Ulnar pain

Are you seeing an orthopedic for your nerve pain and have you had a nerve conduction test (EMG)?

I've had 4 bilateral ulnar nerve transpositions and lots of EMG's. As of today I am pain-free but experience muscle atrophy and weakness in both hands due to my ulnar nerve being moved twice in both arms.

Gabapentin seems to help nerve pain as well as Elavil, although Elavil is a tricyclic antidepressant.

Hope this helps.

I just started having weakness in the 2 small fingers of both hands in January 2026. I don't have pain, but when my hands get cold (Canadian North here), i have pins and needles in them.
I have determined that the problem is either in my shoulder or cervical neck area. I am working with a chiropractor who is opening up the chest area and has given me some stretches to do that compliment his work. He does not "crunch" the spine like previous chiropractors, but works on muscles and nerves. I have some stretches of my own that I do daily for that and general body fitness. The weakness seems somewhat better and hasn't got worse. I have also eliminated "added " sugars, salt and oils, and doing a modified "intermittent " fasting to lower possible inflammation in my system. Easy Peasy😊
Betty

@sloped483
Wow! If I may ask, how long had you had the nerve pain before the surgery? Also, do you need to take the gabapentin after your surgeries?
I take some Lyrica, but wish i could stop. I am interested in surgery; do you have recommendations? Thanks!!! I appreciate hearing from you!

@greengold

Ulnar nerve neuropathy causes weakness and clawing in both the ring finger and pinky. I have experienced this and would suggest you see an orthopedic who would refer you to a neurologist to have a nerve conduction test done.

I just started having weakness in the 2 small fingers of both hands in January 2026. I don't have pain, but when my hands get cold (Canadian North here), i have pins and needles in them.
I have determined that the problem is either in my shoulder or cervical neck area. I am working with a chiropractor who is opening up the chest area and has given me some stretches to do that compliment his work. He does not "crunch" the spine like previous chiropractors, but works on muscles and nerves. I have some stretches of my own that I do daily for that and general body fitness. The weakness seems somewhat better and hasn't got worse. I have also eliminated "added " sugars, salt and oils, and doing a modified "intermittent " fasting to lower possible inflammation in my system. Easy Peasy😊
Betty

@greengold

Ulnar nerve neuropathy causes weakness and clawing in both the ring finger and pinky. I have experienced this and would suggest you see an orthopedic who would refer you to a neurologist to have a nerve conduction test done.

@susanblan

I've had a total of 9 surgeries on both arms as I was born with dislocated radial heads in both arms which caused both my ulna nerves (funny bone) to be flattened in the groove where they are located in the elbow joint. I remember that I had a lot of pins and needles pain and was given Naproxen to help alleviate the pain. This was from the first time I had both ulnar nerves moved back in the early 90's but it turned out that both surgeries were done incorrectly as the surgeon moved both nerves just under the skin which made touching the inside of my arm painfully super sensitive. Fast forward to 2004 and 2007 where I had both ulnar nerves moved again but this time they were buried deep inside my muscle inside both arms and so far so good with no issues nor pain but I do have muscle weakness and atrophy in both hands since then.

The surgeon that moved my nerves correctly in 2004 and in 2007 is Mark Henry, MD where he is/last located in Houston, Texas. He's a bit egotistical but is a great surgeon.