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Can Pinched Nerve In Neck Cause Coldness In Feet And Shin?
Question: My feet and shins are cold even though I am warm beneath 2 blankets at 72 degrees. Can this be from pinched nerves in my neck?
Brief Answer:
could be anything from arterial disease to ... nothing
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
cold feet can be related to circulation problems like the peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which means that the arteries have narrowed lumens due to atherosclerosis. This usually presents gradually and is not supposed to be symmetric because the severity of lumen narrowing is not supposed to be the same in both legs. Over time the symptoms can become near-symmetric.
Microcirculation disorders which may indeed have something to do with the innervation of the little arteries may cause cold feet too. I can't confirm or exclude any relation with cervical nerve problems, but you're supposed to have more symptoms like pain for example. An MRI of the cervical spine may reveal such findings.
A completely normal individual may have cold feet sometimes. Some individuals experience cold feet more often than others, without any anatomic abnormality like arterial narrowing.
So, if you've never had cold feet and you've started only recently, you should check your arteries with a triplex ultrasound scan. This scan will delineate areas of atherosclerosis that may impair blood flow.
I hope I've helped!
You can contact me again, if you have more questions to ask.
Kind Regards!
could be anything from arterial disease to ... nothing
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
cold feet can be related to circulation problems like the peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which means that the arteries have narrowed lumens due to atherosclerosis. This usually presents gradually and is not supposed to be symmetric because the severity of lumen narrowing is not supposed to be the same in both legs. Over time the symptoms can become near-symmetric.
Microcirculation disorders which may indeed have something to do with the innervation of the little arteries may cause cold feet too. I can't confirm or exclude any relation with cervical nerve problems, but you're supposed to have more symptoms like pain for example. An MRI of the cervical spine may reveal such findings.
A completely normal individual may have cold feet sometimes. Some individuals experience cold feet more often than others, without any anatomic abnormality like arterial narrowing.
So, if you've never had cold feet and you've started only recently, you should check your arteries with a triplex ultrasound scan. This scan will delineate areas of atherosclerosis that may impair blood flow.
I hope I've helped!
You can contact me again, if you have more questions to ask.
Kind Regards!
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