The accompanying symptoms | Pain in the outer thigh

The accompanying symptoms

The numbness of the skin indicates nerve irritation or damage. The outer thigh is supplied by the so-called nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis. If this nerve is constricted in its course, numbness occurs in addition to pain.

This nerve irritation is also called meralgia paraesthetica or colloquially called jeans lesion.The constriction of the nerve can be caused by an increase in pressure in the abdominal cavity during pregnancy or in cases of overweight. External compression by a belt, waistband or corset can also cause these symptoms. If the cause is avoided or eliminated, there is usually a spontaneous improvement of the symptoms.

More information about Meralgia paraesthetica can be found here. A burning sensation also indicates nerve irritation or damage. On the outer thigh, the burning may be caused by a constriction of the so-called nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis.

This nerve sensitively supplies the area of the outer thigh. This disease is also called Meralgia paraesthetica. Polyneuropathies, which particularly frequently affect diabetics or long-term alcoholics, can also cause a burning sensation on the outer thigh.

This leads to nerve damage, whereby the disease progresses insidiously and usually begins with sensory disorders such as burning, tingling or numbness in the feet. A cramp in the outer thigh muscles or the outer buttock muscles can cause pain. These usually start very suddenly and stop after a few seconds to minutes.

One cause of cramps in the thigh can be, for example, overstraining of the muscles. A magnesium deficiency can also cause muscle cramps. This can be caused by an unbalanced diet or by medication that ensures that more magnesium is excreted.

Fat-lowering agents, so-called statins, can also cause pain in the thigh. If statins are the trigger for the cramps, it is important to stop them. Statins are drugs that are often used to treat elevated blood lipid levels. One of the side effects is muscle pain and cramps. In the worst case, this can even lead to skeletal muscle decay (so-called rhabdomyolysis) and acute kidney failure.