3 Femoral Nerve Exercises (Meralgia Paresthetica)
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- Today's video covers exercises for femoral nerve pain and other symptoms such as numbness and tingling. Irritation of the lateral femoral cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve can lead to a condition called meralgia paresthetica.
The femoral nerve originates in the low back (lumbar spine) and is made up of nerve roots L2-4. The femoral nerve has both motor and sensory functions. The motor branches help control hip flexion (psoas major and iliacus muscles) and knee extension (quadriceps). The sensory branches provide touch, pain and temperature sensations to the anterior and medial thigh regions.
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I normally do not write any comments and this is my first one ..I am having pain on the thigh area and doing femoral exercises shared in the video provided me an instant relief .thank you .
Same. Have you tried rubbing urine on your thigh. 🤦🏾♂️ If Chad Johnson the NFL wide receiver didn't say it, I definitely would've never attempted this. But I also do the stretches, but I rub my urine on my thigh and instant relief in under 2min. I've tried it a few times just to be sure I wasn't going crazy. Supposedly, we have stem cells in it. It works for half a day.
I haven't soaked, which what he used to do for his ankle and feet. He'd also warm it up and said he could heal a sprain ankle in a couple days.
So true, I piss in a bathtub all week then soak on the weekends.
Thank you so much. I was in bed flat on my back for 3 days from femoral hip pain caused by my lower back. These exercises are great. Very helpful. Thank you!!
So glad they helped you!
Thank u so much for these exercises 👍🏻 i had intense pain & numbness on my thigh & lower back in the same areas u described in your video & the Dr i saw earlier made me do an xray & wanted me go see a bone specialist which i have to wait 2 months cos government subsidy hospital & just sent me home with pain killers & no instruction to do any stretching 😳 thank God i found your video & these exercises helped relieve my painful condition God bless u for helping share your expert knowledge on all these exercises especially helpful to those of us who cant afford expensive therapy sessions but still need to get back our mobility just to get on with being able to do daily tasks in life without being a burden to our loved ones if we can’t get about on our own ☺️
Been suffering for 16 years ever since a no parking sign hit me in the 🦵🏾, saw this yesterday and did the exercises right away..OMG what a relief...Thank you for this video!
Thanks a lot for showing us these exercises.
No problem!
Thank you Duncan Robinson
U r just amazing. I follow ur trick and techniques and perform onto my patients , it's perfectly working. I'm persuing bachelor's in physiotherapy. U r my inspiration for starting my UA-cam channel.
Thank u so much. I wanted to buy ur book but that's costly for me.
Thank you so much! I appreciate the positive feedback. I realize the book is quite expensive, but I hope you have the chance to get it at some point as it is a very comprehensive and helpful resource.
Great video and better help. Thanks
No problem. I’m glad the video was helpful.
Felt so good. Thank you.
Glad to hear the exercises were helpful!
Brilliant info, thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful. I had no clue what was happening when the sensation in my thigh was that of a thousand burning needles piercing my skin! Outch! The pain had me sit straight up in bed one night. It was terrifying. I later learned this is the condition I have, so these exercises are fantastic! I feel better already. Thank you!
So glad the exercises are helping so far!
Dude. Incredible video. Thanks so much, very helpful
Glad it helped!
thank u Dr for your brave honest opinion to one of the enquiry that u dont think a MRI would be necessary for his case. which r helpful to people who cant afford to spend unnecessarily on medical bills 👍🏻 most Drs r afraid to do so for fear of offending their fellow Drs recommendations
I was going to see an NP later this morning to have my thigh pain evaluated. I obviously have this exact condition and will cancel my appointment ASAP this morning. The first appointment alone would have cost me $300.00, when I really only need PT and these exercises. Thank you for solving my problem and relieving my pain.
It’s crazy how much appointments cost these days. I hope these exercises help you!
Thank you, I will try these.
I hope they help!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
It helped! Thank you so much🤍🥰
Glad it helped!
Good video, ty for sharing
No problem! 👍
Much appreciated 🎉
No problem 👍
Thank you! i began using a stand up desk at work and it has been great EXCEPT this cold-burning-tingling in my left thigh was driving me nuts. Your instructions are clear any my leg already feels better.
One suggestion: make sure your feet are in view in videos. Their position makes a difference.
This started 3 days ago for me thank u!
I hope the exercises help you!
thank you for this video! I felt numbness right after my leg day, including heavy squats and leg press... can I keep doing weight lifting while having Meralgia Paresthetica?
Boa explicação
Thank you!
Ive had extreme pain in hip, thigh and knee when imobile / resting..
