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Tingling in arms and hands

Tingling, paresthesias in medical terms, are a common complaint in Chiropractic forums and at the Chiropractic Coalface ... they speak of an irritation of the nervous system. That could be a pinched nerve in the neck, but it could be in the brain, a sign of diabetes which affects the nervous system, and occasionally of serious neurological diseases like MS.

As they old saying goes: if you hear hoofbeats, don't first think of zebras! Think horses. Tingling in arms and hands does not mean you have MS! It's more likely an irritated nerve in the spine.

Lower back and leg pain

Or that tingling in your leg could be a pinched nerve in your back or leg. In the younger person, more common you would need help for sciatica pain but in the older person it is often femoral nerve damage ...


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