Ulnar Nerve Lesion

Definition:
A wound or injury of the ulnar nerve. A pathological change in the tissues. One of the individual points or patches of a multifocal disease.
Purchase 3 Phases

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
  • Problems originating at the neck (thoracic outlet syndrome, disease of the cervical spine, tight anterior scalene muscles)
  • Tight pectoralis minor muscles
  • Brachial plexus abnormalities
  • Elbow fractures, growth plate injuries
  • Cubital tunnel syndrome
  • Flexorpronator aponeurosis
  • Tight flexor carpi ulnaris muscles
  • Wrist fractures
  • Guyon canal cyst
  • Artery aneurysms or thrombosis
  • Infections
  • Tumors
  • Diabetes
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Rheumatism
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching
  • Hand intrinsic muscle strengthening
  • Upper extremity strengthening
  • Posture program
Ulnar Nerve Lesion Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Foam Wedge In Flexion
  • Foam Wedge In Abduction
  • Elbow Supination Stretch
  • Thoracic Stretch 1
  • Wall Clocks
  • Full Anterior Stretch

Ulnar Nerve Lesion Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Standing Posture
  • Sitting Posture
  • Wall Slides
  • T Band Wall Push W ER
  • Superman Holds

Ulnar Nerve Lesion Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Ulnar Radial Deviation
  • Rice Wrist Flexion And Extension
  • Wrist Curls
  • Rice Wrist Pronation Supination
  • Rice Hand Opening Closing
  • Eccentric Wrist Flexion
  • Eccentric Wrist Extension