Tingling Thigh Syndrome

Posted by Miss Cellania in Fashion, Medicine on May 26, 2009 at 9:40 am


If you are one who is willing to suffer for fashion, you might have a pair or two of the stylish “skinny jeans”. If so, you need to know about meralgia paresthetica, or “tingling thigh syndrome.” It feels as if your legs have gone to sleep, or it may cause a burning or tingling sensation. The syndrome is caused by pressure on the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.

“The nerve, in some people, is susceptible to compression,” says Dr. John England, a New Orleans neurologist and a member of the American Academy of Neurology. The femoral cutaneous nerve, he explains, runs from the outside of the pelvis and through the thigh. “It is a pure sensory nerve — it doesn’t go to muscles or provide strength. Anything that is tight around there could potentially compress the nerve that goes there.”

The situation is exacerbated if you are also wearing high heels. It’s almost always a temporary condition. Just remove the jeans and the nerve will regenerate. Link -via Buzzfeed


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8 comments to "Tingling Thigh Syndrome"

  1. Libby
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:15 am

    The whole post sounds like a cheap line by the guy with the miniature spoon dangling in his chest hairs who's got his hand on my leg. "Just checking for meralgia paresthetica" he winks. "If this tingles, you could have nerve damage! The only cure is to remove those jeans as soon as possible." Eesh.

  2. Skipweasel
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    If it's really a problem, I'll rub it better.

  3. Kev
    May 26th, 2009 at 10:45 am

    I thought Tingling Thigh syndrome was what you got when you have a book that you can't put down, and you make the mistake of taking it to the bathroom with you.

  4. Kalel
    May 26th, 2009 at 11:51 am

    Perhaps the problem is in the genes.

    [Really hating the ads with automatic sound here.]

  5. VonSkippy
    May 26th, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    "It is a pure sensory nerve — it doesn’t go to muscles or provide strength."

    So which nerves DO provide strength?

  6. kev
    May 26th, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    that sweet *ss has me tingling

  7. Laurel
    May 26th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    I weep for America...

  8. atheists eat fish
    May 30th, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    Libby- I totally agree with you. It reminds me of Nelly's "It's getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes." Sure, let me geet on that right away.


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