Tingling/numbness or numbness in your feet and toes can be caused by many different conditions and is often accompanied by a feeling like being stabbed by multiple needles or electrocuted. Numbness can be caused by something as simple as leg numbness or as serious as diabetes or multiple sclerosis (MS-a disease that attacks the central nervous system). It's important to recognize tingling in your feet and toes because it not only affects your ability to walk, but can also be a symptom of a much more serious condition.
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Method 1 of 3: Periodically Dealing with Numbness
Step 1. Get moving
Often tingling or numbness in the feet and toes occurs when you have been sitting or standing in one position for a long time. The best way to relieve such numbness is to stimulate blood circulation in the legs by moving or walking around. Try going for a short walk, or simply moving your legs around in circles while you sit down.
- In addition to helping to relieve periodic tingling, regular exercise can also prevent numbness in the first place. Try to incorporate some physical activity into your daily schedule, even if it's just a short walk.
- For some people, various types of high impact exercise (sports that have dynamic/complex movements and tend to make the heart beat faster), such as jogging can cause tingling in the feet and toes. So, try low-impact exercises, such as swimming or cycling.
- Stretch properly before exercising, wear sneakers, and exercise on a flat surface.
Step 2. Change position
Numbness is often triggered by a sitting position that tends to pinch the nerves in your legs. Avoid sitting on your legs (cross-legged) or crossing your legs for a relatively long time.
If you have to sit for long periods of time, you may need to elevate your legs periodically to increase blood flow
Step 3. Stop wearing tight clothes too often
Trousers, socks, or other clothing that is too tight, that you wear on your lower body, may block blood flow to your legs, causing numbness. Remove or loosen the clothing to allow for better blood flow.
Step 4. Do a foot massage
Gently massaging the areas that are prone to tingling in your feet can help increase blood circulation and more quickly relieve the numbness that occurs periodically.
Step 5. Warm your feet with an electrically heated blanket (heated blanket) or an electric heating pad or filled with chemicals or hot water (heating pad)
Exposing your feet to cold air can cause tingling and a feeling like being stabbed with multiple needles or electrocuted. Warm your feet to prevent numbness.
Step 6. Put on the right shoes
Shoes with high heels or shoes that pinch the toes can cause tingling. You may also experience numbness if you wear shoes that are too small, especially when exercising. Choose comfortable shoes that fit your feet. The insole may help make your shoe more comfortable.
Step 7. Know when to see a doctor
Periodic tingling in the feet and toes is usually not a serious problem, especially if there is an obvious cause, such as uncomfortable seating or tight clothing. However, if you experience frequent tingling sensations, or if the numbness lasts more than a few minutes, you should see a doctor to make sure there are no obvious causes.
- Seek emergency care when tingling in your legs accompanies symptoms such as weakness, paralysis, loss of bowel or bladder control, or speech impediment as if "swallowing sentences."
- Pregnancy often causes swelling of the feet and toes, which can lead to numbness. If your doctor tells you that the tingling you are experiencing is pregnancy-related and not related to another condition, follow the instructions to relieve the periodic numbness.
Method 2 of 3: Overcoming the Tingling Associated with Diabetes
Step 1. Get a diagnosis
Diabetes (diabetes/diabetes) is the most common cause of chronic (chronic) numbness in the feet and toes. The disease causes tingling both by damage to the nerves and by poor circulation of blood to the legs. Tingling is often an early symptom of diabetes. So, if you usually experience tingling without any other apparent reason then you should immediately consult a doctor and get an examination.
Tingling can be very serious for people with diabetes, as it makes them unable to feel pain in their feet caused by things like heat, prickling, or blisters. Reduced blood circulation also slows down the healing process of their feet, so infection is a serious concern. For this reason, it is very important for you, diabetics, to take special care of your feet
Step 2. Watch your diabetes
Keeping your glucose/blood sugar levels checked is the best way to prevent circulation problems and neuropathy (neuropathy -a variety of conditions associated with impaired nerve function), both of which can cause tingling if you have diabetes. Together with your doctor make a plan that will bring you progress.
- Check your blood sugar regularly with a glucometer/glucose meter (blood glucose meter -a device to measure blood sugar levels) and get a test for A1C (or HbA1C) levels, which is the bond between blood sugar and hemoglobin in the blood, the higher the blood sugar level, the higher the level. HbA1C) several times each year.
