Sitting on the toilet for too long can compress nerves and restrict blood flow, causing numbness and tingling in your legs.

Leg numbness is usually not harmful, but it may be a sign of an underlying cause, such as a pinched nerve, herniated disc, or chronic condition like diabetes or lupus. Numbness or tingling in the ...

Persistent tingling, burning, or numbness in your feet or hands could signal peripheral neuropathy, a nerve condition often linked to diabetes and aging that can impact daily life and mobility.

— -- Question: I sometimes have a tingling sensation in my arms and/or legs when trying to fall asleep. Is this a sign of a sleep disorder? Answer: This may be a sign of restless leg syndrome.

If peripheral neuropathy is the cause of your tingling, you might also have: Intense leg pain; Muscle weakness; Weak reflexes­ (often at the ankle) ...

Her symptoms had only gotten worse, from weakness to falls to feeling electric shocks in both legs. After a battery of tests, doctors discovered a parasitic worm hiding out in her spine.

A Frenchwoman whose symptoms started out as “electric shocks” in her legs got an even bigger shock when she found out that she had a tapeworm in her spine.

Her symptoms had only gotten worse, from weakness to falls to feeling electric shocks in both legs. The woman who came into the emergency room in Dijon, France, said she had been having difficulty ...