Meralgia Paraesthetica... help!

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Rich!

Yep, might as well be snowing here

Thank you so much for your reply, it does help a lot and I will definitely check everything you mentioned.

I have seen the patient twice since my original post, did some soft tissue and neural mobs, ultrasound and stretches. He has noticed a SLIGHT improvement in his condition - no more discomfort, just the anaesthesia. He is still very very tender locally with palpation (superior/posterior to greater trochanter as well as the ITB).

Anyway, thanks again for your input, hopefully I can avoid that MRI...

Cheers
Karina

[Bill_Benson]

I am really curious, did you get this problem resolved? I have the same problem (I think) and am very anxious to do the *right* things to treat. A Neurologist was not able to find any significant problem on an MRI so I guess that is good. But the problem started while doing lunges and back bends. I am very inferior at lunges when the left leg is positioned behund, as compared to the right (much more pain)... so I may have pushed harder in that position to try to push through the pain. That is when the numbness began. This was 6 weeks ago and it has never gotten any better. I am 5' 11" and 176 lb so over-weight is not an issue. But a champion sitter is... I sit many hours per day and do not get much exercise (never have) so I am sure muscles in pelvis are chronically shortened and tightened. I also have chronic pelvic (genital) pain and am still looking for a resolution... but since the meralgia paresthetica is newer I am more hopeful it can be reversed...?

Suggestions from other posters welcome. I am going to try acupuncture and chiropractor to see if this helps, now that a neurologist has no serious concerns.