Brief Medical History Overview
treatment for compressed ulnar nerve
Over the last three weeks I have been suffering from a very irritated ulnar nerve where the pain radiates down my arm on the inside of the arm (anterior side I think).
A few years ago, I hurt my shoulder dancing which we think caused some instability. MRI scans haven't confirmed this but just showed abnormality in the scap of the glenohumeral joint. Prior to the instability, I tore the rotator cuff which we believe was infrasprinatus as it is constantly inflamed and has been cranky for a long time.
Recently I had a muscle spasm in supraspin where I experienced some tingling down my arm on the fourth and little finger which my physio believes was referred pain.
Then about two weeks later I had to take minutes for a meeting and my shoulder went. It almost felt like it was about to spasm but it settled after I stopped writing. After training three days later, I was unable to write. My physio believes that I have compressed/inflammed the ulnar nerve and as such I can't sit in front of the computer for long periods of time let alone write or type (I'm getting good at typing with my left hand!)
I guess I'm looking for advice in relation to how to manage this, how long it will take to heal (this is the longest time it has taken for something to heal) and if I should be training at all. My physio is currently doing dry needling work and I get acupuncture every wk to treat the rotator cuff bc it too is irritated and can cause referred pain down the arm. I guess the million dollar question is how long w3ill it take to heal and if I should be training at all. I find if I work out,and do light weights and theraband my arm actually feels better because it is warm and working out gets the blood flow going in the muscles. I then normally apply heat straight away as ice does not seem to work. I am not keen to stop training as I'm working on getting my scap stability better and I know that if I don't work out my body gets cranky with me.
Any advice one has to offer is greatly appreciated.
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