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Numbness and sport

Does anyone experience numbness in their leg and arm after sport? And i am just swimming which is supposed to be less stress on your body??

  1. I get it all the time, not just during sport, it is worsened with exercise though because I heat up during exercise, which triggers a fake/pseudo-exacerbation (a temporary worsening of symptoms) in many people with MS. Even a half a degree rise in body temperature can cause this for some where for others it may require a greater rise, it is referred to as Uhthoff's Phenomenon (or Uhthoff Phenomenon).


    For some, hot weather can do it, as can hot showers, hot tubs, etc.


    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470244/

    https://msfocusmagazine.org/Magazine/Magazine-Items/Understanding-and-avoiding-Uhthoff’s-phenomenon

    https://mstrust.org.uk/a-z/uhthoffs-phenomenon

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