This article was medically reviewed by Rekha Kumar, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board, on July 10, 2019. Your hands contain some of the most ...

Waking up with a numb hand can be an unsettling experience. The sensation of pins and needles or complete numbness often leaves many wondering what’s happening beneath the surface. Understanding why ...

Learn about common causes of nighttime hand numbness from sleep positioning to serious underlying health conditions requiring treatment.

You may have heard of sleep paralysis but numbness in hands and feet while sleeping is another common problem experienced by many people. This condition may be temporary, but if it happens frequently, ...

A simple hand stretch shared by a physiotherapist is gaining attention for potentially relieving hand numbness. Research also indicates that shoulder problems can contribute to hand numbness, ...

Your hands contain some of the most sensitive touch receptors in your entire body, and all of those touch receptors are connected to your brain by a network of nerves. If even one of those nerves—or ...

A 50-year-old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension presents with a chief complaint of left hand numbness. She reports a 6-month history of left hand numbness and tingling, primarily ...

Are your hands falling asleep? Do you experience tingling? You may have carpal or cubital tunnel syndromes. DMOS Orthopaedic Centers’ Hand and Upper Extremity Surgeon Dr. Shane Cook shares more about ...

When it's extra cold outside, even if you remember your gloves or mittens, your fingers are always the first things to go numb. In this case, that's due to a process called vasoconstriction, in which ...

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If you’ve never taken your hands off your handlebars midride to shake out numbness or a pins and needles sensation, are you even a cyclist? Although we don’t have the data to know exactly how common ...