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Self-care for the client/patient: Self-care for meralgia paresthetica involves removing the physical stress factors that could contribute to the condition: avoidance of clothing or belts that are tight and/or press against the anterior hip, losing excess weight, and avoiding offending …
Manual therapy treatment: Manual therapy treatment for meralgia paresthetica is primarily oriented toward removing the physical stressors that are likely causing the condition. Advise the client/patient to wear clothing that is loose and comfortable and does not press against their …
Signs and symptoms: Compression of a sensory nerve can decrease its transmission, causing altered sensitivity, in other words paresthesia. Paresthesia can be divided into decreased sensitivity, termed hypesthesia, and increased sensitivity, termed hyperesthesia. Compression of a nerve can block or …
Introduction to meralgia paresthetica: Meralgia paresthetica is a condition in which the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is compressed, causing pain or other altered sensation into the lateral thigh. The term “meralgia” literally means pain in the thigh; and the term …
