Well I am not the only one I'm sure, but why do our legs go numb?
2006-10-18 12:12:16 · 8 answers · asked by HAPPY <3 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Well if the tingling sensation is of the circulation coming back...then do we realize it when it is cut off? And what happens when it's cut off for long?
2006-10-18 12:30:17 · update #1
When any part of your body goes numb (falls asleep), your body is signaling you that that extremity is not receiving enough oxygen (carried through your blood). In other words, the circulation to that part of your body is being blocked.
The numbness is how your body tells you to shift from your current position.
The tingling sensation you might feel after shifting is your sign that circulation is returning.
2006-10-18 12:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by the_dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because there is a lack of blood flowing to your leg.
[i.e. when I sit on my leg, I cut off circulation, so it goes numb]
2006-10-18 19:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by Jacques 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Circulation of the blood supply to the legs has been interfered with, maybe by sitting on the leg.
2006-10-18 19:23:19 · answer #3 · answered by lightellen3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Circulation!
2006-10-18 19:23:09 · answer #4 · answered by cshell442003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when you sit in a certain position, you are cutting the nerves and blood vessels off from the room they need to properly operate. The tingly feeling when it starts to "wake up" is the blood flowing back in.
2006-10-18 19:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your legs fall sleep when there is a lack of blood flow to the nerves and muscles in your legs.
2006-10-18 19:21:03 · answer #6 · answered by Rod is the coolest guy I know 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand it is lack of blood flow.
2006-10-18 19:20:18 · answer #7 · answered by *Erin* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a pinched nerve, not blood flow
2006-10-18 19:19:25 · answer #8 · answered by just visiting 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