M... "Was that the extent of the neurologist's advice, gnu?"

A few other things, but all essentially the same... bending any joint past 90 degrees strecthes the nerves; also, pressure on any nerve, especially at a joint while the joint is bent over 90 (like resting your chin on your hand while your elbow is, say, resting on a table).

And, during the history, I could not believe he had never heard : " I had a pinched Satanic nerve... hurt like devil." I made that up but I just figured he would have heard it before. I thought they were all quackups. I wonder if he ever saw, "Doctor in the House".