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In most cases, upper thigh pain is not a cause for concern. It can typically be treated at home with simple strategies such as ice, heat, activity moderation, and over-the-counter medication.
Thigh pain can cause you to have difficulty walking, running, or climbing stairs. Sometimes inner thigh pain or upper thigh pain can occur after trauma or an injury. Other times, it may be linked to an underlying health condition and symptoms emerge without an obvious reason.
Thigh pain symptoms can develop acutely or can be a chronic problem that worsens over time, and they can occur in different parts of the thigh, like the front, back, or side. Thigh pain can have a variety of causes ranging from acute injury to an underlying medical condition.
Meralgia paresthetica is a medical condition that causes pain and sensations of aching, burning, numbness or stabbing in your thigh area. The condition results from compression (pressure on or squeezing) of your lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN). This large nerve supplies sensation to the front and side of your thigh. Advertisement.
Meralgia paresthetica is a condition that causes tingling, numbness and burning pain in the outer thigh. It's caused by compression of the nerve that provides feeling to the skin covering the thigh. Meralgia paresthetica also is known as lateral femoral cutaneous nerve entrapment.
The dull, achy pain in your thigh should not affect your gait or ability to walk significantly. It may be more painful to walk depending on the cause; however, your ability to move one foot in front of the other should not be affected.
Causes. Risks. Diagnosis. FAQ. Outlook. A person may experience upper thigh muscle pain due to impact trauma, sprains, or strains. Pain in the upper thigh may also occur due to nerve...
The classic symptom is cramping, tight pain that's felt in muscles "downstream" from the narrowed artery. It can occur in the buttocks, thigh, calf, or foot, but occurs most often in the calf. The pain tends to come on with walking, gets worse until the person stops walking, and goes away with rest.
The cramping and pain in the calves, thighs, hips, or buttocks that people with PAD experience during movement is called intermittent claudication. It’s different from exercise-related soreness, because it occurs only during movement and stops after short periods of rest, says Dr. Pradhan.
difficulty walking. clicking or grinding when moving. swelling. stiffness. muscle spasms. Causes of inner thigh pain. Inner thigh pain is typically the result of an underlying condition....