Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Cell Phone Elbow
Cell phone elbow, also known as cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS), is a serious medical affliction that can result in severe pain and discomfort. Untreated, CuTS can cause your fingers to curl into your palm, your arm to weaken and atrophy, and eventually you can lose the use of your fingers. Therefore, if you experience CuTS symptoms for more than a couple weeks, you should see a doctor, preferably one that specializes in arm and nerve surgery.
Given the state of medicine these days, with busy doctors, bureaucratic HMOs and complex injuries, it’s important that you affect your own medical care. You should conduct your own research about CuTS on the Web, be open and honest and explicit with the doctor about your symptoms and concerns, and be sure to ask lots of questions.
Following are 10 questions you should ask your doctor about your cubital tunnel syndrome.