Ever lost feeling in your fingers during a ride, had a numb foot during a long run, or felt pain in the brow after a swim? Nerve entrapment syndromes are the culprit – and they're really common in ...

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD Diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome are common causes of numbness in the ...

You brush off that tingling in your fingers as sleeping funny or sitting too long at your computer. But finger numbness isn’t always harmless — it can be your body’s early warning system alerting you ...

Numb fingers might seem like a minor inconvenience at first, an odd sensation that comes and goes. However, this symptom should not be dismissed lightly. Understanding the potential causes and ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Common Concern During the winter months, many individuals notice a sensation of numbness, tingling, or coldness in their ...

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a rare condition causing compression of the ulnar nerve, resulting in neuropraxia as the nerve transverses the cubital tunnel of the elbow. Symptoms typically include ...

Raynaud’s disease can cause fingers to turn white. Cold temperatures can be intolerable to people who suffer from the condition George Banker keeps a pair of hand warmers in his car in case he needs ...

‘‘What do you think of this?’’ the 54-year-old woman asked her friend, who happened to be a doctor. They were at a popular bakery in downtown New Haven, Conn., on a Saturday afternoon making cupcakes ...

A man in his 40s presents to urgent care with 3 days of worsening pain in his right elbow, numbness in his right pinky and ring fingers, and numbness in the right hand. The symptoms began after he ...