Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Release

Cubital tunnel release, or ulnar nerve release, is an outpatient surgery that reduces pressure on a compressed nerve in the arm by giving the nerve more space. This allows more blood flow so that the arm can heal. This treatment is specifically for cubital tunnel syndrome.
With cubital tunnel syndrome, an injury around the area we know as your ‘funny bone’ may cause pressure around the tunnel that houses the ulnar nerve. The ulnar nerve wraps from your neck to your fingers. When the cubital tunnel is compressed, the ulnar nerve gets damaged, which often causes moderate to severe pain and numbness in the elbow and the pinky and ring fingers.
Cubital tunnel syndrome can be caused by overuse, which causes stress or trauma at the elbow. Sufferers may feel a ‘pins and needles’ sensation from the elbow to the fingers.
Without treatment such as cubital tunnel release, there is potential for intolerable pain and the inability to use the hand.
This rather quick surgery aims to relieve pain, improve arm and hand function, and prevent further damage to the ulnar nerve.
Conditions And Treatments
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Main conditions
- Achilles Tendon Injuries
- Acute Kidney Injury
- ADHD
- Anxiety Disorder
- Arthritis
- Athlete’s Foot
- Bone Disease related to Kidney Disease
- Bunions, Calluses, & Corns
- Bursitis
- Cancer Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Cognitive Disorders
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Dementia
- DeQuervains Wrist Tenosynovitis
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
- Discogenic Back Pain
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Facet Joint Syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Flat Feet
- Fluid and electrolyte disorders, including: Edema, Potassium, Acid-Base and Calcium disorders
- Fracture
- Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glomerular Disease
- Hammertoes
- Heel Spurs
- Herniated Disc
- Hematuria
- High Blood Pressure (Advanced Hypertension)
- Ingrown Toenails
- Infection
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
- Migraine Headaches
- Mood Disorder
- Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS)
- Neuroma
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Occupational Health/Worker Compensation Injuries
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Osteoporosis
- Plantar Fasciitis (Heel Spur Syndrome)
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Proteinuria
- Psychotic Disorder
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Rotator Cuff Tendinitis and Tears
- Sciatica
- Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction
- Spinal Compression Fracture
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sprains/Strains
- Tendonitis
- Extensor Tendon Laceration
- Tennis elbow
- Toenail Fungus
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Warts
Main treatments
- Rotator Cuff Repair
- Intercept
- Access to all end-stage renal disease therapies, including: kidney transplantation, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Access to dialysis and transplant services for patients with end-stage renal disease
- ADHD Treatment
- Anxiety Disorder Treatment
- Cognitive Disorders and Dementia-Eval and Treat
- Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
- Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD)
- Chronic peritoneal dialysis care
- Continuous renal replacement therapy
- Dialysis
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal tunnel injection and release
- Cubital Tunnel Ulnar Nerve Release
- Diabetic Foot & Wound Care
- Discography
- Distal Clavicle Excision
- Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) Stimulation Therapy
- Dupuytren’s Contracture Release Hand
- Electromyography (EMG)
- Epidural Nerve Block
- Facet Joint Injections
- Facet Joint Nerve Ablation
- Genetic Testing for Psychiatric Medications
- Genicular Nerve Ablation
- Injections of arthritic joints and tendonitis PRP
- Injections of joints and tendonitis corticosteroids
- Intra-articular Joint Injections
- Kyphoplasty Surgical Procedure
- Medial Branch Blocks
- Medication Management
- MILD (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression)
- MLS® Therapy
- Mood Disorder Treatment
- Neurostimulation Trials
- PainTeQ LinQ Procedure
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Plantar Fascia Release
- Prolotherapy
- PRP Therapy
- Psychotic Disorder Treatment
- Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Regenexx®
- SI Joint Fusion
- SI Joint Injections
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Infusion Pump
- Stem Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine
- Toe Joint Replacement
- Total Hip Replacement (Anterior Approach)
- Total Hip Replacement Arthroplasty (THA)
- Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Trigger finger injection and release
- Trigger Point Injections
- Vertebroplasty
- Vertiflex Procedure
- VIA Disc NP Procedure
- Wart Removal
- Wound Care