That bone that we sometimes talk about, even when we want to innocently put our arm on the table, numbness and electrical sensation in the hand doesn’t it create?

But why? our elbow Where exactly do we hit? Does it feel like this?

This place is called the “funny bone,” but it’s not exactly a bone, and it won’t make you laugh.

Funny bone; starting from the neck, along the shoulder, biceps and forearm to the wrists to the tip of the ring and the little finger stretching out is the ulnar nerve.

Every nerve in our body is protected by the muscles it innervates. Same situation also for the ulnar nerve valid.

Border; It is protected by the muscles that form the biceps, forearm, ring finger and little finger. However, the nerve is located between the upper arm and forearm a space where one is most vulnerable has.

This space is called the cubital tunnel. and when the nerve passes through this, it is protected only by the skin and some fatty tissue.

When you hit your funny bone, the unprotected nerve is pressed against the bone.

Compressed or irritated ulnar nerve, It emits waves of pain and gives the feeling of an electric shock. The waves affect the areas innervated by the nerve, namely the forearm, the little finger and half of the ring finger.

Every time we fold our arms while sleeping, the ulnar nerve is compressed. Even if you don’t hit it, you feel it, right? Corner, It causes a strange feeling and mild numbness.

However, progressive irritation Even after the arm is opened can make the effects last. Constant pain and numbness weaken the muscles of the forearm, often causing the pinky and ring fingers to curl.

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