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 ...

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 ...

Numbness and tingling in the hands can be unsettling, especially if it occurs frequently. It might feel like tingling, pins and needles, or a complete loss of sensation. Keep reading to learn the ...

Numbness is a loss of feeling or sensitivity in a part of your body. If you’ve noticed numbness in your fingers, there are a lot of possible causes. Injured or pinched nerves can lead to numb fingers.

Have you ever experienced a sensation where your fingers get numb or tingle? This phenomenon can be alarming and uncomfortable. Understanding what it means if your fingers get numb or tingle is ...

One of the most common clinical questions patients ask is, “What is the cause of the numbness/tingling and/or pain in my hand or arm?” Assuming these symptoms have been long-standing and were not ...

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 ...

Nerve conditions can cause right-hand numbness. It may also be due to Raynaud’s disease, nutritional deficiencies, or injury. Treatment depends on the cause. In rare cases, numbness in the right hand ...

Ever lost feeling in your fingers during a ride, had a numb foot during a long run, or felt pain in the brow after a swim? Nerve entrapment syndromes are the culprit – and they're really common in ...

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Numbness in the hands while sleeping is often due to the compression of blood vessels or nerves due to a person’s sleeping position. A person’s hands may also become numb during sleep due to carpal ...

Numbness in one or both hands describes a loss of sensation or feeling in your hand or fingers. Often, numbness in hand may be accompanied by other changes, such as a pins-and-needles sensation, ...