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Sharp pain in my thighs when i bend down to pick something or causally. the pain is so pain where i can cry. is this a strain or over stretched.
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Meralgia paresthetic: There is a sensory nerve that runs the outside of your thighs, the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, whenever inflammed, we call this meralgia paresthetica. There may be other causes too, but since I am a neurologist, that is the best i can come up with.
Answered 2/12/2020
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