrist on the right hand. Been having the numbness of the pinky, ring, & side of the middle finger. Also feeling a tightness of the forearm muscle as it nears the elbow. Will try these flossing techniques (each one over the course of 3 days) to see which one will help with the tightness of the forearm & numbness of the fingers. As a cartoonist, who is right handed, I don’t want this to injury to interfere with me being able to produce my comic strip.
@@AskDoctorJo mam my age is 15 years and I whenever I put my arm down wether it's table or bed or cushion it's hurting and snapping I don't want to surgery plz help ........ Plz reply
2:02 Hey doctor Jo 2:02 my pinky feels so numb and tingly while doing this exercise..its as if it's going to tear if I do it, but as soon as I release it, I feel relaxed. I've located the pain it was in my right rhomboid and then it got stuck in my right scapula, the point that connects to the shoulder and it's not going away from there since a week.
Thank you!!! Interestingly the latter 2 exercises I don't feel anything at all, but that ok sign one is extreme!! I feel it in my armpit (where it's mostly irritated)
My hand is like sensitive to the touch from my pinky to my wrist and it doesn't hurt most of the time, it feels like when your on a rollercoaster and kind of tingly but only like near the webbed area between my pinky and ring finger on the left side of my body. It's been consistent and intense for like a whole day now I couldn't sleep last night because of it. I have carpal tunnel, but its not bad at the moment and I've never felt this sensation in my hand before.
I believe i started to develop this playing phone games at work all day leaning on my elbows. My pinky and ring finger started going numb at the tips, no pain though. I started doing this exercises and within about a week it was completely gone. Thank you so much
I'm glad i found this channel. I think that when i place my arms on chair arms this is when i lose feeling in my third and fourth fingers. It's getting a little rough when i put my arm on table to do computer work and also when i take a bike ride . Maybe its because of how i sleep. but anyway i'll try your exercise to see if they help me
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I have a question, I don't feel any pain or tingling. I just feel numbness so should I stop? Or is it okay to keep going because it's not painful? Or does the numbness count as tingling?
I can feel the exact spot that the nerve is bothering me. It's near my elbow on my forearm(but the underside of my forearm).
How do I sleep with this condition or place my hand when sleeping?
*Can anyone please help me?* I've developed the condition when I'm practicing baby freeze in breakdance without warming up. The nerve connecting my arm and torso began to hurt and produce a tingling sensation. The tests definitely worked as I experienced pain from them but I didn't get any pain relief (yet, hopefully). I don't know if I'm looking at the right section.
Dear Dr. Jo,
Would one expect the elbow to hurt more with any of these? Not the little finger - just the elbow? Thanks-
DocDar
I’ve played guitar for 25 years and sometimes I wake up with pinky and ring finger numbness. This is the second time Dr Jo’s videos have helped me out, thank you.
You're welcome.
Hi, im playing guitar too and recently have numbness in pinky and ring finger. May I ask whether the sensation fade away with the exercise? Also, how long does it take to recover and able to play guitar again? Thank you for reading and im very appreciate your reply... Have a nice day!
@@nothingtosee1452
I play the guitar too. Same thing. It's been four months now. Pain settled (related to disc bulging) but the numbness still there in pinky and half of picking ring finger
How did you get on?
@@MikeFowlerguitars I stopped playing guitar for about a month after the pain and did the exercise on and off. It gets better with time and the discomfort has gone away. Now i corrected my guitar posture and im glad that i dont get pain anymore while playing it. Hope you get well soon !
I'm having the same problem...help!!! Cannot play the guitar!!!
I leaned on a counter with my elbow and immediately developed a numb feeling in the pinky. The first exercise helped to drastically reduce the amount of numbness. Will be doing these from now on.
how long did your numbness last? did you have any pain?
