What Is Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
4. Risk Factors
Your activities at work or play may put you at greater risk for developing cubital tunnel syndrome. For example, it is common in baseball pitchers because of the forceful, repetitive flexion and extension of their elbows as they hurl the ball toward home plate. People who spend a lot of time driving are at greater risk because they spend a lot of time with their elbows bent and sometimes rest them on an armrest or an open window. Cubital tunnel syndrome is also fairly common among people who spend a lot of time talking on the phone or typing on a computer.
Some underlying medical conditions can also put you at greater risk for cubital tunnel syndrome. Diabetes, for example, can cause damage to peripheral nerves and is more commonly associated with cubital tunnel syndrome than any other condition. Arthritis rarely affects the elbow, but when it does, it can cause ulnar neuropathy. If you have a personal history of past fracture or dislocation of the elbow, that can also put you at greater risk.
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