Meralgia paresthetica after strenuous exercise

Muscle Nerve. 2005 Jun;31(6):761-3. doi: 10.1002/mus.20271.

Abstract

We present three patients with signs and symptoms of meralgia paresthetica (MP) after long-distance walking and cycling. No other possible causes of MP, such as trauma or exogenous compression, were present. A neuropathy of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve was confirmed in all patients with somatosensory evoked potentials. We propose that conduction block due to local ischemia during repetitive muscle stretching was the probable cause for the neuropathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Athletic Injuries / diagnosis*
  • Athletic Injuries / pathology
  • Athletic Injuries / physiopathology
  • Electrodiagnosis
  • Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / physiology
  • Exercise / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Plexus / pathology
  • Lumbosacral Plexus / physiopathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Contraction / physiology
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / pathology
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / physiopathology
  • Neural Conduction / physiology
  • Paresthesia / diagnosis*
  • Paresthesia / pathology
  • Paresthesia / physiopathology
  • Peripheral Nerves / pathology
  • Peripheral Nerves / physiopathology*
  • Skin / innervation
  • Thigh / innervation