Stings from stinging nettle can cause pins and needles (paresthesia) and hives (urticaria), despite that it's one of my favorite edible plants! So much so that I grow it in our garden as well! Nettles have opposite leaves that are serrated and progress from rounded to lanceolate as the plant matures. Those leaf stems have a small groove running down their petiole, and a decoration at the leaf node. The entire plant is covered in tiny stinging hairs (trichomes), with a concentration of them on th

Fear of Needles

Ever had pins and needles down your arm or a twitchy finger? Feel like your arms go to sleep on you? It could be that you’re not moving your shoulders enough regularly and need to floss your nerves! Check out our favourite shoulder nerve floss here! #neckpain #tightshoulders #mobility #shoulderflexibility | Tom Morrison

What Causes the Pins and Needles Sensation? Paresthesia, Explained