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Ulnar Nerve Entrapment 2-Feb-2012 At 1:12:50 PM dmnz

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On 2/02/2012 patto wrote:

>Sorry for not replying earlier.
>
>The issue originally arose as a working RSI issue. The GP and physio
>I saw regarding it was worse than useless. The GP had no idea and didn't
>care, he simply told me to take voltarin. The physio care but also didn't
>have an idea and gave me a hand splint to wear. It made it significantly
>worse.
>

The physio I saw has just passed it off and actually took a while to get to this diagnosis, ie milking the cow, and I will not return. In fact he just finally told me it was a nerve problem, without giving me a real name/diagnosis. Hence I am looking for a second opinion.
Without further testing, not sure where exactly the compression is taking place. But it's not really going away. Often it doesn't come during the climbing itself but after (Think a few hours or a day and then it's a bit sharper)

>I self diagnosed. But I'm confident that it is the correct diagnosis.
> As you say there isn't much to do apart from surgery. Something that
>I really don't have want to do unless it is debilitating. At the moment
>my condition hasn't changed in the last 5 years. So I'm currently not
>chasing a cure. I just make sure I don't do anything that exacerbates
>the condition. Including sleeping with my arm bent hugging a woman :-(
>

Good excuse to not to have to spoon! "But my doctor said I can't"

On a serious note, I find it feels better when I retract the scapula so maybe it's not (just) compression at the elbow? So yes I'm looking for a specialist in this area in the Sydney region.

>I find using a computer in a arm bent fashion more of a problem than climbing.
> By the sound of it I would avoid going gliding. You might love it but
>is it worth your health?

I could also stop climbing too but that's not a suitable solution for me. Seems the only safe thing I can now do is ski...if you don't count the snowboarders sitting across the hill having their lunch or their faster brethren falling over in front of me that I have to dodge