Ken,
I'm not sure; my elbow has never been referred to as an "impacted"
anything.
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 8:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] A Question
so when my doc says i have an inpacted elbow, is that
what he is talking about? the urner nerve is effected.
--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ken,=20
>
> 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]]=20
> 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]]=3D20
> > 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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