pins and needles

[kingharold11]

Can anyone enlighten me about the above where does it come from, is it connected to PMR, or something else

[polkadotcom]

I count it as a nerve problem when I get it - I may have been sitting/lying awkwardly and a nerve has been squashed. For some strange reason I get it more when the weather is cooler.

I do have a lot of nerve pain in my legs anyway - but anyone can get pins and needles!

[SnazzyD]

Hello,

Depends where it is, when it happens, how long it lasts and other factors. Can mean a number of things and needs to be assessed by someone medical who can examine you physically and take a detailed history.

Hope you get to the bottom of it.

[Rose54]

Hi kingharold11

I have just been to my GP about this mine normally starts when sitting and using computer starts with a burning pain in neck them pins and needles in left arm can end up feeling very shaky inside sounds daft but only way I can explain .

Or left leg when sitting in certain chairs have been to Chiropractor and GP x-rays done on neck done waiting for results .

GP feels it is a structure issue .

Rose

[PMRpro Ambassador]

nhs.uk/Conditions/Pins-and-...

Depends where it is and other factors. Where it is and when it happens are also important factors. Tell us more.

[kingharold11]

Thinking a bout it its more like tingling than pins and needles its mostly in the muscles at the top of both arms

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to kingharold11]

I get tingling and electric shock feeling all over the place - I put it down to PMR!

But seriously - is it all the time? When you do certain things?

[kingharold11 in reply to PMRpro]

its most of the time but just at the tops of my arms biceps if women have them

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to kingharold11]

Yup - we have biceps too! And triceps on the other side...

The most likely cause is a nerve trapped in your neck - and that could either be related to the spine or to myofascial pain sybdrome. Both can irritate nerves and lead to the tingling sort of sensation you describe.

[kingharold11 in reply to PMRpro]

thanks pmrpro