Lesion of Femoral Nerve

Definition:
A wound or injury of the femoral nerve. A pathological change in the tissues. One of the individual points or patches of a multifocal disease.
Purchase 3 Phases

Symptoms
  • Sensation changes in the thigh, knee, or leg, such as decreased sensation, numbness, tingling, burning
  • Feeling of the knee "giving way" or buckling
  • Pain
  • Weakness of the knee or leg
Causes
  • Direct injury (trauma)
  • Prolonged pressure on the nerve
  • Compression or entrapment of the nerve by nearby parts of the body or disease-related structures (such as a tumor)
  • A broken pelvis bone
  • A catheter placed into the femoral artery in the groin
  • Diabetes, which can cause widespread nerve damage
  • Internal bleeding in the pelvis or belly area
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching exercises
  • Lower extremity strengthening exercises
  • Gait program
Lesion of Femoral Nerve Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Standing Posture
  • Sitting Posture
  • Side Lying Lumbar RR RL
  • Prone Spine Extension
  • TA Supine Alt Knee Raise
  • Supine Dural Flossing
  • Kneeling Hip Flexor

Lesion of Femoral Nerve Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Q Ped UE LE Lift
  • Cross Leg Forward Bend
  • Plank Hold
  • Bridge Marching
  • Oblique Series

Lesion of Femoral Nerve Phase III

Purchase Phase

  • Plank Hold
  • Straight Leg Sit Up
  • Single Leg Bridge
  • Superman Holds
  • Side Plank On Elbow
  • Plank Hold Alternate Ue Le
  • Lunge Walk Med Ball Rotation