what causes burning in arms and legs
A person with a burning sensation of the extremities usually has irritation or inflammation of the skin, muscles, bones or joints in the arm. Simple extremity injuries such as muscle strains and ligament sprains may cause a burning sensation in the extremities. An infection of the skin called cellulitis can also cause a burning sensation of the extremities. Other important causes include peripheral vascular disease, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nerve disease, multiple sclerosis, Raynaud's syndrome, drug side effect, disk disease in the neck, and herniated disk in the back.
1 Mononeuropathy is any damage to a single nerve or group of nerves. 2  It causes pain in that part of the body. 3  Examples include carpal tunnel syndrome, which causes pain in the wrist, ulnar nerve dysfunction, which causes pain in the arm, and sciatica, which affects a nerve running down the legs.