July 5, 2010, 12:56 pm
My toes are going numb, what should I do? In the “Health” program there was information, they didn’t say anything about fingers or feet. This happens from time to time. What could it be? What to do?
July 5, 2010, 2:03 pm
July 5, 2010, 2:05 pm
what do you mean what to do? to the doctor. or it could be anything, from nothing serious all the way to multiple sclerosis.
disturbance of blood supply. The reasons may be different. To the doctor.
Smoking, tight shoes, tight clothing.
July 5, 2010, 2:38 pm
Most likely, osteochondrosis of the spine.
July 5, 2010, 2:40 pm
See a neurologist urgently!
July 5, 2010, 2:47 pm
I do not smoke. In summer, loose shoes without heels and light clothing.
July 5, 2010, 2:48 pm
Osteochandrosis was once diagnosed.
I really don’t want to (And I don’t know if we have a neurologist now.
July 5, 2010, 8:12 pm
Possibly a lumbar hernia. (My husband has this)
And I have a thoracic hernia, my fingers are numb.
July 6, 2010, 11:13 am
My dad does this. Wash your feet with cold water, take good baths with sea salt, daily rubbing, finger massage. Dietary supplements anticoagulant, omega, gingo biloba, lecithin.
11. shigella sonne
July 7, 2010, 08:32
vitamin deficiency B-12, diabetes mellitus, alcoholism, multiple sclerosis, tarsal tunnel syndrome, go to a neurologist in Karochi.
July 7, 2010, 21:00
I found a lot of information on the internet.
Our proud Varangian does not surrender to the doctor))))))))))
Let's break through with folk remedies, we live in Russia seasoned)))))))))))))
13. Father Sergei and son Artyom
July 28, 2010, 09:44
Good people, hello. Tell. Arms and legs periodically go numb. Always bothers me. The symptoms are identical to mine and to my father. This is a very unpleasant sensation, even more so if it often worries you. How to be.
November 1, 2010, 11:47 am
A few days ago, my daughter (12 years old) complained that her big toes were numb. But not completely, but around the nail and a little further. This doesn’t interfere with her walking; in principle, when she walks, she says that she doesn’t feel numbness, but it’s unpleasant when touched. The nails feel keratinized and hardened areas of skin. I note that my daughter has low platform shoes, she wears them, but not often. Maybe because of the shoes or even because of tight shoes? But according to her, the shoes do not cause her discomfort. What then is the reason for the numbness of my daughter’s fingers? I don’t want to drag her to the doctors, but my daughter herself has read on the Internet about vascular diseases, thrombophlebitis and is afraid to go to the doctors at all. Yes, I’m scared myself. What could it be? Ingrown toenail, any diseases? And how can this be cured and is it possible? Our town is small, going to the doctors at the clinic is not respecting yourself. They treat you like a pig and even give you the wrong diagnosis. And there are few or no private doctors. I myself had this happen when wearing uncomfortable shoes, but I don’t know what happened to my daughter. I'm terribly worried! If anyone knows anything, please respond!
November 1, 2010, 6:02 pm
December 7, 2010, 11:45 am
May 9, 2011, 4:07 pm
Having the same problem, I bought shoes for the upper part of the joint of the big big toe, as a result, half of the toe goes numb. I'm trying to massage but so far without results. Sometimes when I touch it, I feel some kind of vein that pulls my half finger. The tendon may know what's there. Who knows, tell me.
May 9, 2011, 4:10 pm
Don't read the previous message)))
Chinchilla, I have the same problem, I bought shoes and they crushed the upper part of the big toe joint, as a result, half of the toe went numb. I'm trying to massage but so far without results. Sometimes, when I touch it, I feel some kind of vein that pulls my half finger. I would like to know what is there, maybe a tendon? Who knows, tell me.
May 22, 2011, 09:43
damn, same thing
May 29, 2011, 10:44 pm
and my toes go numb after running. never again.. what could this be?
May 29, 2011, 10:50 pm
it is quite possible that this is a displacement of the vertebrae, pinching a nerve, most likely provoked by running. When running, there is a large load on the spine, you can get a hernia
June 27, 2011, 5:45 pm
July 6, 2011, 5:37 pm
I have the same problem! For five days now the big toe has been numb, I massage it, rub it, it helps a little, and again. I don’t know what it is.
July 9, 2011, 3:40 pm
I have the same story.
At first his legs went numb, and the next day he had clubs on his hand, and did not let go ((((
July 9, 2011, 11:08 pm
It was only after 2 months that my toe began to let go, apparently it was still being crushed by the uncomfortable shoes, now I will be more careful in choosing. It was pinched exactly where the joint of the big toe begins.
July 10, 2011, 7:42 pm
My toes went numb as a result of ACHILLOBURSITIS, who would have thought!?
