Have you ever noticed a sensation of partial numbness on the skin, as well as a type of burning? This problem is known as paresthesia. Any type of tingling or tingling is usually due to a damaged sensory nerve or some disease related to the nerve endings. There are many parts of the body where this sensation can occur, but the back is one of the most frequent places in which it is experienced.
You have to pay special attention to this type of discomfort, since if you ignore it, in the long run this tingling could end in numbness. If you want to know more about this topic, keep reading because in this oneHOWTO article we explain everything about the tingling in the back: symptoms and treatment.
Paresthesia or tingling in the back: causes
The causes that cause paresthesia are related to the specific affected area, although it can also be caused by a nervous disease.
With this in mind, this problem can occur due to a spinal cord disorder, spinal problems, sports injuries, cerebrovascular injuries, peripheral neuropathy, sciatica and any back pathology such as a herniated disc. Depending on the affected area, the discomfort will appear in some parts of the body or others.
Other most common causes for which paresthesia may appear are:
- Stress and anxiety: if you feel tingling in the back and dizziness, along with other symptoms such as ringing in the ears or sweats, you should contact a specialist, as it could be due to a severe anxiety disorder. If you think this is your case, apart from contacting a psychologist, we recommend that you take a look at this article on How to overcome anxiety.
- If you remain in a sitting or standing place for a long period of time.
- Cancer: If there is a tumor in the spinal cord, you may experience paresthesia as well as severe back pain that runs down to the legs.
- Diabetes: back tingling is one of the most frequent symptoms when you have diabetes, because this disease occurs due to a high level of sugar in the blood, which affects the nervous system producing these discomforts. This article on How to know if I have diabetes can be very useful to you.
- Circulatory problems: If any part of the body does not receive enough blood, you will experience tingling. To avoid this, it is important to avoid tobacco and alcohol and to eat a balanced diet.
- If you have a tingling in the back at the level of the shoulder blade, it is most likely due to a muscle contracture that can be worsened by the anxiety that the tingling can produce. This article on How to Heal a Muscle Twitch can help you with a few simple steps. If the pain does not go away or worsens, it is best to put yourself in the hands of professionals who can alleviate these discomforts.
Treatment of tingling in the back
Normally, when your back tingles, this discomfort disappears within a few days. However, it is essential to go to the doctor to examine you and find out the specific condition, since the treatment will depend on this.
It is common for doctors to prescribe an analgesic so that the discomfort stops and the pain is minimized, however, it depends on the specific diagnosis, the doctor will start one treatment or another to ensure the greatest effectiveness. It is essential, even so, to carry a healthy life style: exercise daily, stay away from bad habits, eat a balanced diet, etc.
When to go to the doctor for a tingling in the back
Before any back tingling, it is recommended to see a doctor to examine you and not develop a more serious problem.
You should go to a doctor without hesitation if you find yourself in these situations:
- If your back is tingling for the first time, to rule out serious problems.
- If your back hurts too much.
- If you get dizzy or look blurry.
- If you experience these discomforts very often.
- If the frequency in which you suffer these episodes increases.
Now that you know the causes of back tingling, try to prevent this problem by staying away from the bad ones and following the healthiest possible habits, without stress.
This article is merely informative, at oneHOWTO we do not have the power to prescribe any medical treatment or make any type of diagnosis. We invite you to see a doctor in the case of presenting any type of condition or discomfort.
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