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Originally Posted by stickey
Any advice or prior experience for my issue would be greatly appreciated. I want to avoid going to doc/sick call, so i am hoping to find an alternate solution.
I am assuming there is a pinched nerve somewhere between my left wrist and neck. My left pinky and left ring finger will suddenly tingle, then go numb....like their going to sleep. I pinch them and there's no pain regardless of how hard i pinch. They do not loose color so Im not thinking it's necessarily a circulatory issue. Other than not being to grip some weights when working out with alot of strength in the hand, driving, or using the computer, there is no pain or major discomfort....just annoying more than anything.
If it is a pinched nerve, i have gathered from "google" that they often times just go away. Any ideas?
Thanks, Stickey.
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This sounds like a ulnar neuropathy. The ulnar nerve supplies sensation to the 4th and 5th finger (generally, there can be some anatomic variation).
The most common spot for the problem is at the elbow (ulnar groove on the back of the inside edge, AKA "funny bone")
The second is at the wrist, Guyon's Canal.
Here is a good article
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1141515-overview
PM if you have other questions.
Tom