Getting my feet rubbed at bedtime was recommended to me to improve circulation to my feet seen as they swell up so big now cause they don't move all day,once they are positioned in the morning that is the way they stay until bedtime.It doesn't tickle but it just feels good.
2007-01-17 13:11:49 · 15 answers · asked by mark s 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Unless your spine was actually severed at T-4 there are still some active nerve connections like the ones that you are using to feel your feet being rubbed.
You can still be paralyzed and retain some sensation in some areas. Since every injury is different and has different effects then it is hard to lump all the injuries into a category. Also if the nerves physically still exist and are connected then a change in your medical condition or the pressure on the nerve or other factors can improve or degenerate the condition of your nerves.
This could be a sign of a change, but since the human body has very limited capability to repair the nervous system it is more likely a minor one. It could also be a sign of re-patterning where your nervous system uses your existing neural net to regain function by rerouting the signals it sends, what they means, and where they are sending their signals to. This is how the brain can repair itself after injury. The exact method that it uses is unknown and is one that we currently can't duplicate. If we could then maybe we could give you more function in your paralyzed body.
Unfortunately you could also be feeling a remembered sensation prompted when your feet are rubbed, or something else could be going on. The human nervous system is just too complicated for medical science to understand it. If you compare your foot’s nervous system to a computer it would be like comparing a bicycle to a car. They both get you from point A to point B, but like the car the human nervous system is so much more complicated.
Regardless of what is going on you need to inform you neurologist, if for no other reason than to see if you could regain some feeling.
According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve
"Damage to nerves can be caused by physical injury, swelling (e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome), autoimmune diseases (e.g. Guillain-Barré syndrome), infection (neuritis), diabetes, or failure of the blood vessels surrounding the nerve. Pinched nerves occur when pressure is placed on a nerve, usually from swelling due to an injury or pregnancy. Nerve damage or pinched nerves are usually accompanied by pain, numbness, weakness, or paralysis. Patients may feel these symptoms in areas far from the actual site of damage, a phenomenon called referred pain. Referred pain occurs because when a nerve is damaged, signalling is defective from all parts of the area which the nerve receives input, not just the site of the damage."
2007-01-17 15:31:15 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 07:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my partner is a T4 also, same level of feeling, he has very similar issues to fluid retention. When i rub his feet even though he cannot *feel* it the inside of his body can and it must release some feel good hormones or something. when i tickle his feet his legs will spasm, they still know they are being tickled, but he doesnt. as to the fluid retention we have found 1. using circulation socks 2. keeping shoes on at all times except when sleeping and showering and 3. when ever possible transferring from his wheelchair into his recliner/lift chair and having time in that with the legs extended works wonders. even not wearing shoes for a few hours makes his feet swell up.
2007-01-18 18:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the massage is what brought feeling to your feet then I would start getting massages all the way up to your nipples! It might improve your state! Awesome!
2007-01-17 13:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be able to remember the feeling when you were not paralyzed. People who become paralyzed after the age of 12 still have the sensations of their lower limbs.
2007-01-17 13:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by jammer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are getting feeling back, some sort of healing is going on. It's been known to happen.
2007-01-17 13:14:54 · answer #6 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-23 00:51:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frankly? Ewwww
2016-03-14 07:19:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your whole body has nerves. I am not a nurse but speaking from my experience. I have a pinched nerve on my spine. My heel feels like it is going to sleep and feels like it is going down. So it is nerves I think.
2007-01-17 13:19:13 · answer #9 · answered by Dollydoright 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know, i would have to know the nature of your condition, was it due to an accident, or from a disease.. if it was physical trauma, it may be that certain nerves were not damaged, and the condition is only semi-effective, thus, you are able to feel minute sensations.
its just a guess. but hey, if it feels good, do it!
2007-01-17 13:16:38 · answer #10 · answered by sobrien 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