POST COVID-19 PANDEMIC SIDE EFFECTS NUMBNESS AND AYURVEDA
What is Numbness?
Numbness in medical terms is known as paresthesia. Numbness is referred to the feeling of tingling and prickling which is similar to pins and needles sensation. This sensation can occur in the arms, hands, legs, and feet. This is a kind of pinhole feeling that can occur in the body part. But people experience this feeling usually in arms; feet and legs and this can occur due to various reasons like a blockage in blood circulation in any part of the body. Apart from that wearing tight shoes or shocks can also cause this issue and when you stood up after sitting in a single position for a long time. But it doesn’t feel for a long time span because it goes away in just a few minutes.
COVID-19 AND NUMBNESS
Covid-19 has different effects on different people because it all depends on the immunity and health condition or maybe the care that is given to the patient. Some people need to admit to the hospital to recover and some don’t need to be hospitalized.
There are various types of health issues that occur during void and even after recovering from Covid and numbness in one of them. If we are talking about numbness, then there are two causes of this numbness issue problem that are revealed in a study.
The immune response of a body to a virus may cause broad inflammation that can directly attack nerves, or maybe the sensations may be caused by a response to blood thinners and because of this, there is blood accumulation outside of the blood vessels which produces hematoma that gives stress on the nerves.
The patient can also go for an ultrasound and MR Neuropathy and also an MRI of peripheral nerves which impact on arms and legs. Both options help to identify the exact problem that any particular person is facing. It also shows the serious condition of nerve damage and the number of nerves that are damaged and also if there is any muscles disturbance or not.
CAUSES
- Insect or animal bite – Not all insect bite causes numbness, some insect bite only causes irritation and redness but there is an insect-like black widow spider, whose bite can cause serious numbness because it inserts venom into the human body.
- Back/Neck damage – Numbness is all related to nerve and when any nerve root is compressed or irritated because of any reason then there might be disruption in signaling and if that disruption is in sensory signals then it could cause numbness.
- Germin seafood – Eating a shellfish might cause this issue of having tingling in the mouth. Not only are these shellfish but there is some other seafood that might cause this problem.
- Tumors – Having tumors causes many other serious health issues in the body and numbness is one of them. When tumors put pressure on part of the spinal cord and brain then it results in numbness.
- Strokes – Sometimes strokes also cause numbness, if anyone suddenly feels numbness in the face, hands, or legs then there are more chances of having a stroke or it shows that it is because of stroke.
- Exposure to cold objects – Because of having too much exposure to cold or to consume chilled food items, blood circulation slowdowns, and then this sudden slow down of blood circulation causes numbness in the body.
- Deficiency of vitamin B-12, potassium, and calcium also causes numbness in the body
- Encephalitis – This disease is related to the brain and spinal cord, in this there is swelling in the brain and also in the spinal cord which causes numbness in the body.
- Radiation therapy –Sometimes radiation can be very harmful to the body or the health, if it is radiation of the breast then it can damage the nerve of the arms and it can lead to numbness, tingling, or pain.
- Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy can also cause numbness but this is not a common thing or also not always the case but sometimes chemotherapy medicines can cause some side effects and can damage the nerve which sends signals between arms and legs and causes numbness.
Symptoms
Anxiety – There is nothing new that anxiety causes a feeling of numbness and tingling and there is not any particular body part where it occurs because this can occur anywhere in the body. The reason behind this is the rush of blood in body parts.
Burning feeling – If someone is feeling, burning sensation then it might be because of numbness. This can happen due to various reasons and one of the reasons is, if a disk moves out of its original place then it can compress a nerve and causes burning pain which can also cause numbness and muscle weakness.
Repeated Urination – Frequent urge to go to urination can be a symptom of numbness and tingling. Feeling of tingling and numbness while passing the urine is also a sign of having bacteria in the urethra.
Difficulty in walking – It is obvious that if a person finds difficulty while walking then there is something wrong with his health and some cases show that it might be because of numbness. Because numbness and tingling make it difficult to walk or even to move.
Itchiness – Sometimes itching can be very irritated and annoyed to be handle and itching along with Multiple sclerosis can affect the central nervous system and can cause numbness.
Lower back Pain – This is one of the most common symptoms of numbness even having numbness is also a symptom of back pain. It can be caused by any type of injury which may result in back pain and also causes numbness and tingling.
Muscular Spasms – Muscle stiffness and spasms can induce muscles to press nerves, where the blood vessels in feet/hands spasm and close up because of this blood stops flowing and this leads to numbness.
Neck Pain – Any kind of cervical pain or ache is mostly referred to as the pinched nerve in the neck which mostly leads to numbness and along with numbness it also causes pain and weakness in the body. Facing a neck pain issue might show you that you are going to have a numbness issue.
Weakness – Numbness is related to the nerve system. So, whenever there is any nerve damage or something related to that, then there are chances of having numbness. Apart from that weakness is also a serious issue that sometimes leads to numbness.
Pain in different parts of the body – Having usual pain is a different thing, which might occur because of having an exotic day or being tired. Body pain is quite normal but without any reason, if anyone is facing frequent body pain then it can be a sign of numbness.
Pinhole sensation – If you feel like someone is inserting a pin in all your body parts or maybe at any one particular body part then it can be numbness because numbness and tingling feel like same.
Rash – It is very common to experience numbness or tingling soon after the development of skin rashes on the body. These symptoms are not limited sometimes it may include some skin infections also.
Sensitivity when touch – When someone is sensitive to being touch or it is sensitive while touching then there are two conditions are, one is Hypoesthesia, and the other one is Paresthesia. Hypoesthesia is a decrease in sensation such as touch while Paresthesia is having abnormal sensation and these are also symptoms of having numbness.
ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA
According to Ayurveda, nerve problems are related to the body’s functional energies or Doshas. There are three Doshas that are Vata, pitta, and Kapha. Vata and Dosha are mainly responsible for the nervous system. The term Vata means motion, if there is any imbalance in Dosha then it can lead to nerve problems. There are few nerve problems those are: – Anxiety Pain, Swelling, and Stress/Depression. Drishti in doshas can also be caused by an unhealthy diet and external environmental factors. This can lead to the formation of germs and infections in the body and these infections can cause various nerve disorders and other health issues.
Treatment
1. Amalaki – This herb is one of the best antioxidants and it improves blood circulation.
2. Haritaki – This herb helps in blood circulation and also helps in lowering the Vata dosha efficiently because an imbalance in doshas can lead to a nervous problem.
3. Guduchi – If you are looking for something that can help you to improve your blood circulation then Guduchi is the solution for your problem and because of that it also helps in the treatment of numbness.
4. Rasna – Anything that can help you in nerve injury is Rasna, you can try this herb and can see the benefits.
5. Punarnava – This herb can help you to reduce the cholesterol level in the body weight directly connects you to the weight gain and it will help to prevent body weight gain. Apart from that it also helps in the cause of clots and vasculitis.
6. Deidara – Ayurveda has various herbs that will help you to cure the issue of numbness and devdaru is one of them. Devdaru herb is also known as “Wood of gods” because all the part of these plants is used.
7. Bala – If there is any health issue regarding the nerve or nervous system then try Bala herb once because it is a potent neuroprotective herb that improves nerve function and also calms down nerve irritation.
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