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    Andy Waters
    Member

    @dirtyhiker

    Locale: NC mountains

    Hello all? Anybody have any idea what could be causing this "pins and needles" sensation? Usually towards the end of a high exertion day, rarely in the morning.. First i thought heavy pack, now i'm down to like 8 or so base.. Next I thought it could be the synthetic top I was wearing so I switched to merino wool, still getting it if not worsening?

    Any Ideas???

    Thanks
    Deadbear

    #1540394
    Mark McLauchlin
    BPL Member

    @markmclauchlin

    Locale: Western Australia

    I get it, mine is due to a prolapse disk in c4-c5. Early next month I am due in Hospital for a steriod injection or four which will attempt to correct it.

    I would suggest you get yourself to your GP and see what they have to say. It was a CT scan that discovered the damage to my neck.

    Cheers and all the best.

    Mark

    #1540395
    Andy Waters
    Member

    @dirtyhiker

    Locale: NC mountains

    Now i'm scared….. Doctors don't like broke hikers… Think yoga and stretching will help?? thanks so much for the insight though..

    #1540466
    Zack Karas
    BPL Member

    @iwillchopyouhotmail-com

    Locale: Lake Tahoe

    Do you only get it when it is hot out? I get a sort of tingling sensation at times but I think that is just prickly heat.

    #1540483
    Rick Dreher
    BPL Member

    @halfturbo

    Locale: Northernish California

    Hi Andy,

    Sorry to hear about your troubles. Have you tried a long walk without a back pack? I'm guessing you use a rucksack that places most or all the weight on your shoulders. It might be useful to determine whether the problem is related to the pack itself (perhaps take a long day hike using a fanny pack). Should the problem not occur, you could have a poor-fitting pack or it may be that any pack is aggravating an existing condition. At the very least it could provide a doctor with some valuable clues.

    I once had something similar, but affecting one leg. It proved to be a bruised nerve that was probably originally caused by kayaking but was aggravated thereafter by wearing a backpack with a hipbelt. It went away with time and rest.

    Good luck!

    Rick

    #1540493
    Thomas Burns
    BPL Member

    @nerdboy52

    Locale: "Alas, poor Yogi.I knew him well."

    >mine is due to a prolapse disk in c4-c5

    Andy, this might be nothing, but as a sufferer of a similar condition to Mark's, I offer the following advise:

    Get to a physician and make sure that you don't have a compressed disc. The tingling sensation may be caused by a a nerve compressed by the vertebrae surrounding the disc in question.

    It turned out that I have degenerative disc disease, but I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't paid attention to the warning signs.

    Cordially,

    Stargazer

    #1540633
    Andy Waters
    Member

    @dirtyhiker

    Locale: NC mountains

    Alright… so….. Spinal cord huh??? wow, i was totally hoping it was something a great massage could fix…. guess i'm going to the doctor in the near future… Thanx u guyz..

    #1540639
    Andy Waters
    Member

    @dirtyhiker

    Locale: NC mountains

    After carrying 80 pounds or so for 2000 miles and then 60 for another 1000 or so give or take i guess i deserve it… let this be a lesson for everybody else out there.. Light is happiness… walk on…….

    #1540705
    Kimberly Wersal
    BPL Member

    @kwersal

    Locale: Western Colorado

    Yeah–don't ignore it. I had a numb/tingling/electrical current kind of feeling down my right arm; it didn't exactly hurt, so I let it go– then woke up one morning in AGONY. I was literally bedridden for a week, and in pretty rough shape for another couple of weeks. I had lifted some very heavy weigh with my right arm and it had pulled my spine out of the midline. I went to a neurologist– he let my chiropractor deal with it, which he did, but it was rough for a while.

    #1540751
    Mark McLauchlin
    BPL Member

    @markmclauchlin

    Locale: Western Australia

    What Thomas said…we seem to have the same issue.

    As for stretching, well I find that works very well, I stretch three times per-day, first in the morning when I wake, then 10:30am and 3:00pm. I really feel it when I miss a session.

    For me it's as simple as doing some basic neck moves, right, left, up, down, etc, nothing too hard at all.

    I would just make the trip to the GP,

    Cheers
    Mark

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