Are your hands falling asleep? Do you experience tingling? You may have carpal or cubital tunnel syndromes. DMOS Orthopaedic Centers’ Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon Dr. Shane Cook shares more about ...

Your hands contain some of the most sensitive touch receptors in your entire body, and all of those touch receptors are connected to your brain by a network of nerves. If even one of those nerves—or ...

This article was medically reviewed by Rekha Kumar, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on July 10, 2019. Your hands contain some of the most ...

Paresthesia refers to the tingling, pricking, “pins and needles” sensation that occurs beneath the skin, according to the Cleveland Clinic. If you’ve ever “slept” on your hand, arm or leg, the ...

Numbness, Tingling, Weakness, and Coolness in a ‘Jammed’ Hand A man tells the orthopedics clinic staff about odd sensations in his hand a week after a car accident. Mr. P, aged 31 years, is a ...

Numbness in the right arm has many possible causes, including nerve damage, a herniated disk, and a stroke. Pain may also be present. Depending on the cause, a person with this symptom may also ...

When one of my friends wanted to sign a cheque recently, and the two fingers to hold the pen couldn’t do the job, and a doctor suggested he may have had a partial stroke, he had to embark on serious ...

Numbness, tingling, or lack of feeling in your lower legs can be a temporary experience after sitting down for too long. Sometimes we say our limbs “go to sleep.” It can also be a warning sign of many ...

Tingling or numbness in your buttocks that lasts just a few minutes after sitting on a hard chair for an extended period is not uncommon and not usually a cause for concern. If the numbness is ongoing ...