Paresthesia; It is the name given to all conditions that are expressed in different ways that are felt on the skin, such as tingling, pins and needles, stinging, numbness.

Paresthesia can occur in a wide variety of conditions, such as disease, disorder, or nerve injury. Sitting in the same position with legs crossed, such as temporary paresthesia, may be due to compression on the nerves for simple reasons such as long-term bicycle tours.

Paresthesia can occur in severe orthopedic conditions, as well as in diseases of the nervous system. In some cases, paresthesia is a symptom of a serious or life-threatening condition that should be evaluated as soon as possible in an emergency setting.

What Are the Symptoms of Paresthesia?

Paresthesia is a disease that occurs especially in the arms, legs and hands. Paresthesia is manifested mainly by burning and tingling.

• A tingling sensation in the limbs.
• Appearance of numbness in the limbs.
• Feeling like a needle is sticking in the body.

Paresthesia Treatment

In drug treatment, oral drug support is given by the specialist doctor for the current problems of the patients. It is a widely preferred method in the treatment of the disease.

In physical therapy, it is aimed for the patient to strengthen the muscles, repair the tissues and eliminate the nerve pressure in the company of a specialist physiotherapist. Flexibility is given to the muscles and range of motion is increased.

Surgical treatment is the operation performed when all the methods applied are not effective. In some patients, it may be necessary to reduce the pressure for nerve compression. Therefore, surgery may be preferred.

Rest and supportive therapy is the treatment applied to the whole or part of the body to relieve pain caused by nerve compression. It is based on the improvement of tissues.