# Ulner / Cubital Tunnel Syndrome **URL:** \ **Category:** Pain & Rehab Forum \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [November 30, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/ulner-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/14145 "2023-11-30T23:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joedaniels29](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/joedaniels29/32/5546_2.png) [@joedaniels29](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/joedaniels29)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/ulner-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/14145/1 "2023-11-30T23:02:48Z")
Been lifting pretty regularly for ~2 years (low bar squat, Bench, Deadlift, rows, chins, etc). at some point I started to notice pins and needles, numbness when I sleep, and also while I stare at my phone lying in bed. Generally it didn’t bother me. I presumed it was related a bit worse circulation caused by inflammation after exercising arms (or just my newly bigger muscles cutting off circulation! ---
**Author:** ![joedaniels29](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/joedaniels29/32/5546_2.png) [@joedaniels29](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/joedaniels29)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/ulner-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/14145/2 "2023-11-30T23:08:11Z")
weird. lost the rest of my message. anyways, I realized that the tingling always goes away when I relax and straighten my arm. The numbness and pins and needles are mostly in my pinky / ring finger and outer hand. I don’t have any elbow pain. Googling, that sounds like Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. the internet says this is a fairly common sports injury? I cant tell if it’s serious and needs my attention or not. a Chiropractor on the internet says Cubital Tunnel can damage the nerve, and cause scar tissue and can become a permanent thing. Prehab guys seem to think it’s pretty fixable. I’ve noticed I cant come close to comfortably doing: [Ulnar Nerve Tensioner - [P]rehab](https://library.theprehabguys.com/vimeo-video/ulnar-nerve-tensioner/). I suppose I’m not flexible at all. What would you guys recommend? If I should see a professional, what kind would you recommend? I’d certainly want to avoid loosing grip strength! ---
**Author:** ![crilloan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@crilloan](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/crilloan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/ulner-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/14145/3 "2023-12-01T08:48:01Z")
I will follow this discussion with interest since I received Ulnar nerve entrapment diagnosis yesterday. I will cry like a little baby if lifting is out. C ---
**Author:** ![RVR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@RVR](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/RVR)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2023, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/ulner-cubital-tunnel-syndrome/14145/4 "2023-12-06T20:18:07Z")
> [@joedaniels29](#): > > weird. lost the rest of my message. > anyways, I realized that the tingling always goes away when I relax and straighten my arm. The numbness and pins and needles are mostly in my pinky / ring finger and outer hand. I don’t have any elbow pain. Googling, that sounds like Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. the internet says this is a fairly common sports injury? I cant tell if it’s serious and needs my attention or not. a Chiropractor on the internet says Cubital Tunnel can damage the nerve, and cause scar tissue and can become a permanent thing. Prehab guys seem to think it’s pretty fixable. I’ve noticed I cant come close to comfortably doing: [Ulnar Nerve Tensioner - [P]rehab](https://library.theprehabguys.com/vimeo-video/ulnar-nerve-tensioner/). I suppose I’m not flexible at all. What would you guys recommend? If I should see a professional, what kind would you recommend? I’d certainly want to avoid loosing grip strength! I can’t give you any specific clinical advice as I’m not a clinician, but I would be wary of landing on a “diagnosis” based on Google results. Having done a number of months with the BBM rehab team, I would wholeheartedly recommend a consult with Dr Miles, assuming there aren’t red flag symptoms that require a physician’s evaluation.