The SINGLE BEST EXERCISE for Meralgia Paresthetica Talk to your medical provider before taking this advice as this video is for educational purposes only.
Hey, this video is awesome! After i watched it I tried 10 reps and when I stretched my knee I heard a loud pop just right above my knee and when that happened I felt my blood came rushing down my foot. I felt my thigh so light without the numbness. Btw, I didn't seek any medical attention about my concern and I have been battling this pain/numbness in my thigh for 10 years or so. You're heaven sent, dude! Keep on doing more videos. God bless!
I'm a bit confused do I do the flossing part which is the second part demonstrated by the skeleton or the first part demonstrated by himself? Please do reply
I’ve had burning pain running down my outer knee for 5 months. No Intervention really helped. After 2 days of doing this exercise pain completely resolved. I will incorporate this exercise in my daily stretching now, thankyou !
After many, many tries for the fastest and most efficient release on this YT I finally!! Found one that worked really well and quickly. I felt the relief right away.
I'm very thankful I found this video, I had seen a couple of different videos from other channels and they didn't really help. But I just now tried 10 reps and can already feel the difference, thank you! Will continue to do this exercise.
This pain just started about 6 months ago. no injury, no trauma thatI know of. Just mild to severe burning and sometimes shooting pain. mostly when I sleep
Just wanted to say thank you! I had this going on in both legs for about a year or two. it had been debilitating at times. I thought I was going to need surgery. Went to a PT and they told me what it was, but no one suggested anything like this or anything that remotely helped until one Dr named the condition. Then I found your video and I tried both exercises you show. Within a week, i felt something pop free in each hip and the symptoms decreased by 95%. It's essentially gone now, but will sometimes creep back. It makes sense, I imagine that's just some kind of residual neuropathy from being pinched for so long.
Most interesting and I am impressed. I have had the on and of burning sensation for a few weeks in my upper left thigh. I tried your exercise on both thighs. before going to bed. I had no discomfort at all during the night. I do sleep with a pillow between my legs. I repeated the routine this morning and will again before I go to bed tonight. I am very pleased with the results. so far, so good. Thank you.
Thanks for contributing your information to help all of us who are suffering from femoral nerve challenges. Every little bit helps. Many blessings to you.
Dang! This appear like 2 weeks ago, non stop . The burning , numbness feel. The pain. All day. I did just a few of those reps and it hurt like in a good way, and after 10 reps I felt like actually better . I might do this properly everyday ! Txs! I’ll keep you posted
@@Jennifahhit got much better over time. But after a few weeks it came back just as bad. So I did more frequent reps and now it’s completely gone. The pain and burning feeling overall lasted months. But I’m sure this exercise truly helped me to get rid of it. Do it.
Tried this yesterday sofar after watching and try about 10 other videos along with two visits to a Physiotherapist. This exercise stretch is the first to actually give relief of the extreme upper thigh pain. I would say about 60% reduction after 3 sets and about 12 hours later.
I’m 23 weeks pregnant and have been suffering from this down the outside of my left thigh for a month now and it’s awful! Thanks so much for the tips! Lord bless you ❤
I had the same when I was pregnant. But 5 years ago there was nothing on RUclips or the Internet and no doctor could help me. It was so awful and such severe pain. Now I'm pregnant agaim 17 weeks and it starts again😢
Holy Toledo--I'd be screaming if I attempted to extend my hip into that position. Extension is what causes the pain to flare. Some of us have this nerve issue because of hip-replacement surgery, anterior approach.
My mom has this issue currently. She’s 82. She has also had low back surgery a few years ago. Not sure if there’s any correlation but figured I’d mention it. I’m going to work with her on some of these exercises to see if they can help. I hate seeing her in this amount of pain. Thank you for this. You explained everything perfectly.
this can definitely be related. the nerve can also be pinned either by a bone or muscle. that can explane the back pain. but it might also just be a coincidence and not related but a doctor/mri/x-ray would be able to tell you what/if somthing is causing the nerve to be pinched
I’ve been dealing with this for years in my right leg, and as of recently with training volume increasing it’s started to flare up even more. I stretch multiple times a day and nothing seems to help. I will definitely be giving this a try!
