• Question: what are pins and needles and how do they work

    Asked by bluelew2000 to Andrew, Daniel on 14 Nov 2011. This question was also asked by bobb.
    • Photo: Daniel Scully

      Daniel Scully answered on 14 Nov 2011:

      You get pins and needles when you deprive part of your body of blood. I guess the pins and needles are little signals sent by your nerves complaining about that lack of blood.

    • Photo: Andrew Cairns

      Andrew Cairns answered on 14 Nov 2011:

      Paraesthesia or ‘pins and needles’ is caused by the compression of nerves, usually in a limb. The sensation can also be caused by a series of nasty conditions, although most people’s pins and needles, although unpleasant, disappear quickly with no side effects!

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