@@harmonyshort All of the Sudden I had this but it lasted for about a month
I’ve developed this condition in the middle of lockdown, I’m sure these exercises have helped
Same, I came here to look for some exercises, it's been tingling through my pinky for around 5 days now and is starting to affect the ring finger. I thought maybe I had been holding my phone for too long as I've used it more now than ever before, my PC also broke at the start of lockdown - hence why I had to use the phone. Just starting these exercises today so hopefully I get a result and avoid doctors 😬
I m also having this condition..did this exercise help to anyone who tried..plz reply
Yes they helped me, and wearing a splint helped, plus a lightweight one at night. The feeling in my hand and finger has returned
Still no luck for me yet.
Anyone else’s hand swell up and lose the ability to close said hand?
I'm studying Occupational Therapy, and your videos really helped me passing my exam! Thank you cool girl!!
You're welcome, and thanks! I'm glad they helped.
I'm an artist and I've developed this in both my arms now, because when my right arm gave up the ghost, I started using my left to draw to finish my honours project at uni.
Been to a couple physios, all tell me it'll be fixed in a few weeks, then get surprised when it doesn't. I am no longer surprised. These stretches are reminiscent of a few things they've said, but the physios didn't tell me not to push the stretches so hard. I'll give it a go, but 2 years into this and I'm thinking my best option is to just manage the pain. I am 23. I feel like I'm too young for this. :/
same here i just turned 20 and i’m sad this happened to me
It’s really depressing when you can’t do something you love. I can’t even do 10 push-ups with out the tingling and I’m only 17. I hate being a fragile sack of bones
Nah fam, i've been where you are and doing these nerve stretches will certainly help. I've been in a time where my ulnar nerve was really pinched and I couldn't draw for like a year, it was horrible. You got to do stability(Exercise i.e Strengthening),Mobility(Stretching) and learning to rest. You got to find those trigger points in your body, could be your neck or arm where its pinching your nerve. You'll get better, just need to find that tight spots.
Im so glad im not the only young one here. I thought this was something that happened to elderly exclusively
Did you get better?
I was skeptical if this would help my hand numbness and was shock it help almost immediately! Thanks for the video it saves me a doctor bill!
You're welcome!
Heck yea! A new hand exercise! You've helped my hands that I use to make $ and get by in this world. I do your other hand exercises 5 times each and bad carpal tunnel has healed (the VA said I would HAVE to have surgery, but what do they know). Im so thankful, your exercises saved me when I wasn't able to get outside physical therapy treatment for my hands. Thank you and wishing you love, health, and prosperity!!
You're welcome, and thanks! I'm glad they have helped.
I am happy that you urged a slow, cautious approach, Doctor Jo.
These are rather elaborate! I could use a coach to teach me.
This really helped. The pain went in like 2/3 days. Don't overdo it once pain goes. Follow the daily limit of 10sets per day.
10 reps, not sets
How many exercises? Only 1 and 10 reps
Wow, that second one especially really helped! My pinky and ring finger feel almost normal now
How long did it take before you saw results? I'm curious because I just developed this condition.
@@danielmiranda.47 It was almost immediately after performing them. They would come back the next day and I had to repeat the exercises for a week or so and now it's not bothering me anymore. It was really weird, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and my pinky and ring finger could only be closed all the way or open all the way, my fingers just wouldn't cooperate otherwise and it had that funny bone sensation up and down my forearm and those fingers. Now it's gone and I've forgotten to do them, probably should start again for preventative measures.
Me too. I had this numbness and tingling on my small fingers when I did hysterectomy done and I used my elbow to lean on when I want to lie down. It's been 2 weeks and the feeling remain. Thank God I found this channel. I did the excecise and felt immediate relieve. Although not gone completely. I think I need to do it for some more days
DoctorJo I have severe medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow) on my right arm from years of wrestling as well as lots of push-ups while in the military. It's basically become chronic, but it flares up from time to time whenever I push too hard with exercising. Very frustrating. Thank you soooooo much for videos on these nerve glides!!! While it doesn't cure my golfer's elbow, it really helps it and my arm feels better and looser after doing them. It's an amazing therapeutic modality. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
You're welcome!
omg! thank you! I've been in pain for days and it was gone after a few sets.