worth a stretch. i been scratching adding body oils and rubbing the numbness itchy tingling and at times like a burning sensation.. i definitely have to try this.. it's likely from sitting and playing guitar over the years on chairs or slump seated on coaches.. only on my left outside top thigh..pretty sure it's that nerve issue..anyway will let you know after a few weeks or months.. i subscribed bookmarked this exercise..ty for sharing and explaining that nerve in the bone doll too
Guess I’m not the only one dealing with this. Kind of came out of nowhere and is very frustrating for someone used to being active all day. I’ll see how it works
So I am active in gym from last 3.5 yrs ..I have ho weight issue... I eat good ...but I have this sensation in my right outer thighs and sometimes I get a shock while doing legs excercise ...I don't wanna go to doctor ...I will definitely try these exercises
I just got a guided ultrasound steroid shot for this yesterday. Mine was minimally thickened nerve…hopping. Takes a bit to see if it helps. Been 4 months before this I got. Pt overloaded me doing simple squats
Ok, I hope this is the holy grail to MP. Just to make sure you do not stretch out the affected leg? And you do not push through your hip while lying on the ground?
This is an excellent video. I'm convinced I have meralgia paresthetica on my thigh mainly. But I was wondering, with the toe-tapping exercise, how many sets and reps of this would you recommend doing each evening?
Am sure I have this after 2.5 yrs..so gonna try..but would like to know do do compressed or herniated discs contribute to this lateral cutaneous nerve being compressed or SI joint involvement or is this a hip thing..as mine goes numb when I stand in the vastus..Is from too much sitting?? Thx! Lisa
I think its the small muscle on the side of you hip between the boney bump on your pelvis and the bump on your hips is pitching the nerve.. This exercise expands and contracts this muscle pinching the nerve... Thoughts?
will this work for the femoral nerve as well? Not just the cutaneous nerve, but he femoral nerve that controls motor function? I have a pinched femoral nerve in my hip and its causing quad weakness
It can target the femoral nerve a bit. However, There are more specific variations for the femoral nerve out there that are in my opinion more effective. If you search "femoral nerve flossing" or "femoral nerve glides" there are some good examples online of how to do it.
I got Meralgia in May last year and it's still causing me all sorts of problems now. The first three months I was in serious pain 24/7 I couldn't get a good night's sleep because every movement caused me extreme pain and even having bed sheets touching my leg caused discomfort. The pain eased up after 3 months just in time for me to go back to work but it is still very uncomfortable with constant aching, burning and itchiness. The numbness to touch is still across the outside of my right thigh and nearly down to my knee. I can't run and long walks are no longer an option anymore. I'd do anything to have my leg working normally again.
Is no cure for this . I have it now for three months and i really like walking exercise for long distances. I am not overweight and i am eatting healthy and very active. I don't how i got it.
@@symbologee tbh i am feeling a little bit better after 6 weeks of medication which given to me by my neurologist so finger crossed i can do my routine walking again.
I have an appt to see a spine specialist about that and pain in my back going Down leg...i also have had bad swelling in my left foot too same leg that is numb on my thigh!....something isnt right with that part of my body!
I dont have any back pain but my thigh is numb, burning and jolting sharp pains. My foot also swells up and gets darker in color and throbs. Please keep me posted on what your doctor says. Thanks
On the mat you show head down, knee down. With skeleton it's head down, knee up. Is it both? Or maybe a mistake? In any case it seems to help after one day doing both.
@@user-wb2yv7ll9d better, but definitely not completely gone. It helps to keep my pockets empty as much as possible. Weight from my keys and wallet seem to put pressure on the area. Thank you for checking in!
@@guitarguru.3572 Also never keep anything on your rear pockets (like keys or a wallet) because whenever you sit you'll pressure your piriformis muscle well inside your butt.
This must be for people that don't have any shoulder, back, and neck problems because when I try any of this it hurts all over really bad. Except the toe taps, but I have trouble doing those because I don't have good balance on my right leg.
Hello Ryley, Any tips or advice how can we actually cure it and becomes normal like lifting weights ans stuff, I am suffering from this for 4 yrs now ,in starting doctor gave alot of gabpa etc but nothing happen and now I have just accepted it as , yes my legs go completely numb ,wht can I do 🤷 thanks.
