Meralgia paresthetica or femoral nerve?


Meralgia paresthetica or femoral nerve or hip?


Hi, for the last 4 months I have had all the symptoms of meralgia paresthetica. Pain in outer upper thigh upon walking/standing. Very bad pain when lying down at night. Pain immediately alleviates when sitting.

Recently, however, I've noticed that the pain now extends to the upper outer knee and I've noticed very mild tingling in shin, all on same leg. I've been told that any pain in the anterior of my knee or tingling in shins is not meralgia paresthetica, however, the thigh pain I experience seems to be textbook mp. Is this two different issues? I have anxiety also so this is causing my anxiety to spike.




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I agree that this is probably not meralgia paresthetica. When you say your shin, do you mean the inner shin? It sounds more like a femoral nerve lesion, rather than it's sister the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve which doesn't extend below the knee.

Both come from the mid to upper lumbar spine, but you make no mention of a history of low back pain.

The fact that this is aggravated by walking, relieved by sitting, suggests the hip should be examined too. Lie on your back and pull the knee to the chest, to the opposite shoulder, and then place your foot on your opposite knee and let the knee drop out in the lotus position. Any hip groin lateral thigh pain? Compare the good and naughty legs.

Try pricking your leg with a pin and see if there is a change in the sensitivity. Bounce on your knee. Any weakness in the quad?

You're getting anxious because of the unknown. Go and have a thorough examination and find out what's causing these pains!

Dr Barrie Lewis DC
 

 


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