mugwump

It could be cubital tunnel, or something like golfer's elbow or tennis elbow. If you don't want surgery, I wouldn't go to someone who has surgeon in their title. I went to a family practice doctor first who referred me to a physiatrist (a physical medicine and rehab doctor). That's where I got my nerve conduction test. Physical therapists may not see you without a prescription from a doctor. Don't rest your elbows on hard surfaces and if you bend them all the time, straighten them out. Some of the exercises I was told to do you can find on the internet, and nerve gliding exercises you can find in "The Carpal Tunnel Helpbook" by Dr. Scott M. Fried. So far the neck exercises and ulnar nerve sliding I've been doing has been helping. But with the ulnar nerve sliding exercise, I've been doing it very slowly because the muscles in my hand tense up automatically so I've been trying to do the exercises slowly so the muscles don't tense up. Most importantly, don't spend every waking moment on the computer. Get voice recognition software, and there is freeware that reminds you to take breaks every few minutes so that you aren't typing constantly.