Numbness of hands and feet is one of the most common symptoms in daily life, such as pregnancy, improper sleeping posture, squatting and squatting, which can be eliminated in a short time, and there will be no big problem. However, some people who have numbness and numbness for a long time (more than one day) can not be relieved, so they have to see a doctor. But which department should I see? Experts say, no matter what causes numbness, should be the first treatment of neurology.
There are four reasons for the numbness of hands and feet:
First, people with diabetes may have numbness in their hands and feet. As long as the body parts of the regular numbness, soreness and swelling, it is necessary to timely examination of blood sugar, elderly people should pay particular attention to.
Two is the numbness caused by drugs or chemical agents. Such as cold or diarrhea when taking berberine or furazolidone, can cause numbness; in hydrogen, carbon disulfide, arsenic in the environment will stay for a long time, numbness.
Three is neuritis caused by numbness. The most common symptoms of neuritis are numbness of hands and feet, muscular atrophy and weakness of limbs. If you have diarrhea or cold for half a month, it will cause neuritis.
The four is the numbness of limbs. At the same time not limbs numbness, but scattered, this is the local nerve was stimulated, such as drunken coma caused by stroke, head of nerve stimulation, the elderly with a stick against nerve stimulation, caused by cervical spondylosis, lumbar shoulder numbness in the upper limb nerve stimulation caused by leg numbness.
Numbness of hands and feet can not be symptomatic treatment, but to the cause of treatment. No matter what the cause of the numbness of the hands and feet, should first go to the hospital neurology for examination, to determine whether the nerve damage, what kind of stimulus.
If the nerve problem, but also need to make electromyography, further confirm the extent, extent, nature and so on nerve damage. If it is caused by other causes of numbness of the hands and feet, then transferred to other related departments for treatment.
The numbness of hands and feet caused by nerve injury should be chosen according to the extent, range and nature of the nerve injury. Drug therapy usually involves acupuncture and physical therapy at the same time, prompting rapid recovery. Surgical treatment is through surgery to relieve nerve oppression from oppression, to stimulate the nerve.