You're welcome!
I particularly like your gentle, cautious approach. Relief!
Too many other PTs' videos are uber athletic and cause me much more pain.
Thanks!
Thanks! Can you advise us what exercises to avoid in gym if we have ulnar nerve problems?
its brings me so much joy to hear you say disclaimer alert!
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To echo what I posted in your other video - I had for the previous 2 days, a BAD left arm, with twinges both nights, and assumed it may be my ulnar nerve giving me problems (diagnosed as having a bad one in my left upper arm, about 3 years ago); anyway - ONLOOKERS PLEASE BELIEVE THIS! - I followed your guide as you did it, and it WENT AWAY and has not returned!! THANK YOU!!! X Am passing this onto my niece that is having similar problems and came on at the same time as me!
I am glad you got relief with it! Thanks for sharing.
I had sciatica and the only way I could sit and sleep through the pain for atleast 2-3 weeks was rest my head on my wrist. That’s when I developed this. Thankyou will try this
You're welcome.
Wow that was quick and effective. Keep up the precise videos!
three of each, instant relief, new daily stretches for sure.
Oh wow, I am so glad I found this video. Since I start physio for my compressed ulnar nerve I was told to do these exercises every 2 hours 5-10 reps each. Now I know why I've been in more pain since the appointment than I ever have ....
Many many thanks as an occupational therapist! Very good for clinic use
You're welcome!
Birdman is awesome. It hits the spot every time.
Happened on this. Gonna give it a try, before I talk to surgeon.
All 3 of these exercises caused a burn, from tip of pinky to wrist. 🤞🏼👍🏻
Thank you for these videos I do strength training every other day a lot of some of the stuff I’ve learned from you and on the days I don’t do the strength training I go through your stretching videos and then working on my ulner nerve that was aggravated during some golfers elbow. Thanks again for all the quality videos!
You're welcome!
love the disclaimer alert, can't say you didn't see it!!!
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thanks! you're so clear and descriptive. my favorite so far in dealing with these things! Blessings!!
You're welcome, and thanks! You too.
@@AskDoctorJo Hey Dr. Jo----are you in practice somewhere?
This is just an online business.
Now i think i know now what im feeling is. Because of quarantine playing my phone are the only entertainment most of the time. Now i have this
Omg the same
You are the best! Thank you so much :) I've been experiencing my 4th and fifth finger going numb. But after applying these stretches I've been able to somewhat pin point the issue. Some places are really tight. 👌 The more you know! Thank You.
Thanks, and you're welcome!
you help me out dr Jo. and I will say it again you are one of the best doc I have since met, all the best Jo. I have no idea what caused my injury but your exercises helped a lot
Thanks. I'm glad they helped.
Oh mama! You're a life saver! I've been dealing with this transit numbness feeling where its not fully numb but more like dull pricking, And I have developed finger tip pain, second exercise has helped greatly with the discomfort and pins and needles for a bit!
Are you fine now?
@@pandakuchen2299 I'm doing Much better than before but im still having an aching pain as I also suffer from carpal tunnel, It sucks but seeing a neuro to see how to fix it
Yes, totally feel it in the birdman test. Mine is developed by handstands, I think it's being pinched by my hyper-extended elbow. Thanks for the exercises!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much!!! This was educational! God.bless her!
You're welcome, and thanks!
Hi Dr Jo, thank you so much. I am from India. Just following your exercises helped reduce my numbness from 100% to 0%. I highly recommend anyone who is suffering from ulnar nerve entrapment. Much love from India ❤️ Best wishes and thanks again! 😇
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped.
Bro,i am facing numbness problem in my pinky finger.Please tell me how much time it took to recover fully for you.And is these excercise are enough??
