Are you experiencing a tingling sensation in one or more places in your body with or without being able to connect the dots to a specific acute event that may have caused it? If so, we recommend seeing a physiotherapist (and perhaps a physician) right away. Here’s why.
Why See a Physiotherapist as Soon as You Experience a Discomforting Tingling Sensation Anywhere in Your Body
Can Quickly Identify if it’s the Result of an Acute Injury (and Provide Treatment)
You may not have been able to connect the dots to a specific event that caused the tingling sensation in the first place because you assume that there is no connection between two (or more) seemingly vast;y different parts of the body. However, just like referral pain (pain perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus/ origin) you may be experiencing referral (so to speak) tingling sensations. If you recently experienced an event (motor vehicle accident, etc.) where any part of your body came up against brute force, it may be the culprit. Upon examination and discussion a physiotherapist will be able to identify if the acute event was the root cause and can prescribe a corrective course of action that will include powerful exercises, movements, and stretches in addition to massage therapy, chiropractic work, and more.
Can Quickly Identify if it’s the Result of a Chronic Injury (and Provide Treatment)
In most cases, tingling sensations will come from compromised nerves that are due to repetitive strain injuries (RSI) such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and tendinitis (of the hands, wrist, elbow, etc.). Upon examination a physiotherapist will be able to identify if the tingling is caused by an RSI or other chronic condition and will prescribe a corrective course of action that will include a variety of physiotherapy treatments in addition to exercises, movements, and stretches that you can do at home.
Can Help Identify an Underlying Concern and Recommend Seeing a Physician
In rare cases, the tingling sensation is not connected to an acute or chronic injury, but an underlying medical condition that requires quick intervention from a physician. This could be the case for those who have early signs of diabetes, kidney disorders, liver disorders, MS, Parkinson’s and others. By discounting an acute or chronic injury a physiotherapist can then direct you to get in touch with a physician right away so that you can receive an accurate diagnosis and begin medical treatment. However, our work isn’t done there (if this is the case). Please keep reading.
Will be There to Help with Underlying Issues Too
If test results come back to identify that there is an underlying medical concern that has caused the tingling sensation, physiotherapy can help with treatment for recovery or to mitigate the symptoms of a more serious condition and subsequently improve quality of life. For example, in this recent physiotherapy news report, it was found that physiotherapy is highly effective in treatment rare conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) which is a condition in which a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves. Physiotherapy is also instrumental in improving the quality of life for Parkinson’s patients and more.
PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR TINGLING SENSATION IN GREATER VANCOUVER BC:
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