Treatment for Numbness & Tingling

If you’ve been experiencing numbness and tingling in your arms, legs or feet that won’t go away, you should get it checked out immediately! Numbness and tingling in the extremities are usually indicative of a longer standing problem affecting the sensory portion of the nerves.

The chiropractors at Advanced Spine & Wellness Center, located in Rockville, Maryland, can determine whether this injury is actual damage to a nerve or referred from nerves. Many people have left our chiropractic office no longer experiencing numbness and tingling.

Don’t blow off tingling or numbness, thinking your foot is asleep – especially if it doesn’t go away! Special attention needs to be paid to numbness and tingling because it has most likely been occurring for much longer than you have been experiencing the symptoms. Our structural correction techniques and acupuncture can help determine the cause of this problem and allow your body to function properly again.

Causes of Numbness & Tingling

Though often felt in the feet and hands, but able to occur anywhere, numbness and tingling can be caused by a number of different things. Such symptoms can even be a result of sitting or standing in one position for an extended period of time! Other causes of numbness and tingling include:

•    A herniated disc
•    An animal or insect bite
•    Certain medication
•    Lack of vitamin B12
•    Seizure
•    Stroke
•    Carpal tunnel syndrome
•    Diabetes
•    Multiple sclerosis

At best, a medication you’re taking is causing a tingling sensation in your hands. At worst, numbness and tingling could be indicative of a bigger problem such as a stroke, diabetes or multiple sclerosis. You should see a medical professional if:

•    The numbness and tingling persists
•    You experience sudden weakness or can’t move certain parts of your body
•    Your speech gets slurred or you have trouble speaking
•    You have difficulty seeing or walking
•    The numbness and tingling gets worse as you walk

We can’t stress the importance of this enough: don’t dismiss it as nothing. Many times, numbness and tingling indicate nerve damage, and in some cases, such symptoms are early signs of a stroke.

Numbness & Tingling Treatment in Maryland

If you seem to be experiencing numbness and tingling for no apparent reason (and even if the cause is apparent!), don’t wait for it to pass or tell yourself, “It’s nothing, it’ll probably go away.” Seemingly harmless tingling and numbness could be more dangerous than you think! Though you may not necessarily think it, chiropractic is a viable option for numbness and tingling treatment. Advanced Spine & Wellness Center has helped many Montgomery County residents, from Bethesda, Germantown, Silver Spring, Rockville, Maryland and the surrounding areas reduce their numbness and tingling – and we can help you too!