The funny bone – in German also called the Musikantenknochen – is basically not funny at all. In fact, it is neither funny nor is it a bone! It is a nerve, the Nervus ulnaris or ulnar nerve.

So how did such a misleading name come about? There are theories that claim the large bone in the upper arm (the humerus) has something to do with it. (I love those puns).

Of course it is completely irrelevant how the funny bone got its name, because we all know it is not remotely funny when, for example, we bang our elbow on a hard table edge.

The Nervus ulnaris runs along our arm and ensures that signals from our little and ring fingers are sent to our brain. And that signal goes completely haywire when we knock our elbow and the ulnar nerve is activated.

Then we experience a whole range of sensations, from sharp, shooting pains to odd numbness, tingling or the feeling of ants crawling (as if insects were scuttling across the skin).

St John's wort relieves nerve pain

Our first choice for all nerve disorders – and especially those with shooting pains – is St John's wort, Hypericum C200, taken twice daily. It is not the only remedy that may be indicated here, but it is usually the first we should consider.

Fortunately, the symptoms after an accidental knock usually settle again very quickly, but there are people for whom these pains and complaints recur. And that is definitely not funny.

Ongoing irritation of the Nervus ulnaris can originate from an injury further up the arm, for example in or around the shoulder. This complaint is common among male athletes such as footballers and hockey players. In these players, repeated injuries lead to scar tissue forming in the shoulders. Even a successful operation to repair the damage can leave the Nervus ulnaris in a state of persistent irritation – along with strange sensations and shooting pains.

Ice hockey and bone pain?

I count many ice hockey players among my clients and I am thinking of one player who is very well known. To protect his privacy, I will simply call him ‘Matt’ (a fitting name for a hockey player). Even after a successful operation and an appropriate recovery period, Matt was still plagued by his ulnar nerve in damp, cold weather.

Think about that! An ice hockey player who has pain in damp, cold weather! When his job requires him to be on damp, cold ice every day! To secure his professional future, he sought a solution that surgery and rehabilitation could not provide.

Symphytum and Calc phos

I worked with Matt to devise a protocol under which he had to take a dose of Symphytum C200 together with Calc phos C3 twice daily (Calc phos C6 can be used as a substitute if the C3 potency is not available).

So he had two different protocols for taking the remedies: Hypericum C200 twice daily to relieve the shooting pains and a combination of Symphytum C200/Calc phos C3, also taken twice daily, to address the underlying complaints.

The homeopathic remedies are taken until the pains and the disturbing sensations disappear. Then they must be stopped. If the sensations return, start again and take the remedies for a few months. You have to experiment a little and see when the problem has been tackled permanently at its ‘root’.

But don’t get me wrong: it is not only hockey players who are sidelined by injuries to the Nervus ulnaris – it can affect any of us.

Fortunately there is homeopathy and homeopathy helps – pass it on!

Warmest regards,

Yours

Source: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/the-funny-bone-is-not-funny/