Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions

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

Symptoms
  • Deficit in the sensation and/or movement in the lower limb
  • Pain which has got the typical characteristics of burning/cramping or sometimes tingling in the lower extremities
  • Loss of ROM in the of hip, knee, ankle, foot and toes
  • Weakness of the gluteal muscles
Causes
  • Direct or indirect pelvic trauma
  • Prolonged pressure on the nerve
  • Obstetric complications
  • Compression or entrapment of the nerve by nearby parts of the body or disease-related structures (such as a tumor)
  • Diabetes
Treatment
  • ROM and stretching exercises
  • Lower extremity strengthening exercises
  • Core stabilization exercises
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions Phase I

Purchase Phase

  • Sitting Posture
  • Standing Posture
  • TA Supine Alt Knee Raise
  • Prone Spine Extension
  • Wall Squats
  • Side Lying Lumbar RR RL
  • Q Ped UE LE Lift
  • Sit Up Squat
  • Gait II
  • Kneeling Hip Flexor
  • WalkFit Program

Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions Phase II

Purchase Phase

  • Stairmaster X 20 Minutes
  • Lumbar Circuit
  • Plank Hold
  • Side Plank On Elbow
  • Superman Holds
  • Warrior

Lumbosacral Plexus Lesions 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