The femoral neuropathy is often equated with sciatica and rightly so. In fact, the two diseases are very similar in that they affect both the nerves of the lower limb: one on the front and one on the back!
Less known and less frequent as the sciatic, femoral neuropathy is the impairment of the femoral nerve or lumbar roots that form the femoral nerve. This nerve also known as femoral nerve innervates the anterior thigh. It arises at the lumbar spine (lower back) and innervates the right and left inside the wall lumbar and pelvis before entering the thigh. The fate of the nerve root or lumbar spine between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae or between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebra. When this nerve is irritated, pain is dazzling as sciatica but instead be on the back of the leg this time it touches the front part, at the front of the thigh (quadriceps).
Causes and symptoms
The femoral neuropathy caused by irritation of the femoral nerve following a lesion most often caused by a conflict between an intervertebral disc. This conflict can come from either osteoarthritis or a cyst, a malignant tumor, atrophy (decreased muscle volume). According as the nerve exits between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae or between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae, the pain varies. In all cases the pain follows the nerve circuit. If the root is affected L3 pain following the outer edge of the buttock and thigh and then to the inside of the knee. If the L4 root is affected, the pain goes down into the buttock and the outer side of the thigh to continue above the knee to the foot. The pain is accompanied by a reduction or abolition of patellar reflex. Generally, the concerns most often cruralgia individuals after age 50. The doctor may ask her diagnosis by using various tests of flexion and extension.
The treatment of femoral neuropathy
As sciatica, cruralgia fades of itself in a few weeks under conditions of absolute rest. To help patients overcome the acute pain at night, doctors usually prescribe analgesics (painkillers) and anti-inflammatory. If pain persists, it is possible to complete the treatment with corticosteroid injections in a second time. Another treatment option is to conduct a manipulation by an osteopath. This practice provides the most excellent result. In case of repetition and regular aggravating, additional tests may be required to detect a possible tumor from hindering the smooth functioning of the nerve. In this case, surgery may then be attempted.
Less known and less frequent as the sciatic, femoral neuropathy is the impairment of the femoral nerve or lumbar roots that form the femoral nerve. This nerve also known as femoral nerve innervates the anterior thigh. It arises at the lumbar spine (lower back) and innervates the right and left inside the wall lumbar and pelvis before entering the thigh. The fate of the nerve root or lumbar spine between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae or between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebra. When this nerve is irritated, pain is dazzling as sciatica but instead be on the back of the leg this time it touches the front part, at the front of the thigh (quadriceps).
Causes and symptoms
The femoral neuropathy caused by irritation of the femoral nerve following a lesion most often caused by a conflict between an intervertebral disc. This conflict can come from either osteoarthritis or a cyst, a malignant tumor, atrophy (decreased muscle volume). According as the nerve exits between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae or between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae, the pain varies. In all cases the pain follows the nerve circuit. If the root is affected L3 pain following the outer edge of the buttock and thigh and then to the inside of the knee. If the L4 root is affected, the pain goes down into the buttock and the outer side of the thigh to continue above the knee to the foot. The pain is accompanied by a reduction or abolition of patellar reflex. Generally, the concerns most often cruralgia individuals after age 50. The doctor may ask her diagnosis by using various tests of flexion and extension.
The treatment of femoral neuropathy
As sciatica, cruralgia fades of itself in a few weeks under conditions of absolute rest. To help patients overcome the acute pain at night, doctors usually prescribe analgesics (painkillers) and anti-inflammatory. If pain persists, it is possible to complete the treatment with corticosteroid injections in a second time. Another treatment option is to conduct a manipulation by an osteopath. This practice provides the most excellent result. In case of repetition and regular aggravating, additional tests may be required to detect a possible tumor from hindering the smooth functioning of the nerve. In this case, surgery may then be attempted.