Thigh tingling

Introduction Acupuncture pain occurs at the root of the thigh, which lasts for a short period of time without a fixed onset time. There are two common reasons for this condition, lumbar disc herniation and local inflammation of the thigh. Lumbar disc herniation is one of the common causes of low back pain. Lower extremity pain caused by lumbar disc herniation is often radiated along the distribution of nerve roots. Lower extremity pain can occur at the same time as the front of the waist. Most of them are unilateral lower extremity pain, and a few are bilateral lower extremity pain or alternating pain. Pain from the buttocks through the posterolateral thigh to the lower leg or foot.

Cause

Lumbar disc herniation: This symptom occurs due to nerve compression. If it is not diagnosed and treated in time, as the pressure becomes more and more serious, the pain will become more and more serious. In the end, it may affect walking and may also cause lower limb atrophy.

Another reason is inflammation in the thigh, such as swollen lymph nodes, which can affect limb function if it is severe.

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Related inspection

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Lumbar X-ray film

Simple X-ray film can not directly reflect the presence of disc herniation, but the degenerative changes such as narrowing of intervertebral space and vertebral edge hyperplasia are sometimes seen on X-ray films. It is an indirect suggestion. Some patients may have spinal deviation and spinal side. Convex. In addition, X-ray film can be found with or without bone disease, tumors and other bone diseases, with important differential diagnosis.

2. CT examination

It can clearly show the location, size, shape and nerve root and dural sac of the disc herniation. It can also show the laminar and ligamentum hypertrophy, small joint hypertrophy, spinal canal and lateral recess stenosis. In other cases, it has a great diagnostic value for this disease and has been widely used.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis should be performed with lateral thigh pain: There are two cases, one is lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis, and the other is femoral cutaneous nerve compression syndrome.

Lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis is also called paresthesia. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is emitted by the 2nd to 3th lumbar nerves. It passes through the lateral edge of the psoas muscle, obliquely across the diaphragm, and along the pelvis through the deep side of the inguinal ligament. The fascia is worn to the skin of the thigh 10 cm below the anterior superior iliac spine. In this nerve stroke, if the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is affected due to some pressure or trauma, the lateral femoral cutaneous neuritis may occur. More common in younger and younger men who are more obese. Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh entrapment syndrome is a neurological dysfunction caused by compression of a certain pressure factor at the path of the nerve.

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