I don't know if this is my root problem but ,I've been unable to walk right at all when I first wake up . The pain is unbearable,I wake I take a pill then I hobble to having to fall in the right way on furniture to surf to the bathroom. Is this a indicator of this nerve being pinched or is it still something else. ? I've had very tight muscles in my upper thighs and very painful to walk even after the pill kick in. It's getting harder and harder to get pain meds so I really need to find a way to fix my problem and first I must identify the real root
Yes it technically does. However, since the lumbar nerves attach to the spinal cord which attach to the brain, the nervous system is one big unit. Bending the head/neck forward will cause the whole system to move upwards
@@symbologee The nerve exits the spinal canal at L2-L3. The nerve originates at the base of your brain. It's like a long string that floats in your spinal column.
Nerve floss is good. But it does not deal with meralgia that is consequent to nerve irritation closer to the spine at L2, L3 Impingement by osteophytes made by osteoarthritis, for example.
Did you contradict yourself on this one? You said the head goes into flexion both ways. When you flex your head, you will pull nerve proximally. You also said that you floss the nerve distally with the leg up and the leg going down. Which direction of the thigh makes the nerve go distally...when you raise the leg or drop the leg?
Apparently you have never had this condition. Numbness would be welcome. The pain is excruciating. It is like being knifed. There is no way on God's earth I could get in that position.
I had this Dr said it was a compressed nerve in my thigh. 🦵 Had scans done and i had a blood clot. My leg felt so heavy i was struggling to walk. 😮 😢 😮 😢 😮 😢
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Hey, this video is awesome! After i watched it I tried 10 reps and when I stretched my knee I heard a loud pop just right above my knee and when that happened I felt my blood came rushing down my foot. I felt my thigh so light without the numbness. Btw, I didn't seek any medical attention about my concern and I have been battling this pain/numbness in my thigh for 10 years or so. You're heaven sent, dude! Keep on doing more videos. God bless!
So he's your buddy.
🎉hope the same happens to me
I felt great explanation for nerve glide excercise for my problem in upper thigh burning @ numbness
I'm a bit confused do I do the flossing part which is the second part demonstrated by the skeleton or the first part demonstrated by himself? Please do reply
I’ve had burning pain running down my outer knee for 5 months. No Intervention really helped.
After 2 days of doing this exercise pain completely resolved. I will incorporate this exercise in my daily stretching now, thankyou !
I've had this since I was in high school. I'm 46 now. This really is a mind screw type of pain. It sucks bad...
Thank you very much! After months of pain this finally helped a lot!
After many, many tries for the fastest and most efficient release on this YT I finally!! Found one that worked really well and quickly. I felt the relief right away.
Really helpful to see the "why" on your little sketeton with black tape nerve!! Thank you!
Ur video is one of the best. Simple for people to fallow.
All I can say is. YOUR AWESOME!
I'm very thankful I found this video, I had seen a couple of different videos from other channels and they didn't really help. But I just now tried 10 reps and can already feel the difference, thank you! Will continue to do this exercise.
Can I say I love you? This nightmarish feeling was greatly diminished after a couple of repetitions. I'm grateful.
Thank you.. this exercise helped me to get relief from pain.👍
This is really helpful. My PT recommended a lot of exercises and my condition never improved until I tried this exercise!
This pain just started about 6 months ago. no injury, no trauma thatI know of. Just mild to severe burning and sometimes shooting pain. mostly when I sleep
Just wanted to say thank you!
I had this going on in both legs for about a year or two. it had been debilitating at times. I thought I was going to need surgery. Went to a PT and they told me what it was, but no one suggested anything like this or anything that remotely helped until one Dr named the condition. Then I found your video and I tried both exercises you show. Within a week, i felt something pop free in each hip and the symptoms decreased by 95%.
It's essentially gone now, but will sometimes creep back. It makes sense, I imagine that's just some kind of residual neuropathy from being pinched for so long.
