Symptoms of femoral neuralgia?

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Sciatica is a common disease, which is caused by the compression of sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is composed of several different spinal nerves, including the fourth and fifth lumbar nerves and the first to third nerves. This nerve extends from the waist through the buttocks to the back of the thigh, the calf and the foot. When the sciatic nerve is compressed, the nerve will appear pain, causing symptoms of sciatica. So what are the symptoms of femoral neuralgia? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of femoral neuralgia?

Sciatica is mostly caused by prolapse of lumbar intervertebral disc or piriformis syndrome, mostly manifested as hip pain, which can radiate along the back of thigh and lower limb. The main symptom of sciatica is that patients usually complain that when they wake up in the morning, the pain of waist, thigh or leg is aggravated. One hour after getting up, the pain will gradually ease

Sciatic neuropathy is more common in middle-aged and elderly men, especially unilateral. The onset of the disease is sudden. First of all, I feel sore lower back and stiff waist. Or a few weeks before the onset of the disease, walking and exercise, there is a temporary pain in the lower limbs. The symptoms worsen when you sit up. Walking or standing for a long time will also aggravate the pain. Coughing, sneezing, or defecating can exacerbate the pain. On the contrary, the symptoms subside when you lie down.

The pain starts from the waist, hip or hip, and spreads down the back of thigh, popliteal fossa, lateral leg and dorsum of foot. On the basis of persistent pain, there are bursts of intensified burning like or acupuncture like pain. It's worse at night.

matters needing attention

Should be appropriate bed rest, body position is not limited, sleep hard board bed is more appropriate. Especially in the early stage of intervertebral disc herniation, the symptoms of some patients were relieved by themselves. Continuous or intermittent traction of lower limbs can be performed during bed rest. The treatment methods include local massage, physiotherapy, acupuncture, massage, etc. Drug treatment, such as oral anti-inflammatory analgesics.