Some Of The Reasons For Neurological Pain In Arms And Legs
If you sometimes wake up with minor tingling in your arms or legs, it’s probably not a serious health concern but rather a sign that you slept in a awkward pose. However, frequent neurological pain in arms and legs is likely a symptom of serious conditions such as herniated disks, thoracic outlet syndrome, stiff joints, lumbar facet syndrome, and sacroiliac joint pain.
Thoracic outlet syndrome (or TOS) refers to a group of disorders that involve compression of the internal body cavity that several vital structures pass through known as the superior thoracic outlet. These disorders affect the brachial plexus (the nerves that pass from the neck into the arms) and the subclavian artery or vein (the blood vessels that pass between your chest and upper extremity).
The disorder can be caused by either movement of shoulder girdle and collarbone or enlargement of the muscles surrounding the brachial plexus, veins, and arteries.
There are three types of thoracic outlet syndrome. Neurogenic TOS makes up about 95% of all cases and is the result of compression of the brachial plexus. TOS that results from the compression of the subclavian artery is referred to as arterial TOS. Venous TOS is caused by compression of the subclavian vein. Certain athletes, computer users, neck injury victims and some types of musician are the people most likely to suffer from thoracic outlet syndrome.