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What happens when your foot falls asleep?

  • Written by Zachary Gillen, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University
imageThat pins-and-needles feeling can come from sitting in the same position for a while.Westend61 via Getty Imagesimage

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