Why does my lumbar plexus hurt?

The most common causes of Plexus disorders are trauma from an auto accident or sport injury, and cancer. Symptoms of a traumatic plexus injury include severe pain, weakness, loss of feeling and/or loss of movement. Low back pain is a malfunction of the lumbosacral plexus.

What happens if the lumbar plexus is damaged?

Malfunction of the lumbosacral plexus causes pain in the lower back and leg as well as weakness and loss of sensation in all or part of a leg (such as the foot or calf).

What causes Iliohypogastric nerve pain?

Ilioinguinal neuralgia is a frequent cause of pain in the lower abdomen and the upper thigh and is commonly caused by entrapment or injury of the nerve after lower abdominal surgeries. The ilioinguinal nerve is responsible for motor innervation of the transverse abdominis and internal oblique muscles.

What nerves make up the lumbar plexus?

It is created from lumbar spinal nerves L2, L3, and L4. Its principal function is to supply motor and sensory innervation to the anterior compartment of the thigh. The nerve exits the plexus and enters the femoral triangle, passing just lateral to the femoral artery.

What are nerve entrapment syndromes of the lumbar plexus?

Nerve entrapment syndromes of the lumbar plexus are a rare but important etiology that should be considered when evaluating athletes. – Rassner, 2011

What causes numbness and numbness in the lumbar plexus?

A lumbosacral plexopathy is a disorder affecting either the lumbar or sacral plexus of nerves. They are rare syndromes, caused by damage to the nerve bundles. A plexopathy is suspected if the symptoms cannot be localised to a single nerve. Patients may complain of neuropathic pains, numbness or weakness and wasting of muscles.

What is the clinical relevance of lumbosacral plexopathy?

Clinical Relevance – Lumbosacral Plexopathy. A lumbosacral plexopathy is a disorder affecting either the lumbar or sacral plexus of nerves. They are rare syndromes, caused by damage to the nerve bundles. A plexopathy is suspected if the symptoms cannot be localised to a single nerve.

What causes pain in lower lumbar plexus in athletes?

The thoracolumbar syndrome is a potential cause of back pain in athletes whose sport involves prolonged posturing with the hips flexed and the head extended upward. This syndrome may be overlooked and athletes are sometimes inappropriately treated for an incidental finding in the lower lumbar spine disclosed on conventional imaging studies.