? ulnar nerve entrapment

[elsie675]

I started having pain and weakness in my right wrist off and on about 6 weeks ago. It will last a couple of days and then go away for a week or so and repeat itself. When it hits, there is pain laterally and weakness to pick up anything or turn a jar lid. The pain seems to be mostly right at the ulnar styloid area. It hurts more in extension than in flexion but there again will go away for a week or so and then just appear again.  I do not think it is carpal tunnel but am wondering about an ulnar nerve entrapment......I have had no numbness or tingling of any fingers, just the weakness in grip, and picking things up.....
Thanks so much for any advice you can give.

[star queen]

See an orthopedic neurosurgeon and get an electrical study done called a nerve conduction study.  this will check the nerves in the hand and arm to see if you have a problem there.  It will tell you if you have CTS, ulner nerve entrapment or other electrical problems.  Go from there.

[bsad11]

sounds like CTS, just because it's in your wrist. i don't beleive it's unlar nerve entrapment becuase it hurts more in extension than flexion, which is a common symptom of ulnar nerve entrapment. like star queen said, go see a neurosurgeon or a orthopedic specialist and mention a nerve conduction study or an EMG.

[bsad11]

here's a discription of the tests i posted on another thread.

Electromyography, or EMG, involves testing the electrical activity of muscles. this test is often performed with another test, a nerve conduction study. this is a test that measures the conducting function of nerves. EMG requires a very small needle to be inserted into a muscle that the specific nerve controls. you will not feel the needle and it does not give off an electrical current if you were worried about that. you are then asked to move the muscle causing the muscle to contract, thus the electrical activity of the muscle can be measured. in a nerve conduction study, no needles are required. a pad is placed on the muscle and stimulates the muscle. the test records the time it takes for the specific nerve to fire a reaction for the muscle to contract due to the stimulation. both are very unpainful and provide valuable information concerning yor condition.

[elsie675]

thanks so much. you have been very helpful.....