When moving the pain is less severe.
Movement of joints is good except for extending the hip but thigh muscle is very weak.
I have hardly had any sleep since it started as the pain goes off the Richter when i stop moving. Pain killers dont work.
Thanks for this video.
Ill report back when im well or have cut my leg off with a chainsaw.
Thank you
You're welcome
How does one get this nerve pain? I've had a sore back "flexor" I am told, for 4 months now. It feels like half of a tennis ball on my L3 which restricts me from bending forward. I can golf, paddleboard, etc. without pain) but bending straight down......oh my. I can touch my knees or sometimes my shins, but that's about it. I'm 53, in active menopause and pain from head to toe on a daily basis. Could my back issue be causing this new femoral nerve pain? My outer thigh is painful even to a gentle touch! THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! Going to try these stretches this morning!! Much gratitude from Canada :)
Great Video. Thank you. I have been suffering for a few years with numbness in my left quad. This is definitely helping. Also we have the same big toe... Mine was crushed when i was 12.
I’m glad to hear the exercises are helping! That is funny about the toe observation. I grew up sparring in taekwondo and had a number of toe problems from kicking, so I had to have the toe surgically corrected.
@@RehabSciencei think any kind of close contact sport always prone to injuries its no different from getting into a fight honestly glad u had the expertise to recover from your big toe injury & thank u very much for your helpful videos 👍🏻
Gracias ❤️
You’re welcome!
Thank u so much
You’re welcome!
Dr thank u for your brave honest opinion in informing someone enquiry here u dont think he needs an MRI under certain conditions which r helpful to people who cant afford to spend unnecessarily on medical bills 👍🏻 most Drs r afraid to do so for fear of offending their fellow Drs recommendations
I have MP really bad after a hip replacement on my outter left thigh. I had an L4 (lumbar injection) took pain away in back and buttocks, however didn’t touch the left outer thigh. I had. Lateral Femoral Nerve injection, which took the severe pain away and the electric shock feeling. With injection it confirmed diagnosis. I am beginning these stretches today. Thank you!
Been over 4 months now. How are you now after having done these recommended stretches?
I have had hip flexor and lower back pain on the same side for 4 months after a hip flexor strain while running. Also have Meralgia Paresthetica as a result I believe. I am 27. Any suggestions please!
I started to do this isometric wall to help lower by BP and it aggravated this condition, so im having intense iching and pain in my outer tigh! And im feeling some relief already! Thank you😊
I’m glad to hear the exercises are helping you!
I just want to cry. I ve been trying to figure out whats going on on my leg tense and not flexible after a biopsy on yhe upper level( my pain is on the left side right above my knee) i consulted but did not get an answer. THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏 the Knot that someone mention i have the same thing
Thanks
Thank you 🙏
Would it provide the same solution? If so, why does walking make me feel worse?
Thank you so much for these helpful excercises, very grateful! For most have my life have suffered with debilitating spasms in feet, calves, hips and neck - only recently discovered it wasn’t mechanical/muscular, but neural. Could these exercises help too with alleviating those?
I had those spasms because my lower abs were weak. Worked on my lower abs and the spasms / restless leg syndrome went away.
@@kittimcconnell2633 Thank you, working on it, getting better 🙏🏻
Hi, great video …… I’m about to subscribe after writing this message because your video is the best one I’ve seen….. I’m pretty sure I have this problem…… 2 yrs ago I was literally just sitting up on my sofa and got the most incredible pain in my left thigh….. for 3 weeks I couldn’t walk, if I lay on the bed flat, I couldn’t raise my leg up (when straight out), I couldn’t lift my foot up off the floor when standing so I’d have to rock my foot toes to heel to put on underwear and trousers etc… The only way I could get about was on crutches, I couldn’t even stand properly. I’ve never felt pain like it, (ice packs were the only thing that eased the awful cramp like pain) and I’ve had chronic back pain and fibromyalgia for just about 30 years now. ….. I’ve come a long way on my own, slowly getting back most of my leg function, I still can’t get on the floor….. I can’t bear any pressure on my thigh, also numbness and tingling, I decided to try my local physiotherapist and he gave me some exercises. One of them is to lay on my stomach and lift my heel to my butt. I’ve only done a few of these repetitions so far, but I feel I’ve gone back a whole year or more on my recovery. I’ve had to use ice packs again and haven’t needed them in a long time and the pain has ramped up again…… do you think I may have the condition mentioned in this video? I appreciate we’ve never met etc. I’m 52 and a woman…….sorry for the long message, but I wanted to give as much information as possible……thanks so much for your time……. Jan
I just watched your video, my cervical spine is fused from C3 to T1, I cannot do flexion/extension with my neck, will the 3rd exercise work without adding the neck movement? Also, can a Theragun be used for the 2nd exercise? Thank you
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Hi i am getting sudden pain in my both thighs and buttoks which occuers mostly when i walk ans stops after changing angel and streching?? Is it Meralgia paresthetic i am too much worried
Thanks alot doctor. Your videos really helped. I had sliped disk about 3 months ago and I got treatment for that. Couple of weeks later I started noticing the pains you described on my right thigh. They were painful. I endured for about a month untill I saw this excercise video. After a week of regular excercise the pain is gone, just slight tenderness around my upper thigh close to my hip region and I also noticed muscle weakness on my right thigh.
