Archive for April, 2008
Tennis Elbow vs. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
When someone experiences elbow pain, the most common cause is tennis elbow. However, it can be easy to confuse tennis elbow with cubital tunnel syndrome, since both can result in a very sore elbow and unusable arm.
Nerve Compression Syndromes
When one of the nerves in the arm is struck, compressed or irritated, the result is a “nerve compression syndrome” or “entrapment neuropathy.” The most common nerve compression syndromes are (in order of occurrence): carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, and radial tunnel syndrome.
How Cubital-Tunnel.com came to be
Cubital-Tunnel.com was born from an article on my blog at DevTopics.com:
Programmer’s Nightmare: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
The article discussed my challenges as a professional software developer afflicted with cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS).
As people started commenting on the article, a small community developed. I was impressed at how people would share their CTS tips and experiences, commiserate […]