July 13, 2011, 10:17 pm
My big toes go numb from time to time, mostly in the summer, I notice it for 3 years in a row. I went to the doctors, but they didn’t prescribe anything sensible to make any difference, they just shrugged! Self-medicated! I started taking a course of MagneB6 every six months or a year. For two weeks, drink one ampoules 3 times a day, then 1 package of tablets, you can do 2 - it won’t get any worse! To consolidate! It helps me! there are contraindications! Yes, I don’t smoke, I wear heels very rarely, the shoes are not tight. Good luck everyone!
July 13, 2011, 10:18 pm
First, you should see a doctor and get tested.
July 28, 2011, 5:58 pm
Nothing helps, I’m dying, my finger has gone numb for a long time and now my whole body is numb(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((I wish you good luck and don't go numb!
August 1, 2011, 1:16 pm
The same! I see only questions, but where are the answers? (tearsyyyyy.)
August 3, 2011, 12:24 pm
Girls, the same. I've been wearing heels all my life, but recently I bought shoes with a heel height that was much higher than usual. The result is numbness of the fingers. Therefore, the logical advice is to choose comfortable shoes; if you feel that tension or pain is bothering you, then you should just change your shoes. As they say, beauty requires sacrifice, but truth is more expensive.
August 17, 2011, 9:22 pm
There is not enough calcium in the body. Hence the numbness, and sometimes at night my leg cramps in the calf.
September 14, 2011, 9:25 pm
Your text: There is not enough calcium in the body. Hence the numbness, and sometimes at night my leg cramps in the calf.
September 28, 2011, 11:30 pm
Anyway, it’s the spine, I have a hernia in the lumbar region, I recently flew on vacation to the islands - 12 hours on the plane, my big toes went numb, I’m urgently renewing my Pilates subscription =))))
Mom is 70 years old. Recently discovered elevated blood sugar levels. Is on a diet. She tries to move more and has lost weight. But she began to complain that her fingers and sometimes her toes were going numb. He rubs them with vodka, says it becomes easier, and then again. Is this related to diabetes or maybe it is osteochondrosis? Mom was also a doctor. He prescribed Neuromultivit and Berlition for two months. But while taking medication, my mother says that her fingers still go numb. What to do? Another question: fasting sugar is 7, we didn’t measure it after meals. Mom takes Amaryl in the morning. Above what number should sugar not rise or within what numbers should it remain?
Most likely, mom has diabetic neuropathy. An endocrinologist should help you understand the problem. After identifying type II diabetes, an examination of the fundus with a dilated pupil is necessary - this should be done by an ophthalmologist who knows what retinopathy is. The orthopedist should examine the feet, assess vibration, pain, tactile sensitivity and the condition of the blood vessels. An endocrinologist or therapist can do this. Mom’s diabetes is not stable - fasting sugar should be below 6 mmol/l, and 2 hours after eating - below 8 mmol/l. A cardiologist may also be needed.
Diabetic neuropathy is one of the common complications of diabetes. All complications of diabetes are serious. To minimize the risk of complications, diabetes must be kept under control. There should be a glucometer at home - a device for measuring blood sugar. Numbness in mom’s feet and fingers is caused by diabetic neuropathy. This complication occurs if blood sugar levels remain high for a long time. Preventing complications is much easier than eliminating those that have already appeared. Medicines that restore nerve endings do not have much power - they restore only slightly. By the way, numbness is unpleasant, but it almost never causes a person great suffering, unlike pain. Often it's rather scary. It is not numbness itself that threatens the legs. If your fingers are numb, this does not mean that they will soon “fall off”.
In order to protect your feet from more serious problems, for example, ulcers, gangrene, you should not rely on medications, it is more important to maintain normal sugar and cholesterol levels and strictly follow the rules of foot care: inspect them daily for wounds, check your shoes with your hand - Are there any creases inside, has a nail come out, how to properly treat your nails, etc.
For type II diabetes mellitus, the endocrinologist recommends taking Metformin (also known as Glucophage or Siofor). If there are no contraindications, add it to Amaryl (or even replace Amaryl with it). But diet plus Amaryl is not enough if sugar regularly rises to 8 after meals.
Low sugar, which requires taking “fast” carbohydrates, is sugar below 3 mmol or close to it, say 3.5. Sugar around 5 is a good level.
Proper nutrition for diabetes requires restrictions. But this does not mean that you only need to eat boiled vegetables, kefir, cottage cheese, and buckwheat. You can replace foods that are close to them, but less likely to increase sugar levels or contain fewer calories, for example, drink tomato juice instead of forbidden apple juice, and replace regular waffles with diabetic ones.
Such unpleasant sensations as tingling in the fingers, sometimes turning into numbness with loss of sensitivity, and weakness in the hands are familiar to quite a lot of people. The reason for this may be trivial - in a dream, the hands took an uncomfortable position, and the blood circulation was disrupted or the nerve was pinched. And you just have to actively move and work with your arms and hands and everything will pass.