@@someshkumar6567 yes bro, don't worry. this was enough for me
@@iknoorsingh7454 Thanks for replying bro.Can you tell me for how much days you did these excercise and how many times each day??
It will be very helpful for me
THANKYOU..
what about ur symptoms , is it healed ?
I did the bird man once and instantly felt relief… wow!
Found out about this because of the way I hold my phone. I have nerve pain in several different places so it never occurred to me that this was something different but because I use my pinky to anchor my phone in my hand, I've been pinching the ulnar nerve at my wrist. Will be referring to this video a lot in the future, thank you
You're welcome.
I am having frequent trouble with hand nerves...you are great help 👍🏽
thanks lot..i am physical therapist..i have learnt many exe from ask doctor jo..
You're welcome.
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Thanks.
Due to my work, I have to bent my elbow a lot. I started feeling some numbness on my pinky and part of the ring finger a couple of days ago. I just went directly to your site to get some info on the ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow. Your professional advice helped me again. Many txs!!!
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped.
Thank you for the information and will try them. Just an FYI for you, the wording on your video covers your hand so it is covering some of the hand movements. :) Grateful for your expertise.
You're welcome. It sounds like your closed captions got turned on. You can easily turn them off by clicking the "CC" button at the bottom of the video. If you want to leave them on, you can drag them to another area on the screen, or you can make them transparent. You can even automatically translate them into many different languages! I show how to do all this and more here: th-cam.com/video/VatNBZh66Po/w-d-xo.html
God ,, you are an angel
Used a couple of your videos and I have to say you’re spot on and it’s helped a lot ❤
Thank you for this! I needed it! Also, I love your shirt ❤️
You have a new subscriber. Thank you. You are the best.
Thanks, and you're welcome!
Would you please show exercises for straightening the pinky and ringfinger? Thank you.
This is very helpful. I'm a writer and I've been feeling pains in my wrists bc of too much typing. 😅 I'll be doing these exercises from now on to help with the pain. 😇
I'm off to watch your stretches for CTS now. 😊
How long did it take
I play video games a lot and work at a warehouse. Woke up with pinky numb this morning and it didn’t go away for at least an hour.
The first exercise helped it so much instantly. Thank you so much!
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Helpful! I have some cervical narrowing that can affect median, radial and ulnar nerves. My PTA has shown me some glides/flosses, and these are also great!
Thanks alot, i've tingling sensation in my pinky and ring finger, loss of hand grip and recurrence of sharp pains in my wrist raduated to upper parts with sudden movement. This exercises saved me. I'm a medical student and i diagnoised my self but beside painkillers and some sort of splint, there isn't much other treatments abouth ulnar entrapment in my knowledge.
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Will try... cheers from Canada...
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This helped a lot thanks ma'am
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This helped so much for pain and made it go away. Would have been nice to know about before the Doc gave me cortisone shots that didn’t help.
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Thank you, I was just diagnosed with an entrapped ulnar nerve. Fortunately the only pain I have is my skin feels raw where it is numb, but the numbness is driving me mad. My pinky finger goes numb and loses flexibility followed by my ring finger on the bad days when I overuse it at work. My palm underneath those fingers also is numb. I have a brace from the emergency room and I am trying to find someone to check it out completely. The third exercise seemed to help the best. Thank you.
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cheers for those stretches felt the tea drinker straight away still pain in the ring finger but its less irritated
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Thank you Doc! I have been seeing a p.t. But the paper visuals are not as helpful as these. Thank you!
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Fantastic! Works like magic. Thank you so much 😊
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wow this helped so much - thank you!
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Wow I woke up having this well time to do exercises
First one I felt it a lot and I couldnt get all the way. Others were easy and I had no issues with.
birdman is what i need done daily, thank you
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I've been experiencing numbness/weakness in my arm from working a desk job. I could definitely feel the strength comming back to my arm right after trying these for the first time.
