Pins and Needles (NHS)

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Publisher: NHS (National Health Service) · Published: August 9, 2026 · Accessed: August 9, 2026

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• Pins and needles feels like a pricking, tingling or numbness sensation; it usually happens when blood supply to the nerves is cut off and stops when the weight is taken off the body part.
• See a GP if you constantly have pins and needles or it keeps coming back.
• Possible medical causes include diabetes, Raynaud's, sciatica, and multiple sclerosis; do not self-diagnose , see a GP if worried.