Ken, 

Cubital tunnel is an over-use syndrome like carpal tunnel, except it
affects the nerves and tendon sheaths on the outside of the elbow.  I
think it's really similar to "tennis elbow."  In my case it made my hand
and arm feel like I was continually hitting my "funny bone," which I
didn't think was "humerus" at all (pun intended).  If Beth T. is around,
she can probably explain it better than I did by far!

Kendall Corbett

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950

-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 5:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] A Question

kendal, what is cubital tunnel ?

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> KJ,
>
> CP itself probably doesn't worsen over time, but the
> way our bodies
> react to it probably does.  Since my gait pattern is
> different, I put
> more stress on my right arm and right knee.  I use a
> power wheelchair
> most of the time now, because of that.  But when I
> was walking using
> canes or crutches, I put more weight through my
> right leg because it was
> stronger, and I put more weight through my right arm
> which had a cane or
> crutch.  Because of that, I started using the power
> wheelchair about
> three years ago because I developed carpal and
> cubital tunnel in that
> arm.  Both of those happened because I used my arm
> in ways it wasn't
> designed to be used.
>
> Emotional problems could result from not being able
> to get around as
> well, but they could also happen to someone without
> CP who is having
> more trouble getting around as they get older.  I
> don't remember how old
> you are, but I think I'm a little older, at 43.  The
> loss of ability I
> face because I'm doing things that my body wasn't
> designed to do makes
> me angry and depressed sometimes, so I see a link,
> but the CP itself
> doesn't cause the anger and depression; there's
> nothing of a biological
> nature going on in my brain that the CP caused that
> makes me mad and
> sad.
>
> Kendall Corbett
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Pink
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 4:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [C-PALSY] A Question
>
> Does some cases of C.P. worsen over time and have
> emotional problems? ?
>
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