What is the cause of limb numbness

Symptoms that appear then you should see a doctor 

There are symptoms if you are associated with numbness, the patient should then see a doctor for a possible cause that requires urgent medical care, such as:

1. Stuart numbing suddenly.
2. Numbness followed a head injury.
3. Includes both the arm and the foot.
4. His paralysis or weakness in the limbs.
5. It's accompanied by severe and severe headaches.
6. Loss of consciousness even for a short time.
7. Accompanied by heavy speech, cataracts or a change of vision, weakness or difficulty walking.

Diagnosis of limb numbness

The first step in diagnosing any disease is by taking full information about numbness and its location and when it appears and whether there are other symptoms associated with and whether there are any medications taken by the patient or diseases, and then clinical examination, and the doctor can request laboratory tests to reveal the cause of the numbness based on the information given by the patient Such as blood tests that can reveal vitamin B12 deficiency, diabetes or an element deficiency, your doctor may also order a sample of cerebrospinal fluid that may show antibodies associated with peripheral neuropathy, and can take a biopsy of the nerve, an MRI, an image of the blood vessels or y. The spine and head are ctomy, depending on the condition and the images and examinations required.

Treatment of limb numbness

Treatment of numbness and any treatment for any disease, especially if it is a symptom of many diseases depends on the correct diagnosis to be treated and after treatment goes to the numbness. For inherited types of peripheral neuropathy, there is currently no treatment available for such conditions, and for acquired peripheral neuropathy; there are treatments for them, for example, peripheral neuropathy caused by a disease Diabetes, controlling diabetes and attention to blood sugar levels delay the onset of this disease, and taking vitamins leads to improvements in people with numbness due to vitamin deficiency or elements such as vitamin B12 deficiency. If neurons do not die, they have the ability to regenerate. In some cases, numbness can be alleviated by taking medications that treat depression, such as Amitriptyline and anticonvulsants. If numbness is a pain and is confined to a particular area, a topical cream such as Capsaicin, a chili cream, can be placed and its function is to stop pain signals from nerves to the brain.

Home ways to prevent and mitigate numbness

Although there are diseases that are not preventable, a healthy life always protects against diseases, and there are several tips and steps that can be done in everyday life and practiced at home that may be useful in preventing and mitigating limb numbness, including:

• Apply warm compresses to the area with numbness, warm compresses play a role in expanding blood vessels and relaxing muscles and nerves.
• Massage the affected area with numbness, as it increases the blood reaching the area and stimulates nerves and muscles in the affected area.
• Exercise constantly.
• Eating foods that contain vitamin B 6 and B12, because they are important vitamins for the health and deficiency of neurons that lead to limb numbness. Eggs, avocados, dairy, cheeses, nuts, meat, bananas and dried fruits.
• Eat foods that contain magnesium, because the lack of this ingredient leads to numbness of the limbs, from foods that contain magnesium: dark green vegetables, nuts and peanut butter, soy, avocado and bananas.
• Cinnamon Intake: Cinnamon has great benefits, including that it is rich in potassium, magnesium and vitamin B, and increases blood flow to the limbs, reducing the effect of numbness.
• Stay away from sitting and standing for a long time as it leads to numbness of the limbs.
• Reduce excess weight.