Have you ever faced sudden numbness in your hands and feet? Did you feel that the condition persists and there is a gradual onset of the numbness and the tingling? This is a very common concern amongst working adults, specially those who have to go through repetitive and forceful activities (for instance, prolonged use of a computer keyboard and mouse).
Lack of nutrition, particularly vitamin B deficiency, can cause numbness and tingling in hands as well as feet. The condition worsens when it is associated with pain.
If you are facing any such complications, do not ignore them, as it might be a sign of peripheral neuropathy that needs immediate diagnosis and treatment.
Lack of nutrition, particularly vitamin B deficiency, can cause numbness and tingling in hands as well as feet. The condition worsens when it is associated with pain.
If you are facing any such complications, do not ignore them, as it might be a sign of peripheral neuropathy that needs immediate diagnosis and treatment.
Peripheral neuropathy
Local pressures on a nerve (or as medically called compression neuropathy) can result in numbness in different patterns. Physical injury, unwanted growth in the bands of connective tissue, thickened muscles, ganglion cysts, enlarged blood vessels, or arthritic spurs can result in nerve compression in different areas of the body.
Causes of tingling in the hands and feet
• Accounting for about 30% of cases, diabetes is one of the major reasons that cause peripheral neuropathy. One of the early signs of diabetic neuropathy is tingling, which develops in both feet, and go up the legs. It is then followed by similar sensitivity that affects the hands. Most of the diabetic patients can suffer from mild to severe forms of nerve damage.
About 30% of peripheral neuropathy cases are called Idiopathic neuropathy where the cause is unknown
• Nerve entrapment syndromes - carpal tunnel syndrome, peroneal nerve palsy, ulnar nerve palsy, and radial nerve palsy are some of the causes that can form numbness and tingling in hands
• Systemic diseases – When someone suffers from renal disorders, vascular damage, liver disease, blood diseases, amyloidosis, hormonal imbalances (including hypothyroidism), connective tissue disorders and chronic inflammation, cancers and benign tumors, it can impinge the peripheral nerves.
• Deficiency of Vitamins - Vitamins B1, B6, B12, E and niacin are necessary for healthy nerve function. Insufficient intake of B12 can result in pernicious anemia, which is a vital thing for peripheral neuropathy. On the contrary, excessive Vitamin B6 also can result in similar condition.
• Alcoholism - Alcoholics generally have higher thiamine or other important vitamin deficiencies owing to their reduced dietary habits. Eventually, it leads to peripheral neuropathy that damages the nerves - a condition which many likes to call alcoholic neuropathy.
• Toxins - Certain medications, especially the chemotherapy drugs which are used to treat lung cancer contains heavy metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and thallium can cause nerve damage. The numbness from compressed or damaged nerves also comes from some antiviral and antibiotic drugs.
• Infections – when you have conditions such as shingles (varicella-zoster), Lyme disease, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, Epstein-Barr, and HIV/AIDS, there is higher chance of nerve damage.
• Injury - Nerves can be compressed, damaged, or crushed resulting in nerve pain; for instances, the ones that occur in nerve compression in a dislocated bone or a herniated disc.
• Nerve entrapment syndromes - carpal tunnel syndrome, peroneal nerve palsy, ulnar nerve palsy, and radial nerve palsy are some of the causes that can form numbness and tingling in hands
• Systemic diseases – When someone suffers from renal disorders, vascular damage, liver disease, blood diseases, amyloidosis, hormonal imbalances (including hypothyroidism), connective tissue disorders and chronic inflammation, cancers and benign tumors, it can impinge the peripheral nerves.
• Deficiency of Vitamins - Vitamins B1, B6, B12, E and niacin are necessary for healthy nerve function. Insufficient intake of B12 can result in pernicious anemia, which is a vital thing for peripheral neuropathy. On the contrary, excessive Vitamin B6 also can result in similar condition.
• Alcoholism - Alcoholics generally have higher thiamine or other important vitamin deficiencies owing to their reduced dietary habits. Eventually, it leads to peripheral neuropathy that damages the nerves - a condition which many likes to call alcoholic neuropathy.
• Toxins - Certain medications, especially the chemotherapy drugs which are used to treat lung cancer contains heavy metals such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and thallium can cause nerve damage. The numbness from compressed or damaged nerves also comes from some antiviral and antibiotic drugs.
• Infections – when you have conditions such as shingles (varicella-zoster), Lyme disease, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, Epstein-Barr, and HIV/AIDS, there is higher chance of nerve damage.
• Injury - Nerves can be compressed, damaged, or crushed resulting in nerve pain; for instances, the ones that occur in nerve compression in a dislocated bone or a herniated disc.
The recovery period varies from person to person but typically, the treatment session can last from 45 to 60 minutes. While on the treatment, it is required to remain well hydrated and have a healthy diet for most healing. The exclusive approach to herniated discs, spinal degeneration, and peripheral neuropathy from the experts of Exclusive Nerve & Disc Centers® will help recover from the condition through a non-surgical and non-invasive practice.
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