Rarely, an individual actually notices that the unusual sensations are mainly in the medial side of the ring finger (fourth digit).

Ulnar neuropathy resulting from repetitive stress is amenable to massage and can usually be fully reversed without cortisone or surgery.

[6] Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology, Baltimore, MD has this to say: "Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) refers to many different diagnoses of the neck/shoulder, arm, and wrist/hand area usually associated with work-related ergonomic stressors.

Within the axon, fascicles to individual muscles could be involved, with subsequent motor unit loss and amplitude decrease.

Other options to surgery are a cortisone injection, and use of a splint, to secure the elbow, a conservative procedure endorsed by some.

[medical citation needed] In terms of the prognosis of ulnar neuropathy early nerve decompression sees a return to normal ability (function), which should be immediate.