What Causes Numbness in Foot and Toes?
As has been mentioned already, foot numbness can have several causes, out of which the most common and the important causes are enlisted below • The most common cause of foot numbness is poor blood circulation to the foot. This can be caused by sitting or standing in the same position for prolonged time period, or sitting with the leg crossed. • Raynaud’s syndrome is a disorder which can cause foot numbness in response to stimuli like, cold and stress. This disorder mainly affects the extremities of the body including, the feet, hands, toes and the fingers. • A pinched nerve in the foot can too cause numbness and tingling in foot and the toes. • Diabetes can also cause tingling and numbness in foot. Diabetes is known to cause diabetic neuropathy by damaging the peripheral nerves, which in turn can manifest in numbness, especially numbness in legs and the feet. • Like diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy can too cause pain and numbness in hands and the feet. Peripheral neuropathy