Please what will you suggest?
Thanks for sharing cos i have a similar condition after a fall 😊
Hi, I wanted to know if this is a condition that goes away.
Will give it a try since numbness not going away
I hope you find these exercises to be helpful.
Hi Dr Walters, thank you for your helpful exercises - I am not sure I have Meralgia Paresthetica but have treid your suggestions - my pain is intermittent and feels like a sudden sharp pain as if my thigh is going to give way - a strange sensation - iits momentary and then its gone - is this meralgia paresthetica?
Usually, this problem only causes pain and sensory changes. If your leg is buckling or giving way, the issue may be associated one of the nerve roots in your low back. I would recommend seeing your local orthopedic physical therapist or an orthopedic doctor who can check your spine.
Do you suggest the bumpy filters or smooth ones??
Sir I like your videos very much, my father has Ankylosing Spondylitis and I am a 18 year old boy , though I don't have Ankylosing Spondylitis
But my doctor told me to exercise regularly ,
Will you please suggest some exercises to me .
❤️ Thank you ❤️
I was diagnosed with this condition years back ..pain would last at least 2 weeks every time..check out your b12 n vit D levels .Also check out 'spine Care decompression '.it is on UA-cam.the stretching helped me a lot.
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Thank you for this. Why do I feel numbness activated when I’m just standing? Do I have poor posture or weak core muscles? It seems like my pelvis or lower vertebrae are causing the nerve pinch.
In standing, the spine assumes a position of extension, which can trigger the nerve roots exiting the low back. I would also recommend trying the exercises in my spinal stenosis video. Here is a link. ua-cam.com/video/7OvyosNOiUw/v-deo.htmlsi=P0P_V58JeXXKjGme
Thanks! Mine started with numbness in right quad then intense prickly pain when lying in bed. That left my thigh really sore. I have slept in a chair for the past week. The original pain is still there but not as intense. I now have a painful knot in side of left thigh and numbness across center of my back!! I have a doctor's appointment in March but is this common with MP?
Yes, those symptoms can occur with this issue. Since the nerves that go down the front of the legs start in the low back, you may experience pain and other symptoms in that region as well. Also, since the femoral nerve travels through the quadriceps muscles on the front of the thigh, it is possible to get knots in that region.
My pain goes right down the front of my leg intermittently. Is this still from the femoral nerve?
Had fusion S1 through L1 7-24-23 67 years old.i have problems with left leg I can't do this on land now in the water it's easier and just as relieving
Hi - thank you for this, it does provide relief! What I’m wondering though - is it normal to also have lower back pain (same side) in addition to the numbness and tingling in the thigh since the nerve stems from that area? And if so, will doing these exercises also relieve the lower back pain?
Yes, that is quite normal. I would also try the low back exercises in the video below.
ua-cam.com/video/qkYtE740cHg/v-deo.htmlsi=Qa-0-XdMYJSI2Zsm
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You’re welcome 👍
Suffering pain and burning sensation in my both back thai . I'm jewellery maker , So I used to sit hrs after hrs in same position. Taking medicines from Last 2yrs. Plz suggest some exercises
I was doing reverse lunges last month and felt electric shocks on my right leg while going down. Immediately followed by numbness on my outer lower thigh. I hope these exercises help, it's already been a month 😭
Can this condition come from riding push bike ?
Bin having this problem for the last 4 months doctor's cannot detect this problem its very fatiguing and as its not severe but very annoying hopefully this will help thanks man.
Bin?? Whats in your bin?
I have the burning but also it feels like small veins are bursting. It’s very painful and happens at night when I lay down
When I lie down or when I sit forwards, it starts tickling at the left side of my left thigh. It goes away as soon as I straight up (which is annoying because I can't rest in a bed normally). Is this what it is?
