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What Causes Pain, Numbness And Tingling Sensation In Feet?

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Posted on Fri, 22 Apr 2016
Question: When I*m on my feet for 20 minutes of so, my feet start to tingle,...and then hurt and go numb, and if I don*t sit down, I(ll fall down,...but after I sit for a few minutes I can get up and go,....but the same thing will happen again. What ia it?
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (3 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Transient nerve compression.

Detailed Answer:
Hi Raybullion,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query.

If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have told you that the clinical description you have given is indicative of transient nerve compression-which is physiological in nature.

To explain,when we keep our limbs in a certain position for some time,some of our nerves must be under compression(pressure) depending on our posture,which results in numbness and tingling of the respective part of our body.This improves once we change our body posture or limb position.

This is physiological phenomenon and happens with many people.

However,sometimes in neuropathy,initial presentation may be tingling and numbness.So,please tell whether you have any other history which predispose to neuropathy like Diabetes,chronic alcoholism?

I shall be glad to have you in follow-up with details.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Pain, Numbness And Tingling Sensation In Feet?

Brief Answer: Transient nerve compression. Detailed Answer: Hi Raybullion, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist,here to answer your query. If you would have presented to me as an outpatient,I would have told you that the clinical description you have given is indicative of transient nerve compression-which is physiological in nature. To explain,when we keep our limbs in a certain position for some time,some of our nerves must be under compression(pressure) depending on our posture,which results in numbness and tingling of the respective part of our body.This improves once we change our body posture or limb position. This is physiological phenomenon and happens with many people. However,sometimes in neuropathy,initial presentation may be tingling and numbness.So,please tell whether you have any other history which predispose to neuropathy like Diabetes,chronic alcoholism? I shall be glad to have you in follow-up with details. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)