Some of the most common symptoms of poor blood circulation in the body are tingling, burning and cramping sensations in the peripheral organs like legs, feet, arms and hands. These symptoms are almost sure signs that blood can't flow freely through the whole body and supply major organs with vital nutrients and oxygen for various reasons.
This article will try to explain some of the multiple in nature causes for you to experience this condition.
Sedentary lifestyles, fast food diets and overall toxic overload lead to progressive and hazardous vein and artery damage. Additionally, high levels of triglycerides in blood inadvertently result in dangerous cholesterol plaque deposits on all major arteries significantly restricting the blood flow to all major organs and systems. The veins and arteries lose elasticity and flexibility over time that is a major contributor to heart disease, stroke and many systematic diseases.
Is poor blood circulation always a cardiological problem or could it be caused by other factors?
Definitely, poor blood circulation or simply partially limited blood flow to upper and lower extremities could be caused by neurological problems in nature.
There's one important clue for your doctor to determine what might be causing your poor blood circulation if the symptoms are not symmetrical in nature. If you are experiencing tingling and numbing discomfort in one arm or leg, it might be a sign of a pinched nerve or a carpal tunnel syndrome triggering such symptoms.
Pinched nerve symptoms will feel like pins and needles, radiating pain or like your arm or leg has fallen asleep. The symptoms might worsen at night or after periods of inactivity. Obesity, incorrect posture, injuries and a myriad of other factors are responsible for compressed nerves.
Nerve can also get compressed due to work or recreation related injury. For example, people involved in assembly lines or long hours of repetitive hand motions might develop carpal tunnel syndrome that causes nerve pinching by inflamed surrounding tendon tissues.
It's important to provide your doctor with a correct description of your symptoms as to when such sensations occurred, exactly which parts of the body are involved and the circumstances leading up to your condition.
Only your doctor is able to tell whether the causes of your poor blood circulation are cardiological or neurological in nature upon careful examination and analysis of all presenting symptoms. Signs of poor circulation could lead to dangerous health condition and should not be left untreated.
Caroline Hawthorn is one of the authors of the new health information blog www.HealthArticles101.com.
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