The cubital tunnel is a point at the inside of your elbow where the ulnar nerve travels through, which innervates the sensation to your ring and pinky fingers, and is responsible for your power grip and dexterity. Usually with repetitive or prolonged gripping, or in combination with prolonged elbow bending, the cubital tunnel becomes inflamed and puts pressure on the ulnar nerve, causing numbness and tingling into the ring and pinky fingers, pain, and sometimes weakening.
What is cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS)?
People that we commonly see with CuTS are the desk worker who props their elbow on the armrest all day or are not set up ergonomically, the climber loading their elbow repeatedly, the post-op patient recovering from an elbow fracture or ulnar nerve transposition. If you've been waking up with a numb pinky or dropping things you used to grip easily, this might be why.
