Pain in the thigh

Hip pain can also manifest itself on the thigh. This is the case with both inflammations, among others. Both inflammations can be caused by over- or incorrect strain.

Neurological causes must also be considered when dealing with pain in the thigh area. In neuralgia called meralgia parästhetica, the lateral skin nerve of the thigh (nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis) is inflamed and thus causes burning pain on the upper outer side of the thigh. Unpleasant tingling and numbness may be further symptoms.

The inflammation can be caused by the nerve being constricted and thus irritated. Constriction can be promoted by wearing very tight pants, for example. If the sciatic nerve is constricted, on the other hand, the pain classically radiates downwards from the back of the thigh.

If children complain of pain in the thigh, this may also be due to hip pain. At a young age, a so-called “hip rhinitis” (coxitis fugax) can occur, which provokes severe pain in the groin and on the front thigh, which sometimes radiates down to the knee. Coxitis fugax is a temporary inflammation of the hip joint with joint effusion, which usually passes after 2 weeks.

In hip rhinitis, both sides of the hip can also be affected. It can be the result of a viral infection of the respiratory tract or, more rarely, a gastrointestinal infection. In addition, diseases affecting the bone or its structure can make themselves felt through pain in the thigh.

These include osteoporosis (bone loss), osteomalacia (bone softening due to vitamin D deficiency) and Paget’s disease (deformation of the bones).

Inflammation of the tendon at the hip (trochanterendinosis) In this inflammation, the tendon attachments are inflamed at the bony prominence on the outer side of the thigh, the large rolling mound (greater trochanter). Trochanterendinosis often occurs in combination with bursitis trochanterica or snapping hip.
Or an inflammation of the tendons in the groin.