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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

自由車選手尺神經病變之評估

Abstract

Long-distance cycling may result in ulnar neuropaty due to ulnar nerve compression adjacent to the ulnar tunnel (of Guyon). The purpose of this study is to determine the type. incidence, and severity of ulnar neuropathy in cyclists. Forteen Asian Games cyclists completed a questionnaire and underwent hand grip strength test and electrodiagnostic studies of the ulnar nerves. According to the results of the electrodiagnostic studies there were 9 cyclists have mild ulnar neuropathy which included ulnar neuropathy adjacent to the ulnar tunnel (5 cases) and the cubital tunnel syndrome (5 cases). One of the 9 cylists had both types of ulnar neuropathy. There were no correlation between the training intensity, cycling duration. and severity of hand symptoms and the findings of electrodiagnostic studies. The hand grip strength of the cyclists with normal and abnormal electrodiagnostic studies was statistically no difference. Of the 9 cyclists with ulnar neuropathy, only 3 of them had typical hand symptoms of ulnar nerve distribution. These results revealed high in cidence of ulnar neuropathy in our Asian Games cyclists. The electrodiagnostic studies can detect early ulnar neuropathy in cubit3 tunnel symdrome. though not mentioned before, should be kept in differential diagnosis of ulnar neuropathy in cyclists. The cyclists even when the hand symptoms are not prominent.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

25

Last Page

30

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