Q I have taken circulation medication and supplements for numbness for a long time with no change. Why do they not work?
A Supplements support the periphery, so they rarely produce a noticeable change when numbness comes from a compressed nerve. The narrowed passage itself remains. Identifying which route your numbness took determines what is actually needed.
Detailed Answer
When posture and muscle tension are compressing the nerve, change comes only from releasing that area. When peripheral nerve function has declined, supplements may help but take time. The same numbness responds differently to the same method when the cause differs.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
There is no need to stop what you have been taking. But do tell us what and how much, so we can judge which change came from what. If something once helped, that too is a clue for narrowing the cause.
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