Numbness & Tingling Care in Tigard, OR
When Sensation Changes, Start by Understanding Why
Numbness, tingling, pins and needles, or other changes in sensation can have different contributing sources. At BeWell Chiropractic, we start with an evaluation to better understand what may be affecting the involved nerve or sensory pathway before recommending care.
Are You Experiencing Numbness or Tingling?
A hand or foot that feels partly asleep
An area that simply does not feel quite normal
Pins and needles in your fingers
Burning or altered sensation
We Recommend You Schedule an Evaluation if You're Noticing the Following:
An occasional sensation may pass quickly. But when numbness or tingling keeps returning, lasts longer than expected, or becomes a recurring part of your day, it may be worth taking a closer look.
Sensory changes can become harder to dismiss when they interfere with typing, gripping, exercising, sleeping, working, or other normal activities.
Maybe your fingers begin tingling after long periods at a computer. Maybe the sensation appeared after an injury. Recognizing when symptoms show up can provide useful information during an evaluation.
Numbness or tingling that is becoming more noticeable, spreading to another area, or otherwise changing deserves appropriate evaluation.
When Numbness Needs Urgent Medical Attention
Seek emergency medical care for sudden numbness or tingling when it occurs with symptoms such as weakness or paralysis, confusion, trouble speaking, significant vision changes, difficulty walking, or a sudden severe headache.
Numbness or tingling that begins immediately after a significant head, neck, or back injury also warrants urgent medical evaluation.
The Nerve Pathway
Numbness &Tingling May Not Start Where You Feel It
Nerves travel through different areas of the body before reaching the places where you feel sensation. For numbness or tingling in the hand or fingers, that means the evaluation may need to consider more than the hand itself.
The location and pattern of your symptoms provide useful clues. They do not automatically tell us where along the pathway the problem may be occurring.
That is why Dr. Crokin looks beyond the symptomatic area. Understanding where the nerve begins, where it travels, and which areas may be involved helps guide what should be evaluated next.
A Simple Way Dr. Crokin Explains It
Dr. Crokin sometimes compares nerve irritation to pressure on a garden hose. If something is interfering with the pathway, the goal is to identify where that interference may be occurring and reduce the stress on the system where appropriate.
The analogy is simple, but the important point is that care starts with what the evaluation finds, not with a predetermined treatment.
And sometimes the most important finding is whether this type of care is appropriate for your situation in the first place.
How BeWell Narrows Down What May Be Contributing
Your Symptom Pattern
The Nerve Pathway
Movement & Spinal Findings
Neurological & Sensory Findings
Where Care May Focus
Care Should Follow the Findings
What the evaluation finds helps determine what comes next. There is not one standard treatment for everyone with numbness or tingling. Depending on what the evaluation shows, care may focus on different areas and may use different approaches.
Joint & Movement Support
Soft Tissue & Hands-On Care
Additional Therapies When Appropriate
Where Care May Focus
The Right Next Step Depends on What We Find
Symptoms / Unresolved Question
Evaluation
What Do the Findings Suggest?
Chiropractic Care
If the findings fit the kind of care we provide, we can discuss what approach may be appropriate.
Another Next Step
If they do not, another type of evaluation or care may make more sense.
What If My Tests Were Normal?
Some Symptoms Are Still Unexplained
Those tests can still provide important information. Different types of examination and testing are designed to evaluate different aspects of the body, so one normal result does not necessarily answer every question about a person's symptoms.
A BeWell evaluation does not replace medical testing or assume that something was missed. It provides another opportunity to look at your symptom pattern, movement, nerve pathway, and other relevant findings to determine whether our approach may be appropriate.
Common Questions About Numbness & Tingling
Not necessarily. Similar sensations can have different contributing factors, which is why understanding the symptom pattern and relevant nerve pathway is important.
The evaluation may include your symptom history, movement and spinal assessment, sensory or neurological findings, and other testing depending on what appears relevant to your situation.
Different types of examination and testing may provide different kinds of information. A BeWell evaluation does not replace medical testing, but it may provide another opportunity to evaluate movement, symptom patterns, nerve pathways, and other relevant findings.
Sensory changes may sometimes occur after an injury. The appropriate evaluation depends on the circumstances and symptom pattern.
Persistent, worsening, spreading, or functionally disruptive symptoms deserve appropriate evaluation. Seek urgent medical care when sudden numbness or tingling occurs with significant weakness or paralysis, confusion, difficulty speaking, major vision changes, difficulty walking, a sudden severe headache, or immediately after a significant head, neck, or back injury.