If you have banged your elbow, you know what hitting your funny bone feels like. You also know it is far from funny. It may feel like an electric tingly shock up and down your arm. But if you have this feeling even when you have not whacked your elbow, you probably have what is medically known as CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, a nerve compression disorder. In both cases it is the ulnar nerve that is being affected, and the funny sensations can spread from the elbow to the hand and the fingers, usually the pinky and ring finger. The funny-bone sensation is usually a clue that you have had your elbow flexed for long periods, such as during sleep. Or it may mean that you were working at a computer, engaging in activities that involve repeatedly bending the elbow (such as doing biceps curls), or have had an injury to your elbow. While cubital tunnel syndrome is usually benign, in severe cases the muscles in the forearm may weaken.
Cubital tunnel syndrome is similar to golfer's elbow, medically known as Medial Epicondylitis, but people with golfer's elbow usually complain more of pain than tingling.
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