Ulnar Nerve Injury
Definition:
Damage, harm, or loss to the ulnar nerve particularly as the result of external force.
Symptoms- Abnormal sensations in the little finger and part of the ring finger, usually on the palm side
- Loss of coordination of the fingers
- Numbness, decreased sensation
- Pain
- Tingling, burning sensation
- Weakness and clumsiness of the hand
- Pain or numbness may awaken you from sleep
- "Claw-like" deformity (in severe cases)
- Difficulty moving the fingers
- Wasting of the hand muscles (in severe cases)
- Weakness of hand flexing
Causes- An illness in the whole body that damages a single nerve
- Direct injury to the nerve
- Long-term pressure on the nerve
- Pressure on the nerve caused by swelling or injury of nearby body structures
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Fracture of the medial epicondyle
- Stab wound
- Guyon canal cyst
Treatment- ROM and stretching
- Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
- Upper extremity strengthening
Ulnar Nerve Injury Phase I
- Elbow Flexion Stretch
- Elbow Supination Stretch
- Putty Gripping
- Passive Elbow Extension
Ulnar Nerve Injury Phase II
- Wrist Curls
- Wrist Pronation Supination
- Curl Press
- Ulnar Radial Deviation
- Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
- Full Anterior Stretch
Ulnar Nerve Injury Phase III
- Ulnar Radial Deviation
- Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
- Wrist Curls
- Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
- Rice Hand Opening Closing
- Eccentric Wrist Flexion
- Eccentric Wrist Extension
