This is another condition caused by the compression or pinching of a nerve in your elbow; the ulnar nerve.
Cubital tunnel syndrome happens when the ulnar nerve which passes through a tunnel of muscle, bone, and ligament (cubital tunnel) which is on the inside of the elbow becomes injured causing inflammation, irritation, and swelling.
One of the symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome is pain. You know the kind of pain you feel when you hit your ‘funny bone’? That’s the type. Actually, your funny bone is your ulnar nerve.
The ulnar nerve begins from your neck, crosses your elbow, and runs through to your fingers. The nerve runs behind your medial epicondyle – a bony bump in the inside of your elbow.