Most interesting and I am impressed. I have had the on and of burning sensation for a few weeks in my upper left thigh. I tried your exercise on both thighs. before going to bed. I had no discomfort at all during the night. I do sleep with a pillow between my legs. I repeated the routine this morning and will again before I go to bed tonight. I am very pleased with the results. so far, so good. Thank you.
Great video. Thanks for posting
My pain is completely gone. Thank you so much Sir
Very simple and practical 👌 thanks for sharing 👍 🙏
Thanks for contributing your information to help all of us who are suffering from femoral nerve challenges. Every little bit helps.
Many blessings to you.
Thank you so much I feel so much relieved
Dang! This appear like 2 weeks ago, non stop . The burning , numbness feel. The pain. All day. I did just a few of those reps and it hurt like in a good way, and after 10 reps I felt like actually better . I might do this properly everyday ! Txs! I’ll keep you posted
@@Jennifahhit got much better over time. But after a few weeks it came back just as bad. So I did more frequent reps and now it’s completely gone. The pain and burning feeling overall lasted months. But I’m sure this exercise truly helped me to get rid of it. Do it.
Tried this yesterday sofar after watching and try about 10 other videos along with two visits to a Physiotherapist. This exercise stretch is the first to actually give relief of the extreme upper thigh pain. I would say about 60% reduction after 3 sets and about 12 hours later.
wow, did it keep improving?
So Sam, it's a year later or so... still doing these stretches? All fixed up???
Thank you I shall try these exercises I have been suffering for about 15 years
I’m 23 weeks pregnant and have been suffering from this down the outside of my left thigh for a month now and it’s awful! Thanks so much for the tips! Lord bless you ❤
I had the same when I was pregnant. But 5 years ago there was nothing on RUclips or the Internet and no doctor could help me. It was so awful and such severe pain. Now I'm pregnant agaim 17 weeks and it starts again😢
Thank you so much this is so good I'm going to try that
this looks promising, thanks!
Holy Toledo--I'd be screaming if I attempted to extend my hip into that position. Extension is what causes the pain to flare. Some of us have this nerve issue because of hip-replacement surgery, anterior approach.
FIrst time I've heard of this and I think my client has it. WIll try this exercise with him!
Did you get any positive results with this exercise? Please reply.
My mom has this issue currently. She’s 82. She has also had low back surgery a few years ago. Not sure if there’s any correlation but figured I’d mention it. I’m going to work with her on some of these exercises to see if they can help. I hate seeing her in this amount of pain. Thank you for this. You explained everything perfectly.
this can definitely be related. the nerve can also be pinned either by a bone or muscle. that can explane the back pain. but it might also just be a coincidence and not related but a doctor/mri/x-ray would be able to tell you what/if somthing is causing the nerve to be pinched
Thanks I’ll give it a try! Anything helps
Superb! Thnx SO much🙏
I’ve been dealing with this for years in my right leg, and as of recently with training volume increasing it’s started to flare up even more. I stretch multiple times a day and nothing seems to help. I will definitely be giving this a try!
Any updates?
FANTASTIC!
Thank you - this helped so much! :)
worth a stretch. i been scratching adding body oils and rubbing the numbness itchy tingling and at times like a burning sensation.. i definitely have to try this.. it's likely from sitting and playing guitar over the years on chairs or slump seated on coaches.. only on my left outside top thigh..pretty sure it's that nerve issue..anyway will let you know after a few weeks or months.. i subscribed bookmarked this exercise..ty for sharing and explaining that nerve in the bone doll too
Saving this video :)
Thanks very much. Seems to be working. 😀
Thank you
Guess I’m not the only one dealing with this. Kind of came out of nowhere and is very frustrating for someone used to being active all day. I’ll see how it works
so far it seems to be working, just started doing these, thanks..
Are you good now?
How are you feeling now?
@@Ghost-gn4gi I’m taking gaberpentan thats working
Will try this exercise. I have this on both legs.
thank you
So I am active in gym from last 3.5 yrs ..I have ho weight issue... I eat good ...but I have this sensation in my right outer thighs and sometimes I get a shock while doing legs excercise ...I don't wanna go to doctor ...I will definitely try these exercises
I just got a guided ultrasound steroid shot for this yesterday. Mine was minimally thickened nerve…hopping. Takes a bit to see if it helps. Been 4 months before this I got. Pt overloaded me doing simple squats
Hey Ryley, I have a pinched nerve on my right leg but have all the numbness and heating on the other leg. is this applicable too? thank you
Excellent. Developed MP after anterior hip replacement and I am 2 weeks post op with this painful condition. Thank you!
