It seems to me, yes. The sensations you feel are caused by nerve firings due to your attention- showing that the body is responding to the attention, so if your nerve endings are compromised by some sort of neuropathy or simply cold (or circulation) the feedback will be affected.
One trick I've used to feel 'all over' is to lay down on the floor with my arms up (laying flat on the floor) so that my entire body is parallel and level- and see if this improves the sensation when you do whole-body movement. Other than that, try visualizing fire doing the brushing/sponging/energy stimulation.