Estimates are that 40% of Americans experience some form of this neuropathy at some point in their lives.
The ulnar nerve runs from the shoulder to the hand and is responsible for carrying nerve between the hand and the brain, enabling motion and feeling in the hand and forearm. Ulnar neuropathy is an inflammation or compression of the ulnar nerve, resulting in numbness, tingling, and pain. Ulnar neuropathy can be caused by compressive injury, by leaning or resting on the elbows or a blow to the elbow or ulnar nerve entrapment.
Symptoms include:
- Weakness/Sensitivity to Cold
- Tenderness in Hand
- Elbow Tenderness
- Tingling in Palm
- Burning Feeling in Hand, Arm or Fingers
You may have tried occupational therapy, splints, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, steroid injections, or even non-entrapment surgery to restore function and alleviate pain.
A multitude of these treatment options that provided some short-term relief, only to find that the pain has returned. If none of these options have really provided long-term relief, peripheral nerve stimulation with the Freedom Stimulator System may be a viable option to let you start living again with less pain!
Stimulation uses electrical signals to interrupt pain signals to the brain.
A stimulator, the size of a very small wire with electrodes on it, is placed near the painful nerve to deliver electrical pulses. The intensity and frequency of the electrical current are able to alleviate vour pain and help you get back to a normal life.
You control the therapy as the Freedom System integrates Wireless Pain Relief into your clothes and dally activity, so you can have less pain and more living!