I slept on a plane a month ago with my head propped up in the palm of my hand...and now I'm here trying to get rid of the tingling that's been there ever since waking up. 😂 Thank you for the tips, I'm going to keep trying them and hopefully it helps this annoying issue go away!
any luck so far?
@@jordansflugame4402 it's slightly better but both fingers are still numb and when I bend back both my hands my right hand's two fingers don't bend back as far (when pretending to put on a face mask). I am doing exercises daily but I guess it's a slow process. I do a lot of typing due to my job which probably isn't helping. Hopefully it'll pass with time!
I worked in the backyard. Had some heavy lifting and I noticed a strange feeling in my elbow. That was a week ago... for the whole week my little finger and partially my ring finger are numb. It goes along the lower side of my forearm. Pretty annoying. I hope this will help. Have an dr appointment on monday, but I dont expect much of him...
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Thanks doc when I flex my left arm straight I can feel a nerve along the back of my arm by my elbow flex and pulsating , I have had left arm numbness for a couple weeks now and thinks it’s a trapped nerve! Tried these exercises and had pinky pain so must be this! Thanks doc
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Usually How much time it will take to rehab tht nerve?? With these rehabilitation exercises??
Hi 12 days ago i slammed the soft area between the elbow and funny bone into the corner of a wood frame - after excruciating pain for the first 10min and feeling like I was on the verge of vomiting , the numbness and electricity died down in my arm and it felt somewhat back to normal - I’ve been keeping a log since then of activities that seem to cause pain/discomfort and for the most part I’m able to do everything normally even work out with weights - but I noticed with prolonged guitar playing (having my arm bent for long periods of time) seems to activate a pain in the area of my injury - on the 11th day after my injury I tried to do gentle nerve flossing exercises for the ulnar nerve and noticed that when I went to the “salute position” there was a tightness and I couldn’t reach to my forehead - that very night my elbow area was tender and just laying down brought pain in the area - (it seemed to get worse after the nerve flossing exercises) I was wondering who I should see for this issue - any medical advice would be greatly appreciated thank you
Thanks Doctor Jo❤
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I developed same problem..hope exercises help me
I got sick last week, just the flu/cold, but along with it came the numbness tingling in my right pinky a bit in the ring finger as well as , outside of the right hand. So not sure if a symptom of the flu/cold, or from the coughing, or just slept weird. Am going to be giving these a try hoping it returns to normal. Cheers
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Very informative thank you a bunch !
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This really helped. Thank you
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I have a pressure /numbness in my trapezoid area, like upper shoulder blade and the tingling or rather pressure numbness inside of my palm same side under the fourth and fifth finger. So am loving this video on gliding or flossing , the most difficult part is actually the easy does it , but I am learning that less is actually more here , with nerves contra muscles thank you ! Im not even sitting at my pc these days , because angling the arm to rest on the table and use the keyboard sort of activates it even more.
It came from over-doing it over several days lifting stuff down an attich opening , over-stretching the arms downwards with too much weight "just gotta get it done and fast!" and then adding repetitive cleaning circular movements the next day , with a lifted arm. Double whammy.
What a mistake !!
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I hit my ulnar nerve on the edge of wood table with extreme force - it’s been a month and my finger still feel a little stiff in the morning and extended bending of my elbow while playin guitar aggravates it more - I’ve seen a doctor who performed tests and he said it could take one to 2 months to recover - but he was confident I’d be fine - my question is: is it normal to still feel these pain symptoms after a month ?
I really love working out but I broke my wrist a year ago and it was healed but then this pain came after a few months and brought my progress down a lot ☹️
Wow I feel a lot better. Thank you for the disclaimer to only do 10 repetitions a day because I can be a little impulsive lol
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I have this Medi-Rub massager...is that okay to use? Is getting a neck/ upper body massage advisable. I can still do Zumba exercises which involves hand bending, elbow movement? My ring finger, pinky started getting numb a week ago. Haven’t gone to see the doctor yet, but emailed him and sent him pictures when I did the the “socket position” test. I wear the elbow immobilizer at night and during the day I try to put it on as needed. Please advise. Thank, Dr Jo!
