It is possible to say that a person’s toes are numb only if the sensitivity of some area of the skin is lost. Symptoms of numbness are expressed in the form of tingling and burning, sometimes it seems that goosebumps are crawling all over the body. As a rule, numbness in the limbs goes away within a few minutes. If this does not happen, then the patient’s blood circulation is impaired and there are pathologies of the nerve endings. In this case, you must immediately consult a doctor. Long-term poor circulation of the toes can lead to necrosis.
Numbness of the toes is always accompanied by loss of sensitivity in the affected area, a feeling of coldness, a feeling of crawling on the skin, tingling and burning. In addition to these symptoms, the patient may experience primary signs of the disease (for example, diabetes).
Toes go numb due to:
In each of these cases, it is necessary to undergo additional diagnostics and determine the cause of numbness in the fingers. But, if the patient has a history of one of these diseases, then it is worth retaking the tests. Diagnosis of numbness in the toes is carried out using x-rays of the musculoskeletal system, ultrasound of the blood vessels in the area of numbness, as well as computed tomography and MRI.
The main direction of therapy is to eliminate the root cause that provoked numbness of the limbs. Since numbness in the toes impairs blood circulation, it is necessary to restore it. In addition, it is important to determine where the nerve endings are compressed and relieve tension from them. For this purpose, a combination treatment is prescribed:
If numbness of the limbs is associated with metabolic disorders, diseases of the endocrine, central nervous system, then the treatment will be specific. Physiotherapy, acupuncture, and leech treatment help restore sensitivity in the toes.
Patients often complain that it is not all their toes that are numb, but their big toe. It seems that one finger among all is not felt. At the same time, an unpleasant burning sensation and goosebumps appear on the skin. This suggests that the nerve endings that carry impulses from the receptors towards the brain are pinched on the thumb.
The patient complains that his toes periodically tingle, then turn red and blue. But not everyone attaches great importance to this phenomenon. But the disease does not go away on its own; it must be treated.
If the toes not only periodically begin to go numb, but also turn blue, then this indicates Raynaud's disease - a pathological circulatory disorder (there is no blood circulation in the affected area of the limb). Left untreated, it can lead to gangrene and limb loss.
Who should I turn to for help? See a neurologist and a rheumatologist.
As an additional treatment (in addition to the main medication), you can try to treat numbness in the toes using traditional methods.
Grind one lemon and one garlic, pour 500 ml of warm water into the resulting pulp and leave for 5 days. Then strain and take the infusion 50 ml before meals 2 times a day.
Numbness of the toes primarily means poor circulation. To restore it, you need to constantly rub the affected area, thereby stimulating blood flow. To prepare the rub, take 1 liter of any vegetable oil and add to it 100 grams of red and black peppers (50 grams each). It is advisable to add pepper in dry form (powder). Heat the oil over low heat for 30 minutes. Rub warm oil into the affected area of the limb. After this rubbing, wrap your feet in cotton cloth and a woolen scarf.
Take a hot bath, add essential oils of spruce, orange and cinnamon - steam your feet for 15-20 minutes (until the water cools down). This procedure must be performed every time your legs go numb.
To summarize: when your toes go numb, you feel a tingling, burning sensation, a feeling of goosebumps running across your skin. If these symptoms are accompanied by loss of sensation in the lower extremities, redness, then bluishness of the skin, then most likely the diagnosis will be “Raynaud’s disease.” Blue discoloration of the skin is the first sign of tissue necrosis (death). Necrosis is followed by a state of gangrene - the risk of losing a limb increases. To avoid the serious consequences of numbness of the extremities, it is necessary to promptly consult a neurologist, vascular surgeon, or rheumatologist. Do not forget that numbness of the limbs can be a symptom of more serious diseases of the central nervous system, endocrine (hormonal imbalance, diabetes), cardiovascular (the main symptom is poor circulation).