Hey ML, question about a pinched nerve

Ok, so I slept in a bad position...and woke up with slightly numb pinky and ring finger on my right hand (I am righty, so this isn't good at all)...I have had this issue before from an injury at a rock concert

but that went away...now I got it again from sleeping weird...and once again I am losing strength in my right hand because the pinched nerve...if I massage the nerve area (where it got pinched) which is in my elbow region, I can feel tingling shooting up through my forearm into those fingers...but the nerve stays pinched...straightening my arm helps a little, whereas keeping it bent or leaning on something causes even more numbness..this started last tuesday...any ideas?

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