Question 1

what can causes pins and needles in left arm, leg and foot?

Accepted Answer

See below: This problem can only be solved by seeing your doctor and being evaluated face-to-face.  After a thorough examination, your doctor should be able to tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.

Question 2

i've been in a cast for a rupter achilles tendon repair and i keep getting a pins and needles feeling in my leg and foot... it also keeps swelling, get a tight feeling in the cast. what should i do?

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See your Dr: See your Dr who applied the cast ASAP or your orthopedic surgeon. There is a chance that the swelling is causing nerve compression or lowered circulation. They might need to cut the cast off and re cast it. They should also look at why your leg is swelling so much.

Question 3

20 year old, healthy female, cold feet and hands, regular pins and needles in legs, numbness, tingling and sometimes throbbing, skin discolours?

Accepted Answer

Raynaud's?: What you are describing sounds like Raynaud's. Consider a rheumatology consult.

Question 4

what causes intermittent pins and needles in feet and legs?

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Neuropathy/Vascular: The main causes of pins and needles are the following:  neuropathy (usually from diabetes or alcohol use), impaired blood flow, or metabolic causes such as changes in calcium or magnesium.  Some medications can cause pins and needles-a common medication would be topiramate. A neurologist would be able to help you by doing an exam, ordering blood tests and an EMG test.

Question 5

i have pins and needles in both feet and lower leg. it is always worse after i have done strenuous work. i get a twinge at the top of my spine too.

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Tell your doctor: I assume that this is relatively new? In a 31 year old female who I'll assume is otherwise healthy, this may warrant a full neurologic examination, and you may need an MRI. If you are having any bowel or bladder symptoms, please see a doctor ASAP. Feel free to request a virtual consult, or go see your local doctor. Good luck!

Question 6

while returning home i had pins and needles starting in feet , legs.it became severe at night with crawling bug sensations on my body and with chills.

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Get evaluated ASAP: May merely be start of viral event, but description could raise concerns regarding peripheral nerve problem which is ascending.  If you have weakness and feel flu-like, this could be a sign of a problem for which you need help.  See your doctor today.

Question 7

when getting out of bed in morning painful pins and needles on btm of feet.  now that pain is starting to travel up the back of both legs.  what is it?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: This could be a number of things, and your history and physical exam will be key to identify the cause and potential treatment.  Please see your doctor who can order some tests (e.g. electrodiagnostics) that may be helpful in diagnosis and therapeutic options.

Question 8

pins and needles right leg  and foot and tingling head right side?

Accepted Answer

Have any neck pain?: Cervical spine problems can cause radiculopathy symptoms  like what you have. Get an xray of neck spine , in addn. to regular evaluation by your Primary care doctor.

Question 9

does metal plates and screws in lower leg can cause pins and needles and tingling in the foot.

Accepted Answer

No: The metal itself when implanted does not cause these sensations by their very nature. The injury that needs the hardware may have caused it, the surgery itself (retracting nerves out of the way to place the metal) , post-operative swelling , the use of a tourniquet are some of the many causes that can cause tingling etc. After surgery

see your doctor for evaluation and explanation.

Question 10

i have a pins and needles feeling in my foot that travels up my leg and makes my face feel numb. whats wrong?

Accepted Answer

Not sure this could : Happen that way. The nerves in the foot don't connect with the nerves in the face, but obviously you do have a nerve related issue and should see a doctor for a consultation.

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What can causes pins and needles in left arm, leg and foot?

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I've been in a cast for a rupter achilles tendon repair and i keep getting a pins and needles feeling in my leg and foot... it also keeps swelling, get a tight feeling in the cast. what should i do?

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20 year old, healthy female, cold feet and hands, regular pins and needles in legs, numbness, tingling and sometimes throbbing, skin discolours?

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What causes intermittent pins and needles in feet and legs?

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I have pins and needles in both feet and lower leg. it is always worse after i have done strenuous work. i get a twinge at the top of my spine too.

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While returning home i had pins and needles starting in feet , legs.it became severe at night with crawling bug sensations on my body and with chills.

A member asked:

When getting out of bed in morning painful pins and needles on btm of feet. now that pain is starting to travel up the back of both legs. what is it?

A member asked:

Pins and needles right leg and foot and tingling head right side?

A member asked:

Does metal plates and screws in lower leg can cause pins and needles and tingling in the foot.

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I have a pins and needles feeling in my foot that travels up my leg and makes my face feel numb. whats wrong?

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