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What Is The Cause Of Upward Pulling Of Toes And Numbness?

when I lie down in the afternoon or at night and sometimes when I am walking. my toes start pulling upwards or over each other or my feet start pulling upwards and my forelegs ache and feel numb. it is very painful.. what causes this .it is happening more and more frequent.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,

The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to:

1. Para-spinal muscle spasm or compression of nerve fibers due to incorrect sleeping posture.
2. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction.
3. Peripheral neuropathy secondary to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar levels.
4. Entrapment of nerve fibers at the Lumbosacral spine or lower limb.

Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet.
Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful.

If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done.
Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.

Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
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What Is The Cause Of Upward Pulling Of Toes And Numbness?

Hello dear, The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to: 1. Para-spinal muscle spasm or compression of nerve fibers due to incorrect sleeping posture. 2. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction. 3. Peripheral neuropathy secondary to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar levels. 4. Entrapment of nerve fibers at the Lumbosacral spine or lower limb. Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet. Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful. If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done. Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms. Wishing you a Good Health. Take care.