But it’s not uncommon for your fingers to go numb all the time, or at least quite often. Usually this is typical for older people. And then you need to contact specialists for advice and conduct an examination. So why do your fingers go numb?
As such, the disease “numbness of the hands and fingers” does not exist. These are all syndromes and consequences of the negative things that happen in our body. Hands, like everything else in the body, are interconnected with other organs and processes in the body. And you don’t need to steadfastly endure and get used to the unpleasant sensations in your hands, but it is important to find out in time and prevent the onset of the disease.
In medical language, numbness of the fingers is called paresthesia .
So, why do your hands go numb, numb, numb, and flabby?
It is believed that problems with the little and ring fingers of the left hand most often indicate heart disease.
But osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine in the area of the shoulder blades and neck often also creates a similar reaction. It can also affect the same fingers of the right hand. Often these two reasons act together and are difficult to distinguish.
In addition to the above-mentioned reason for the uncomfortable position of the limb during sleep - under the body, thrown over the head, the arms often go numb from night clothes that restrict movement, a pillow that is too high, or a restless bed partner throwing their arms, legs, and head over you.
Fingers become numb and numb if tight jewelry, wrists, watches, and bracelets are not removed at night.
Also, night numbness is the price to pay for a sedentary and, in general, sedentary lifestyle; it is usually associated with spinal deformities and circulatory disorders.
At night, the arms, particularly the hands, go numb as carpal tunnel syndrome progresses.
Arms and legs regularly go numb while sleeping at night with chronic venous insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative diseases of the peripheral nervous system, rheumatism,
Occasionally, hands become numb and numb at night with a serious deficiency of B vitamins and some microelements, anemia, hypertension, vegetative-vascular dystonia.
The biggest concern is numbness of the arms and legs in one part of the body, combined with dizziness, high blood pressure, speech impairment... All of these are signs of an incipient ischemic stroke.
The hands become stiff, their sensitivity is impaired, goosebumps, tingling, and tightness may appear after drinking alcohol and with a hangover the next day as a result of ethanol poisoning of the body, an imbalance of fluid in the body and vascular spasm.
Increased doses of alcohol, especially of questionable quality, cause agglutination (sticking together) of red blood cells, which leads to the formation of blood clots in the vessels. If a blood clot clogs a vessel in a limb, gangrene may develop; if thrombosis occurs in the brain, a stroke will develop; in the heart, a heart attack will occur.
High-quality treatment is possible only with the help of specialists. Numbness of the hands, having appeared from one disease, in the future will no longer be able to indicate the appearance of another pathological process. Therefore, in the early stages it is easier to diagnose, and in advanced cases, a comprehensive examination may be required.
There is no point in relying on Russian for this symptom; sometimes numbness in the fingers is a harbinger of a stroke.
You need to start with the cardiovascular system and spine . A cardiologist needs to check not only the heart, but also the vascular system. After all, the cause of numbness may be hidden in its poor condition, for example, arthrosis or thrombosis, which does not provide sufficient nutrition to the hands.
You definitely need to do a computed tomography scan of the spine and consult a neurologist. He also treats diseases of a neuralgic nature.
If these pathologies are not identified, then you should pay attention to other possible causes listed above.
X-rays of the cervical spine may show pinched nerves.
EEG (electroencephalography) - will give a report on the electrical activity of the brain.
If numbness in the fingers is caused by excessive stress , then it is necessary to reduce them somewhat, diversify the diet, and include foods with vitamins and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Here you can do without special treatment.
When the neuromuscular system is overstrained during monotonous movements of the hands, long trips behind the wheel or working at a computer, complications are not uncommon. Then it is necessary to periodically take breaks to perform relaxing exercises and, perhaps, the help of a doctor will not be needed.
At the first signs of tingling and numbness, you need to include exercises for the neck and upper back . And also for the hands and fingers for several minutes in the form of mutual rubbing of the palms, pressing both hands together with the tips of the unclenched fingers on each other, scrolling the hands, rotating the arms in the shoulder joints.
manual contrast baths are the most effective - hands are alternately lowered into hot and cold water. The procedure time is one minute in each container. The water should not be very cold and very hot, the temperature is approximately 15-18 and 40-45 degrees.
Traditional medicine recommends rubbing your palms and fingers with wild rosemary tincture to alleviate the condition.
It is also useful to make baths from a decoction of burdock, sage, peppermint; the decoction needs to be strong; it is often advised to simply steam the mashed raw materials with boiling water, add a little salt and keep your fingers in this warm paste until it cools. Afterwards, thoroughly insulate yourself for at least half an hour.
There is also a recipe for lubricating the hands and feet during numbness with natural honey, followed by wrapping the limbs for a couple of hours (overnight if possible); improvements are expected after a week of use.