Neurodynamic Testing

Other Names

• Neurodynamic testing of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN)

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Purpose

Neurodynamic Testing for Meralgia Parasthetica

• Evaluate the Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) as a cause of thigh pain

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Description

• The patient lays in the lateral decubitus position with affected side up
• The examiner stabilizes the pelvis with the proximal hand
• They grasp the lower extremity at the knee with the distal hand.
• The examiner then bends the knee and adducts the hip in order create tension in the LFCN
• Positive test:
  • Reproduction of the patient’s symptoms
  • As opposed to feeling tension in the soft tissue structures of the hip

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Pathology

• Meralgia Paresthetica

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Evidence

• Unknown

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See Also

• Hip Pain (Main)
• Thigh Pain (Main)
• Hip Anatomy (Main)

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