If you are experiencing pins and needles in your right arm and hand, it may be due to your arm falling asleep. This means that your arm was in a position that compressed nerves.
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∙ 2014-08-21 20:02:51When you cut off circulation in your arms or legs, your hand gets numb due to the lack of blood. When you let blood go back into your arm or leg, the reaction feels like pins and needles are gently pressing against the area. This is also known as an arm or leg falling asleep.
When you cut off blood supply to a certain part of your body, your body will feel like you are on pins and needles. When you remove the pressure your limb will return to normal.
It sounds like a small heart attac, go to he doctor!
Restricted blood-flow to the hands causes a numbness that brings on 'pins and needles' when the blood-flow is restored. Sleeping with your arms underneath your body, is a common cause of numbness in your arm and hands.
My right arm use to do this, maybe try sleeping with your arm in a different position. Hope this helps :)
left shoulder and arm sore then it gets pins and needles
Pins and needles is caused by the blood supply stopping
hypertension
Lack of movement!!
When you stop the blood flow and then let the blood back into your arm you get pins and needles, it can be caused by learning on it.
Normally, resting the effected arm and using pain killers.
sitting or lying in one position for too long
It's common. It's caused by odema (swelling, water retention) that put pressure on the nerves that go through the arm and hand. That is what causes pins, needles and pain. See your doctor and get a splint to wear.
When you cut off circulation in your arms or legs, your hand gets numb due to the lack of blood. When you let blood go back into your arm or leg, the reaction feels like pins and needles are gently pressing against the area. This is also known as an arm or leg falling asleep.
To be on the safe side, make your way to a medical centre to be checked over.
Bad Circulation, Stroke, Heart Attack. You should see a doctor, not the internet.
Tingling in the arm is usually paresthesiae, that "pins and needles" feeling one gets when falling asleep on the arm for example. Tingling also can happen in the right arm when Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is present.