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Originally Posted by dman9271
What do you guys do to deal with the shooting pain? It seems to be the worst at night. The pain is excruciating. I have tried the Mortons lotion but it didn't help.
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Where are these shooting pains? Are they in the upper thighs in the front and to the sides? There is a specific sensory nerve called the lateral femoral nerve that when agitated shoots down to the knee area, but never below that. It comes from the lumbar spine between L4 and L5, and goes thru the abdomen and exits along the side of the upper thigh/groin area. It can get compressed in several spots along its path. This is called MP (meralgia paresthetica).
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