We help people of all ages in Austin, TX with hand and wrist pain.

If you have hand or wrist pain, the chiropractors at Smith Family Chiropractic can help!

Many people experience tingling or numbness in their hands, wrists, arms, legs, and feet. “Pins and needles” or “my hand is going to sleep” are common ways people describe these sensations.

These symptoms can appear while sleeping, sitting for long periods, or during activities that require you to hold your arms above your head—such as changing a lightbulb, painting, or styling your hair.

If you look at the anatomy of the arms and legs, you’ll notice that nerves and blood vessels travel a long distance through the body. For example, the nerves in your hand don’t begin in the hand at all—they start in your neck and travel all the way down to your fingertips.

In a healthy body, nerve signals and blood flow move freely from the spine into the hands and feet. But what happens when something blocks that flow? Just like a fallen tree across a river, a pinched nerve or restricted blood supply disrupts the signals reaching your fingers and toes—causing numbness, tingling, and discomfort along the way.

This is why it’s important to look at the full pathway, not just the point of pain. A problem that feels like it starts in the wrist may actually originate much higher up—such as the neck, shoulder, or elbow.

There are many places along the body where nerves can become restricted. A common misunderstanding about chiropractic care is that it only focuses on the spine. In reality, chiropractic care focuses on the entire nervous system, with the spine as its foundational core. By fully examining your symptoms and evaluating the entire nerve pathway, our chiropractors can determine where the blockage is really occurring—whether in the neck, ribs, upper arm, elbow, wrist, or even in the legs from the hips down to the heels.

If you’re experiencing tingling, numbness, or pain in your extremities (hands, wrists, arms, legs, or feet), the team at Smith Family Chiropractic in Austin, TX is your best resource for identifying the true cause and treating it effectively.