Adrienne feels a pins-and-needles sensation in her leg and says, “Oh no! My leg is asleep!” What is MOST likely happening in this scenario?

A pins-and-needles feeling, often called a limb “falling asleep,” most commonly happens when pressure temporarily compresses a nerve and disrupts its signals. Changing position usually relieves the pressure and the sensation fades. It does not mean that blood flow has completely stopped, that she is becoming paralyzed, or that a bone has chipped.

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