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.
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
- Foam Wedge In Flexion
- Foam Wedge In Abduction
- Elbow Supination Stretch
- Thoracic Stretch 1
- Wall Clocks
- Full Anterior Stretch
Ulnar Nerve Lesion Phase II
Ulnar Nerve Lesion 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