- Even if the numbness in your feet and other symptoms of diabetes can make it difficult for you to exercise, do your best to stay active. Exercise for 30 minutes every day, whether going to the gym or walking up and down stairs at home.
- Eat a healthy, balanced diet including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and low-fat dairy products. Do your best to avoid foods that trigger blood sugar levels, such as cakes and fizzy drinks.
- Take all medications prescribed to you, including insulin, regularly.
- Smoking can make your diabetes symptoms worse. So, consult a doctor to help you break the habit.
Step 3. Lose weight
Obesity and being overweight can increase the occurrence of numbness in your feet and toes. So, consult your doctor for some healthy weight loss tips to help relieve some of the symptoms you are experiencing.
Weight loss also helps lower your blood pressure, which may also reduce the occurrence of tingling. If losing weight is not enough to control blood pressure then consider consulting your doctor for treatment
Step 4. Use products made to treat the feet of people with diabetes
Compression stockings or socks-which apply pressure to specific areas-help stimulate blood circulation, which can reduce numbness. Special lotions containing capsaicin - the chemical that gives you a spicy taste - may also relieve the numbness you feel.
Step 5. Follow the instructions to relieve periodic numbness
If you have diabetes, you may still benefit from some of the suggested ways to recover from intermittent tingling. For example, moving, lifting/raising and massaging your feet, and using warm compresses. While they may offer temporary relief from your symptoms, keep in mind that these methods won't cure an unexplained disease, so you still need to be vigilant about treating your diabetes and being careful with your feet.
Step 6. Talk to your doctor about some alternative treatments
Several studies have shown the benefits of relaxation and biofeedback (a type of alternative medicine in the form of mind-body therapy using a series of techniques to control the body's response), as well as anodyne therapy (light therapy with monochromatic infrared energy), in the treatment of tingling in the feet associated with diabetes. These treatments may not be covered by your insurance, but they may be a good thing if other methods don't relieve your numbness.
Your doctor may also prescribe medication for the numbness you're experiencing, but most likely these drugs are off-label -drugs prescribed by doctors with new indications that don't match the drug information approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). American Medicine) and the POM Agency
Method 3 of 3: Coping With Chronic Tingling Due to Various Other Conditions
Step 1. Get treatment for various wounds
Injuries to the feet, toes, ankles, head, or spine can cause tingling. An orthopedic surgeon, neurologist, or chiropractor (a doctor of chiropractic, a scientific alternative medicine that treats several ailments by repairing the structure of the spine – where hundreds of nerves gather) may be able to treat your wound to relieve numbness.
Step 2. Consult all types of drugs with your doctor
Chemotherapy drugs often cause numbness in the feet and hands, as do some prescription drugs for various conditions. If you start to experience tingling sensations after taking a new medication, talk to your doctor to determine if the benefits outweigh the side effects. To treat your condition, other types of drugs may be available that do not have the same side effects.
Never stop taking medication without consulting your doctor first. For some types of drugs, you need to reduce the dose slowly
Step 3. Take vitamin supplements
Lack of vitamin B12 or some other vitamins may cause numbness. Get a blood test for a possible vitamin deficiency, and start taking the recommended supplements if you have any vitamin deficiencies.
Step 4. Take medication for chronic conditions
Persistent numbness in your feet and toes may be a symptom of an unknown condition, including multiple sclerosis, arthritis (arthritis), Lyme disease-a contagious infection caused by animal fleas-and more. Taking medication for an unexplained condition may help reduce the numbness in your feet.
- If you've never been diagnosed with a chronic condition, tingling in your feet and toes may be an early sign. Be sure to talk to your doctor about all the symptoms you are experiencing, so that the doctor can know what type of examination to do.
- If you already have a diagnosis, but the tingling is an early symptom, be sure to bring it up with your doctor at your next appointment to find out, if available, additional medications you should take or other forms of treatment you should take.
Step 5. Reduce alcohol consumption
Consuming large amounts of alcohol can cause numbness in the legs and arms, including the feet and toes. Reducing your habit of drinking alcohol can help prevent tingling..
Step 6. Treat the symptoms that appear
If you have taken all the necessary steps to address the unclear cause of the numbness in your feet but the numbness is still not going away, try following these steps to restore periodic numbness. While some of these methods won't cure your condition, doing things like elevating your feet, applying warm compresses, massaging your feet, and moving your feet in circles may help temporarily relieve your symptoms.
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