Hands and feet numbness don't careless

Different parts may indicate different diseases

LiuJingGong First affiliated hospital of hunan university of Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine to

        Hands and feet numbness is we are often faced with the symptoms. Occasionally one or in a short period of time to eliminate, not a big problem. But if long time can't ease, should be vigilant.

        When wrist flexion fingers numb aggravating may be carpal tunnel syndrome. Carpal tunnel syndrome refers to the wrist strain causes such as wrist thickening of transverse ligament, the carpal tube swollen tendons, blood stasis group degeneration, or carpal bone degeneration hyperplasia inside of lumen diameter was reduced, thus the oppression median nerve, cause the fingers numb. The disease progression. Common in is engaged in the wash his clothes, and mop the floor more housework such as middle-aged women. This kind of circumstance to orthopaedic or rehabilitation clinic.

        Single hand numbness vigilant cervical spondylosis. If it is unilateral arms, fingers numb, is likely to be caused by cervical spondylosis. This kind of numbness is usually chronic, recurrent, and at the same time accompanied by neck shoulder pain, stiffness, etc. Long-term work head, neck, cold, pillow mat had higher case, easy to cause the disease. After the symptoms to diagnosis, given the necessary rehabilitation measures, such as high frequency, low frequency, traction, phototherapy, and spa treatments, usually the earlier rehabilitation treatment, clinical effect is better. This kind of circumstance to orthopaedic or rehabilitation clinic.

        One leg numb alert to lumbar disease. If it is unilateral thigh or calf and feet numbness, lumbar disease. Characterized by chronic, recurrent numbness, at the same time, accompanied by the waist pain, discomfort and other symptoms. Long engaged in heavy physical work, strenuous exercise, has a history of trauma, smoking, cold, bad posture, such as cases, easy to cause the disease. Lumbar diseases, common diseases are lumbar disc and lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar instability, or may be after lumbar olisthe, yellow ligament or longitudinal ligament calcification and other diseases. Need to orthopaedic or spine surgery clinic.

        Unilateral limb numbness may be cerebral apoplexy aura. If one side hands and feet numbness in limbs, but on the other side is completely normal, may be a harbinger of cerebral apoplexy. Numbness caused by cerebral infarction, usually acute, can also be associated with speech disorders, side limb function disorder, appear this kind of situation should go to a doctor immediately.

        Symmetry numbness should prevent diabetes complications. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy caused by, often assumes the symmetry, pain and paresthesia, lower limb symptoms than upper limbs. Paresthesia has numbness, ant walking, climbing, fever, get an electric shock feeling, often toes upward from the far end of the knee, patients have abnormal wear socks and gloves. This kind of circumstance should be as soon as possible to the endocrinology clinic.

        Hemp tumor pain more than careful. The elderly in long-term chronic hand and foot numbness, continuous cannot alleviate, consider can be caused by malignant tumor. Late tumor because hematogenously effect, will generate the corresponding neurological symptoms, such as hands and feet numbness, weakness, walking instability, etc. That need to be clear in physical and auxiliary examination diagnosis. Women especially need to examine ovarian and breast, in order to detect tumor, timely treatment. This kind of situation can be to oncology or gynecological clinic.

        In addition, there are some, such as local stenosis of neurogenic disease, body, raynaud's syndrome, lower extremity varicose veins, heart disease can also cause numbness of the limbs, so after excluding the common cause, but should also consider the possibility of these diseases.

        It is important to note that cannot simple symptomatic treatment for hands and feet numbness, priority is clear diagnosis, search for the cause. Whatever the reason caused the hands and feet numbness, should go to a hospital checking, determine presence of nerve damage. If you have any neurological problems, if necessary, need to do electromyography examination, further confirmed that the degree of nerve damage, scope, nature and so on. After diagnosis, should make the necessary rehabilitation as soon as possible. If it is, of course, other diseases caused by the hands and feet numbness, should be to the relevant departments to make a diagnosis and give treatment.

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