How to Relieve Ulnar Nerve Entrapment | Seattle Sports Chiropractor | Dr. Michael Li
Channel: Mobility Plus Sports Rehab
Date: 2021-01-13

Do you get tingling/numbness into your pinky and ring fingers after working in front of a computer all day? Here's how to relieve ulnar nerve entrapment so that your workouts or perhaps after reaching for something overhead won't be bothersome?

That nagging tingling, numbness or pain into your last two fingers when working at your desk sucks and is NOT normal. It can not only prevent you from doing work, it may also affect your hobbies. The cause can be from either an irritated nerve or from a previous injury that hasn’t quite healed properly?

Good news! There is a way that you can self-manage this. 

I will show you three simple tips on how to properly perform the “Ulnar Nerve Flossing exercise” to give function back to your hands and fingers so YOU can go back to doing things that you love!
Video Outline
0:00 Intro- Ulnar nerve Anatomy
0:12 How to perform Ulnar nerve floss Position #1
0:26 Ulnar nerve floss Position #2

Let’s get to it.💪

Tip 1️⃣ - Set up Set up Set up!
     - Proper set up is key to performing this exercise correctly. START by holding your arm up to your side with your palm facing the ceiling (like you would carrying a tray of food), then bring your ear to shoulder by tilting your head to the arm that is up(as demonstrated in the video). This is the START position!

Tip 2️⃣ - Form is everything- Move SLOWLY and in CONTROL 
     - To perform one repetition of the “Ulnar Nerve Flossing”, bring the arm down and in front of your belly button like you’re carrying a BOWL while simultaneously tilting your head in the opposite direction (see video for reference). Then hold the second position for a full second before slowly going back to the START position. 

Tip 3️⃣ - NO to PAIN or increased symptoms. 
     - In some cases, nerves can be highly sensitive to any movement so if YOU experience an increase of tingling/numbness or even pain during the ulnar nerve flossing, STOP the exercise and consult your local chiropractor for a follow-up. 

At Mobility Plus Sports Rehab, we always start with a thorough exam to make sure we understand your case and provide you with personalized ways to overcome them. We help our patients get rid of their chronic pain quickly and prevent it from coming back. 

How do we do this? We do so by teaching them how to fish (how to fix their pain and prevent it from happening) after giving them the FISH (pain relief). 

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