You're welcome. Unfortunately, I don't know the answers to your questions since I can't evaluate you. It's really different from person to person depending on how severe your case is and how your body reacts to therapy. Did you have a specific injury? That could be a number of things.
I think i have this it happened 6 months ago trowing baseballs in practice i overdidit when i did the stretch i felt it in my whole arm and that side of the neck
Whoops, I did all, but only 3 of each... I have adhd so I like to do all at once, and to try to get that muscle memory
Truck driver thanks a lot I’ll try it😮
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I'm getting the pain in my elbow a little after I fish. Now I know what to do
I have my ulnar nerve irritated or damaged like half an year ago after repairings at home. I tried cremes for muscles, I took anti-inflammatory medication, vitamins, supplements and tried some exercises and so far I think that the exercises are the ones that are helping the most , but I still can't get rid of this. I don't have any pain, it's just that my grip has been affected a bit and during sleep I get this numbness in the fingers when I bend my arm a little bit during sleep. It's not super annoying as I have adjusted but it's being 6-7 months already and it's not getting away...
Puppy pulling hard on leash while walking injured the wrist on the right hand. Been having the numbness of the pinky, ring, & side of the middle finger. Also feeling a tightness of the forearm muscle as it nears the elbow. Will try these flossing techniques (each one over the course of 3 days) to see which one will help with the tightness of the forearm & numbness of the fingers. As a cartoonist, who is right handed, I don’t want this to injury to interfere with me being able to produce my comic strip.
I hope they help.
Thank you! This helps tremendously. : )
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@@AskDoctorJo mam my age is 15 years and I whenever I put my arm down wether it's table or bed or cushion it's hurting and snapping I don't want to surgery plz help ........ Plz reply
My physio therapist sent me this video 😊
How do you know if the entrapment is coming from the elbow or the neck???
If its in elbow.. you'd feel it when you bend your elbow.. you could also feel a little burn there
I got ulnar nerve problem from too much gaming Bruh! These exercises helped a lot thank you :)
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2:02 Hey doctor Jo 2:02 my pinky feels so numb and tingly while doing this exercise..its as if it's going to tear if I do it, but as soon as I release it, I feel relaxed. I've located the pain it was in my right rhomboid and then it got stuck in my right scapula, the point that connects to the shoulder and it's not going away from there since a week.
Thanks doctor
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Continue tinkering nonstop ulnar nerve is it life threatening
i have just subscribed yoyur channel,very informative.
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Thank you!!! Interestingly the latter 2 exercises I don't feel anything at all, but that ok sign one is extreme!! I feel it in my armpit (where it's mostly irritated)
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Thanks Dr. Jo.
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My 3rd and 4th don’t work anymore and my thumb won’t lift I’ve had mri’s and x-rays but no treatments. I’ll give this a go
My hand is like sensitive to the touch from my pinky to my wrist and it doesn't hurt most of the time, it feels like when your on a rollercoaster and kind of tingly but only like near the webbed area between my pinky and ring finger on the left side of my body. It's been consistent and intense for like a whole day now I couldn't sleep last night because of it. I have carpal tunnel, but its not bad at the moment and I've never felt this sensation in my hand before.
I believe i started to develop this playing phone games at work all day leaning on my elbows. My pinky and ring finger started going numb at the tips, no pain though.
I started doing this exercises and within about a week it was completely gone. Thank you so much
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I'm glad i found this channel. I think that when i place my arms on chair arms this is when i lose feeling in my third and fourth fingers. It's getting a little rough when i put my arm on table to do computer work and also when i take a bike ride . Maybe its because of how i sleep. but anyway i'll try your exercise to see if they help me
Have they been helping. I have same situation