Also called Bernhardt-Roth syndrome, meralgia paresthetica is caused by compression or pinching of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve. This nerve supplies sensation to the skin surface of your thigh.

Meralgia paresthetica (Bernhardt-Roth syndrome) is a neurological condition causing numbness, tingling, and sometimes pain in the outer thigh. This results from nerve compression and is usually not ...

This week we are going to discuss other sources of leg pain that mimic sciatica and the possible causes for this condition. One condition that mimics sciatica that is quite treatable is Meralgia ...

Background: Pain and sensory disturbance in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve in the ventrolateral portion of the thigh is called meralgia paresthetica (MP). The incidence of MP ...

This week we are going discuss another obscure nerve compression syndrome, this time of the leg—meralgia paresthetica. Meralgia paresthetica is also known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve ...

Abdominal stretches, standing muscle stretches, hip exercises, and lunges may help reduce pressure on a compressed nerve, easing the symptoms of meralgia paresthetica. Meralgia paresthetica involves ...

What treatment modes are available for meralgia paresthetica (MP)? How often is surgical decompression needed? If required, what would be the indications and who is the best person to do it -- a ...