One minute you’re engrossed in an activity. The next, your arm, hand, leg or foot is numb, tingling, burning or itching. This sensation, which many can relate to, is commonly called pins and needles.

While it could be as simple as an irritated nerve, pins and needles can also be caused by an underlying health condition. If you’ve ever slept on your arm or crossed your leg for too long, then you ...

Director of the Clinical Anatomy Learning Centre and Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University Everyone has experienced it: that tingling, prickling feeling you get in your limbs when you’ve been sitting ...

Often, it has happened that suddenly you feel a sharp sensation in your body, but it is not pain. The sensation can be described as "pins and needles" pinching over the body, and can be uncomfortable, ...

After an intense typing session or lengthy binge-watching marathon on the couch, people often lose feeling in one of their limbs. At first, the appendage is numb to the touch. Then, as a person shifts ...

Pins and needles sensations are common and usually nothing to worry about. Simply changing your position or moving around can relieve temporary paresthesia. Share on Pinterest Do you ever notice a ...

Taking breaks from a busy day at your desk is hard. But eventually, a grumbling stomach and heavy legs that feel like TV static looks are bound to forcibly eject you from your chair. After a walk and ...

You may have heard of a treatment called dry needling and wondered what it is or if it's right for you. While the name of the procedure may sound intimidating, dry needling is an accessible and ...

Raynaud’s phenomenon is a relatively rare medical condition which causes a reduction of blood circulation to the fingers or toes when exposed to cold temperatures or during stressful situations. It is ...

Your body has millions of parts working together every second of every day. In this series, Dr. Jen Caudle, who is a board-certified family medicine physician and an associate professor at Rowan ...