A member asked:

I have a soft tissue injury in ankle&have been having numbness&tingling, not too often but a few times.going to doc later.why does that happen?thanks!

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Injury: It is very common that nerves running through an injured area will be affected and cause numbness or tingling in the area that the nerves reach. Direct swelling and injury to the skin can also cause numbness/tingling of the affected skin. Need to understand what kind of injury.

Answered 10/23/2017

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