Wow man it really worked but it still pains a little
Ok, I hope this is the holy grail to MP.
Just to make sure you do not stretch out the affected leg?
And you do not push through your hip while lying on the ground?
This is an excellent video. I'm convinced I have meralgia paresthetica on my thigh mainly. But I was wondering, with the toe-tapping exercise, how many sets and reps of this would you recommend doing each evening?
Am sure I have this after 2.5 yrs..so gonna try..but would like to know do do compressed or herniated discs contribute to this lateral cutaneous nerve being compressed or SI joint involvement or is this a hip thing..as mine goes numb when I stand in the vastus..Is from too much sitting?? Thx! Lisa
👏 this should work
just tried one rep, half a$$'d it and it feels alil better tomorrow gonna actually try 🎉
Good
I feel its working on me
I think its the small muscle on the side of you hip between the boney bump on your pelvis and the bump on your hips is pitching the nerve.. This exercise expands and contracts this muscle pinching the nerve... Thoughts?
Hi. Recently had lumber fusion on l3,4,5. Do you think I should do this?
Will this make a bulging disc in the lower sine worse?
I’ve this atm. Can you keep on running even when the symptoms are there. Will it prolong the healing?
Would this help with IT Band pain along each hip and runs across buttocks?
I feel a tightness in the tendons around my knee of the leg with the numbness when I do this . Is that normal?
Being on my feet causes us to feel worse. Should I be walking or should I avoid walking?
will this work for the femoral nerve as well? Not just the cutaneous nerve, but he femoral nerve that controls motor function? I have a pinched femoral nerve in my hip and its causing quad weakness
It can target the femoral nerve a bit. However, There are more specific variations for the femoral nerve out there that are in my opinion more effective. If you search "femoral nerve flossing" or "femoral nerve glides" there are some good examples online of how to do it.
I got Meralgia in May last year and it's still causing me all sorts of problems now. The first three months I was in serious pain 24/7
I couldn't get a good night's sleep because every movement caused me extreme pain and even having bed sheets touching my leg caused discomfort. The pain eased up after 3 months just in time for me to go back to work but it is still very uncomfortable with constant aching, burning and itchiness. The numbness to touch is still across the outside of my right thigh and nearly down to my knee. I can't run and long walks are no longer an option anymore. I'd do anything to have my leg working normally again.
Is no cure for this . I have it now for three months and i really like walking exercise for long distances. I am not overweight and i am eatting healthy and very active. I don't how i got it.
@@samuk3543 You can get surgery for it, but, it's expensive. I've had MP for over 30 years. It sucks ass.
A nerve block under ultrasound guidance can give relief temporarily. Surgery is not that complicated as the nerve is quite superficial
@@symbologee tbh i am feeling a little bit better after 6 weeks of medication which given to me by my neurologist so finger crossed i can do my routine walking again.
@@symbologeeI live in England so I should be able to get surgery for free on the NHS if I ask a doctor to put me forward for it.
Please is walking good in this case???
Thanks, i will try this night
Can you address ice vs. heat? Which and when?
If I only have pain close to the knee. Is Mp
how often do i have to repeat the exercise ?
I have an appt to see a spine specialist about that and pain in my back going Down leg...i also have had bad swelling in my left foot too same leg that is numb on my thigh!....something isnt right with that part of my body!
I dont have any back pain but my thigh is numb, burning and jolting sharp pains. My foot also swells up and gets darker in color and throbs. Please keep me posted on what your doctor says. Thanks
I will I hope you find out what might be wrong with you and hope you get better!!
@@ClassicCityMinistry Thank you, no one deserves this kind of pain. Hope you get well soon too!
Sounds more like sciatica. Meralgia doesn’t reach your foot
How long will this take to help?