Same😢😢
Dr. Tom Do you think that it would be beneficial to go ahead with an MRI for something that appears to be improving? Suspected muscle strain with some nerve pain… but improving with time.
If your symptoms are improving and you aren’t noticing muscle weakness due to the nerve compromise, I probably wouldn’t get an MRI.
@@RehabSciencethank u for your brave honest opinion which r helpful to people who cant afford to spend unnecessarily on medical bills 👍🏻 most Drs r afraid to do so for fear of offending their fellow Drs recommendations
Please have a detailed video on Spondylolisthesis including advance excercises for active persons (having no back pain as now)
I’ll plan to do one soon. 👍
Do you have any exercises for the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve?
Not at the moment, but I will try to do a video on this in the future.
Can this also cause shooting feelings down into the foot too?
The foot is innervated by branches of the sciatic nerve. So, the femoral nerve doesn’t usually refer pain to the foot.
What’s the recovery time one should expect
I have a problem, I'm 76 and I can't get down on the floor and get up again.....I'll try the standing one.......I'd suggest making a video with the senior crowd in mind......
Hello, I would suggest trying the exercises in the video below. They will help strengthen the muscles that will help you get up from the floor. ua-cam.com/video/Aoa3JEOYn_I/v-deo.htmlsi=mvCmIN6h7jnY9uMD
It feel like a vibration on the inside of my leg between my hip and my thigh right side
I'm having numbness down my whole leg, but particularly at the soles of my feet. Is this Meralgia Paresthetica the cause?
No, the lower leg, including the soles of the feet, are supplied by branches of the sciatic nerve. I would recommend trying the exercises in the video below.
ua-cam.com/video/QE2fjJpd7KI/v-deo.htmlsi=ewpLHgZbkjHo2B3R
@@RehabScience Hey thanks for getting back to me and with the video link!
It's much appreciated! Cheers!
What about burning sensation? No numbness, tingling, or any other pain
Yes, these can help with burning as well. Burning symptoms are also common with nerve issues.
@@RehabScience wow…! I meant to comment earlier in the day but was caught up with work. I did these steps last night.. the hip mobilization is what felt good so I did mostly that before bed.. I woke up today and felt a burning sensation about 3-4x in the morning and haven’t felt it since!
Thank you so much!
That's so great to hear!@@sunnyx213
Can the nerve flossing be done in a seated position? My nerve pain is on the outside of the thigh.
For femoral nerve, you either need to be in standing or in sidelying. A seated position won't allow you to target the femoral nerve due to the hip joint being positioned in flexion.@@sharonmitchel1377
When is the right time to do this ?
When you have active nerve symptoms. However, you have to be careful not to overdo it as these exercises do challenge the nerve and can lead to a flare-up if too many nerve mobilizations are done.
it’s only happens when i’m leg pressing heavy. or lunges
Will these work if my thigh has been numb for two years?
It is less likely that they will help, but it wouldn’t hurt much to try them.
@@RehabScience I went on a hike with a pack when my blood sugar was quite high back when I was dx’d with T2D. Had a pack on with the waist thingy pretty tight. Woke up the next day with numbness that never went away despite physio. I think the nerves have been damaged for good. Can still do most movements except certain stretches that cause an unbearable burning sensation in my lower quads.
Have similar issues. Numb on my thigh with no pain at all. Any solution to get rid of that numbness. Thanks
You're not alone. I also have this for some years now actually. I initially went to the doctor and he confirmed it's Meralgia Paraesthetica but nobody knows why it occured (am not overweight, no professional sports or anything like that).
He told me to stretch, do exercises but it never went away. I am still looking for something that helps.
But I also don't really mind all that much, I have feelings of numbness and strange sensation but other than that no issues at all while doing sports or whatever.
@@chronchris1486 do you recall what activity you did in the day before it happened? Did you have any health conditions when it happened?
You deserve to go to heaven.
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I have numbness of thigh only at night while i sleep what shall i do
You may need to play with your sleeping position as it sounds like the nerve is being stressed while you are asleep.
Hip opening full contact
Can you have a femoral nerve issue without numbness and tingling… So say just pan in the region that goes down to the medial knee and inner ankle..
You could just have pain, but the femoral nerve doesn’t usually refer past the knee. The inner ankle is innervated by a branch of the sciatic nerve.
@@RehabScience that’s what I thought!! Thanks so much!!
Dr please I feel hot 🔥 n it's burning in that area what's should I do
Arabic translation for us to understand
So the femoralnerve goes to the outher side of the quads……
Yes, a branch of the femoral nerve gives sensation to the outer quadriceps region.
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