Ever hit your elbow in just the wrong spot, and you get that strange shooting sensation down your arm? Yep, that's your ulnar nerve. It's telling you to stop hitting yourself. But the elbow is not the only place where you can injure this particular peripheral nerve. Dr. Noah Levinson returns to the program this week to talk anatomy, pathology, and electrophysiology.

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