Erroneo, estas tensando y no deslizando el nervio y el nervio no pasa por atras pasa por adelante del iliaco
i get a tingling feeling, will this help it?
On the mat you show head down, knee down. With skeleton it's head down, knee up. Is it both? Or maybe a mistake? In any case it seems to help after one day doing both.
head down + knee down is the best way to start (and the way I intended to show it). Head down + knee up is more aggressive. Sorry for the confusion
Sir hot towel heat Good for meralgia
is it safe to do this exercise more often than u suggest?
Just to confirm, when leg goes up head goes up as well? At the end you were saying leg goes up and head goes down so I'm not sure which is correct..
Started as numbness, went to burning, now it hurts. Thank you so much for the advice. It’s gotten nearly unbearable.
oh man,,,is it better?
@@user-wb2yv7ll9d better, but definitely not completely gone. It helps to keep my pockets empty as much as possible. Weight from my keys and wallet seem to put pressure on the area. Thank you for checking in!
@@guitarguru.3572 That's great to hear that it's gotten better.
@@guitarguru.3572 Also never keep anything on your rear pockets (like keys or a wallet) because whenever you sit you'll pressure your piriformis muscle well inside your butt.
Coughing causes extreme pain is this part of the same thing ?
the movement starts at 3:10 (commenting so I can access quickly)
This must be for people that don't have any shoulder, back, and neck problems because when I try any of this it hurts all over really bad. Except the toe taps, but I have trouble doing those because I don't have good balance on my right leg.
Ouch I hear you, I empathize
Can you do this exercise while pregnant?
🙌🏾
Hello Ryley,
Any tips or advice how can we actually cure it and becomes normal like lifting weights ans stuff, I am suffering from this for 4 yrs now ,in starting doctor gave alot of gabpa etc but nothing happen and now I have just accepted it as , yes my legs go completely numb ,wht can I do 🤷 thanks.
If it’s that bad , seek surgical division of the nerve. It is purely sensory nerve. You won’t miss it much
I don't know if this is my root problem but ,I've been unable to walk right at all when I first wake up . The pain is unbearable,I wake I take a pill then I hobble to having to fall in the right way on furniture to surf to the bathroom.
Is this a indicator of this nerve being pinched or is it still something else. ?
I've had very tight muscles in my upper thighs and very painful to walk even after the pill kick in.
It's getting harder and harder to get pain meds so I really need to find a way to fix my problem and first I must identify the real root
Same exact thing I have dealing with.
In your model , does lat. cutaneous nerve emerge from between L 2,3 ?
That's where it comes from...yes.
Damn, I thought this as crap but this was good when you used your skeleton and went into scientific detail. Dude
i don't understand, doesn't the nerve originate from the lumbar nerves and not from the top of the head?
Yes it technically does. However, since the lumbar nerves attach to the spinal cord which attach to the brain, the nervous system is one big unit. Bending the head/neck forward will cause the whole system to move upwards
It comes from L2-L3 in your back.
@@symbologee The nerve exits the spinal canal at L2-L3. The nerve originates at the base of your brain. It's like a long string that floats in your spinal column.
I thought that nerve is only connected to the L2 - L4
Can't cause I'm pregnant snd my big belly is in the way
Nerve floss is good. But it does not deal with meralgia that is consequent to nerve irritation closer to the spine at L2, L3 Impingement by osteophytes made by osteoarthritis, for example.
So What do be done then ?
What if am pregnant?
Hmm, have you worked out how that happened?
looks like a lounge, why don't we do the same movements but with a lounge position?
Did you contradict yourself on this one? You said the head goes into flexion both ways. When you flex your head, you will pull nerve proximally. You also said that you floss the nerve distally with the leg up and the leg going down. Which direction of the thigh makes the nerve go distally...when you raise the leg or drop the leg?
Apparently you have never had this condition. Numbness would be welcome. The pain is excruciating. It is like being knifed. There is no way on God's earth I could get in that position.
TOTAL-NONSENSE.
I had this Dr said it was a compressed nerve in my thigh. 🦵
Had scans done and i had a blood clot.
My leg felt so heavy i was struggling to walk.
😮 😢 😮 😢 😮 😢
Thank you
thank you
Thank you