DocTreeMedicinal t1_jdtyfnj wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:12 AM Reply to Why does mild compression lead to paresthesia but not paralysis? by Hola3008 Motor commands come from the brain into the periphery. If you were somehow able to press your primary motor cortex in your brain, you'd see a loss of muscle function (paralysis) It is most likely that when pressing on a body part you are temporarily compressing a peripheral sensory nerve. Hope this helps Permalink 0
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Reply to Why does mild compression lead to paresthesia but not paralysis? by Hola3008
Motor commands come from the brain into the periphery.
If you were somehow able to press your primary motor cortex in your brain, you'd see a loss of muscle function (paralysis)
It is most likely that when pressing on a body part you are temporarily compressing a peripheral sensory nerve. Hope this helps