Q My toes have been numb for years. Surely it is beyond fixing by now?
A Long-standing numbness is not beyond help. It simply changes in a different way: rather than vanishing at once, the numb area narrows and the intensity thins out. Using that change as your yardstick tells you whether the direction is right.
Detailed Answer
Numbness from posture and muscles responds relatively quickly. Numbness from reduced peripheral nerve function takes longer, and how far it improves varies between people. If it began at the toes and fingertips on both sides and slowly moved upward, it often belongs to this group.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Judging long-standing numbness as either "gone" or "unchanged" makes people give up midway. Track three things separately: the area that feels numb, how many hours a day it lasts, and how often it wakes you. If even one is decreasing, the direction is right.
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