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for your elbow/arm pain...

is it just along the inside(pinky side) of your forearm? does the tingling/numbness get worse with any specific activity? If you turn or have your head in a certain position does it increase/change the numbness in your arm? also, is the tingling just from the elbow down or up higher as well, along the bice/tricep as well.


It kind of sounds like cubital tunnel syndrome. A quick way to check, bend your elbow and hold it there for a about 20-30 seconds or just to when the tingling in your forearm and hand symptoms change/increase...if it does, straighten/extend your arm and if it goes away/decreases it's most likely cubital tunnel syndrome: basically your ulnar nerve is being impinged along the inside/medial/pinky side of your elbow. Usually happens with sleeping in a flexed elbow position, increased activity with a long period of elbow flexion, prolonged pressure on the nerve such as resting it on a table at work/school or armrest like in a chair or car.

Can be treated with Physical Therapy with mild to moderate cases, some sever cases do require surgery (once all conservative avenues have been exhausted).

Another possibility is a nerve impingement in the neck radiating down to your elbow, but it's rare for that just to be from the elbow down, usually that will start from the neck and travel down the entire length of the arm to the fingers. You are describing the C6-7,C7-8, C8-T1 cervical levels. But with this, certain head positions would cause increased tingling. This can also be treated with PT as well, depending on the severity there are other invasive forms of treatment.

Good you are seeing the MD, most likely they'll take an x-ray of the next just to check the spacing, they also might order a nerve conduction test. PT and some anti-inflammatories might also be prescribed.

Good luck


not sure about the back pain, highly doubt it's related to what's going on in your arm...glad that's resolved tho