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What is treatment for meralgia paresthetica?
Patients with meralgia paresthetica are usually advised to lose weight. Sometimes medications (amitriptyline, carbamazepine , or gabapentin , for example) can ameliorate some of the symptoms
What type of doctor treats Meralgia Paresthetica?
Patients with meralgia paresthetica are usually advised to lose weight. Sometimes medications (amitriptyline, carbamazepine , or gabapentin , for example) can ameliorate some of the symptoms
What types of people are most susceptible to meralgia paresthetica?
Overweight individuals are more likely to develop meralgia paresthetica; men are more commonly affected than women. The disorder tends to occur in middle-aged individuals.
What are the symptoms of meralgia paresthetica?
Symptoms of meralgia paresthetica include numbness, tingling, stinging, or burning pain along the outer thigh. The skin of the outer thigh may be particularly sensitive to touch, resulting in increased pain
Stabbing burning pain on top outer thigh?
Meralgia paresthetica is a condition characterized by tingling, numbness and burning pain in the outer part of your thigh. The cause of meralgia paresthetica is compression of a nerve - the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve - that supplies sensation to the skin surface of your upper leg. Common causes of this nerve compression include tight clothing, obesity or weight gain, and pregnancy. Meralgia paresthetica can also be due to nerve injury, from a disease such as diabetes or from trauma. Treatment for meralgia paresthetica is directed at relieving the compression and usually consists of self-care measures, such as wearing looser clothing or losing weight. In severe cases of meralgia paresthetica, treatment may include medications to treat the discomfort or, rarely, surgery.
Can Ted hose harm you if they are too tight?
Yes, prolonged use can lead to Meralgia Paresthetica. That does not feel good at all and can cause additional damage to other nerves in the legs and circulatory system.
Nerve outside of thigh?
The nerve outside of the thigh is the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, also known as the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. It provides sensory innervation to the skin on the outer part of the thigh. Injury or compression of this nerve can result in a condition called meralgia paresthetica, which causes pain, tingling, or numbness in the outer thigh.
Will skinny jeans cut off your circulation?
They might. Skinny jeans are body hugging and the most fashionable have 10" leg openings at the ankle, but there are those that range up to 14" in circumference. According to recent reports on CurrentTV and the Today Show, doctors are reporting incidences of meralgia paresthetica or "tingling thigh syndrome." This is caused by a compressed leg nerve. The likelihood of this happening is compounded when high heels are worn with skinny jeans.
What could it mean if you have loss of sensation or loss of feeling in the outter thigh?
One possible answer is Meralgia paresthetica, which usually results from compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. It may be caused by obesity, pregnancy or wearing tight clothing or belts, but sometimes the cause is uncertain. It may be associated with tingling, loss of sensation or burning on the lateral or outside of the thigh. Ceasing to wear tight clothing might resolve the problem, however once the condition exists it is unlikely to go away.
What causes a shooting sensation of heat in one's thigh?
Bone cancer, fracture, vascular disease, sciatica, strain or sprain, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins. Check circumference of your legs for swelling, if elevating the leg relieves the pain than it could be varicose veins (usually visible and include cramping) or sciatica.
What is meralgia paresthesia?
They are odd sensations of tingling, burning, pinpricks, lightning-flashes of pain, or numbness
How long can Meralgia paraesthetica last?
How long does this condition last? I can hardly stand the pain...
