Chiropractic Health -- Numbness and Tingling in Arms and Legs

Numbness and/or Tingling in Arms and Legs

Numbness and/or  tingling down the arms and legs, also known as paresthesia, can also include symptoms such as pain, burning, pricking, or creeping along the skin. These symptoms generally indicate a malfunction of sensory nerves.


How Upper Cervical Care Relates to Numbness and Tingling in Arms & Legs

The purpose of upper cervical care is to correct cervical spine mechanics that are irritating spinal cord tracts and nerve roots that extend down the arms as well as down the spinal cord to the legs.1-15 While many sufferers of numbness, tingling, and pain in their arms and legs recall specific traumas such as head injuries, auto accidents or falls, which could have injured their spines, some do not. An upper cervical examination is necessary in each individual's case to assess whether an upper cervical injury is present and whether benefit from upper cervical care can be achieved.