What happens when your foot falls asleep?
- Written by Zachary Gillen, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
That pins-and-needles feeling can come from sitting in the same position for a while.Westend61 via Getty Images
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What happens when your foot falls asleep? – Helen E., age 8, Somerville,...

















