All About Tenerife: Pins and needles: temporary or prolonged?

Pins and needles is a pricking, burning, tingling or numbing sensation that is most commonly felt in the arms, legs, hands or feet.

It does not usually cause any pain but it can cause numbness or itching. Pins and needles is often temporary but it can sometimes be long-lasting (chronic). The medical name for pins and needles is paraesthesia.

Temporary pins and needles