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2. Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia

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   Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is pain or abnormal sensations in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve which provides sensation to the lateral thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is a specific instance of nerve entrapment. [5] The nerve involved is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).

3. Hoover's sign (leg paresis) - Wikipedia

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   Involuntary extension of the "normal" leg occurs when flexing the contralateral leg against resistance. To perform the test, the examiner should hold one hand under the heel of the "normal" limb and ask the patient to flex the contralateral hip against resistance (while the patient is supine), asking the patient to keep the weak leg straight while raising it.

4. Carnett's sign - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, Carnett's sign is a finding on clinical examination in which abdominal pain remains unchanged or increases when the muscles of the abdominal wall are tensed. [1] [2] For this part of the abdominal examination, the patient can be asked to lift the head and shoulders from the examination table to tense the abdominal muscles.

5. Hip Pain: The Most Common Causes & How to Prevent It - AOL

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   Inner hip pain. Pain on your high-inner leg could point to a groin injury. The groin comprises several muscles that attach to the inner thigh. Outer hip pain. ... Jobs requiring heavy lifting.

6. Knee pain in the US increased 65% over the past 20 years ...

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   Straight leg raise. Lie on your back with your right knee bent. Engage your abdominal muscles and, keeping your chest open, squeeze the muscles in your left thigh and lift your left leg up to the ...

7. Deep gluteal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms are pain or dysthesias (abnormal sensation) in the buttocks, hip, and posterior thigh with or without radiating leg pain. Patients often report pain when sitting. [ 1 ] The two most common causes are piriformis syndrome and fibrovascular bands (scar tissue), but many other causes exist. [ 2 ]

8. Femoral nerve stretch test - Wikipedia

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   To perform a femoral nerve stretch test, a patient lies prone, the knee is passively flexed to the thigh and the hip is passively extended (reverse Lasègues). [2] The test is positive if the patient experiences anterior thigh pain .

9. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   Gaenslen test - This pain provocation test applies torsion to the joint. With one hip flexed onto the abdomen, the other leg is allowed to dangle off the edge of the table. Pressure should then be directed downward on the leg in order to achieve hip extension and stress the sacroiliac joint. [1] [2]