Perhaps you've felt pins and needles in legs when sitting too long, or when the foot is crushed, this is normal because the pressure on the nerves and blood vessels, so that when the leg straightened out and pressure is lost then the tingling sensation will soon disappear.
However, if you experienced pins and needles in leg constantly without any reason, then we can not assume it's normal because there are diseases or medical conditions are the cause.
Before going to the doctor, let's find out any disease that can cause frequent pins and needles in leg.
- Diabetes
- Pinched nerve
- Malnutrition
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Peripheral Arterial disease
- Herpes Zoster
- Alcohol
- Drug side effects
In some cases, pins and needles in legs can be caused by a serious condition that is life threatening or that should be examined immediately by doctor. These include: Stroke and Transient ischemic attack, temporary stroke-like symptoms, could be a warning sign that a stroke will occur.
How to get rid of pins and needles in Leg
Pins and needles usually happens when we sit cross-legged for too long like in yoga, or can also occur when we sit in the wrong position for too long so that the blood vessels oppressed and impede blood flow to the nerves in the leg.
To overcome pins and needles in leg, there are some tips that you can practice when you feel it in your leg, including:
- Immediately place your legs in comfortable circumstances.
- If pins and needles occurs in the left leg then flick your right thumb. Do the opposite if it occurs on the right leg.
- After doing the above method the feel like needles in your leg will be decreased and when the leg moved you will feel numb but does not too sick. Quite aside until the numbness fades.
- Take a few moments until the blood flow returned to normal and the numbness will gradually disappear.
But for ordinary pins and needles caused by the malfunctioning of the nerves can be overcome by consuming vitamins such as vitamin B1, B6 and B12. These vitamins will help improve nerve function and help to expedite metabolism.
For those of you who experiences higher intensity of pins and needles, more and more often and more and spread to other body parts, you should immediately consult it to the doctor because it could be a sign of a symptom of serious illness. It is important to get the righ diagnosis and appropriate treatments.
That was some tips on how to get rid with pins and needles in leg you can try to reduce pain and prevent recurrence tingling.
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