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A member asked:
When your foot falls asleep and then you stand up and get that intense tingling, what is that really?
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Neuropraxia: It is called neuropraxia which is a temporary nerve injury due to loss of blood flow to the nerve. The nerves are very sensitive and when they loose blood flow they stop working very quickly. The burning pain that follows the tingling is the same issue as the pain nerves wake up.
Answered 5/15/2014
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