Manage and Treat Nerve Pain: Femoral Nerve Glides Exercises
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Knee to Know Ep. 120
Nerves run throughout your legs and arms that travel between all of your soft tissue including connective tissue, muscle, and more. A normal healthy nerve can move smoothly like a piece of string between all the soft tissue.
Sometimes, nerves can lose mobility and this can lead to irritation and increased sensitivity of the nerves. This video demos exercises for the femoral nerve, specifically, that innervates the front parts of the leg.
These exercises can be performed in prone (on your stomach), side-lying, and standing. Check out the videos to learn the appropriate technique and remember to start with a low volume and build up slowly to avoid increasing irritation to the nerve.
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THIS HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I was in chronic nerve pain for hours and I watched this video and it stopped immediately when I did the exercises with you!!! THANK YOU!!!! GOD USED YOU TO HELP ME🙏💙
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
This put a smile on my face! 😀 I'm extremely glad you found it helpful and provided relief!
@deecee6355
11 ай бұрын
God can never replace a proffessional
Excellent explanation. Thank you.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Great recommendations to start immediately thank you
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
Beautifully explained in detailed way. Thank you.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Please keep doing more nerve glides. I think it some sort nerve problems . I will be getting mri sometime in January. I’m the one you spoke to before who is 1and half years post op knee replacement and having stiffness and pain
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Joan. I'll do my best to continue to incorporate some videos about nerve pain and exercises and management strategies. Thank you for watching and subscribing if you do!
Thank you! This worked amazingly.. .I could not figure out how to get rid of this pain. . .you did it!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
11 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
Can you please do more videos on nerve problems post knee replacement surgery? I’ve been to 3 different orthopedic surgeons who can’t find anything wrong. I have pain laterally and sometimes towards the middle
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
I will do my best to provide some helpful content. This video talks about one potential cause of lateral knee pain, maybe it will help: kzread.info/dash/bejne/g5l5pbGcdZOoZZM.html
In the first exercise you flexed the head as you bent the knee but in the other two you seem to extend the head back while you extended the leg back at the same time. I am trying to understand the difference between the sciatic nerve flossing as opposed to femoral nerve flossing. Cause the first one looks like what I saw in other videos called sciatic nerve flossing.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
So the first exercise I actually mixed it up... For the nerve flossing, you should flex the neck as you extend the hip and bend your knee and the opposite is to extend the neck as you flex the hip / straighten the knee... For sciatic nerve it travels along the back of the leg, it is tensioned by flexing the hip and straightening the knee such as laying on your back and raising your leg straight up or sitting and straightening the knee and leg out.
OMG! You saved me! I had a pinched femoral nerve for about a week but this fixed it!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad the video helped!
@tnt9861
Жыл бұрын
Did it take a day of exercising these? Or was it a while before you saw improvement
Thank you you showed the same movement my physiotherapist suggested me to do but i was too lazy. I will try to do all the movements so i can finally solve the issue
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps and thanks for watching!
Thank you! No more feeling like my legs are entwined in barbed wire due to an injury!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thank you very much. Do these exercises help with obturator foramen syndroom?
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Ай бұрын
You are very welcome, this exercise can potentially be helpful for obturator foramen syndrome.
I came across a different demonstration in standing when the hip flexed and the neck is also flexed and looked downward. Which is head flexion and hip flexion combined together.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Yup, this is an appropriate strategy, too… it all depends if you are tensioning one end of the nerve at a time or both ends of the nerve at the same time
Please make a video on infrapatellar saphenous nerve pain..
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Can add it to my list to make
Note to self: starts at 01:59.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
🙏🙏
Thanks a lot! What's the physiological reason for doing the prone opposite of the side lying and standing? In the prone you're extending the hip and flexion the neck. In the two other you're extending/flexing in both hip and neck. I'm just trying to understand the mechanism :)
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Great catch. So I actually mixed it up a little, but these are both appropriate strategies... So for nerve gliding or nerve flossing hip extension and/or knee flexion should be coupled with neck extension, and hip flexion and/or knee extension should be coupled with neck flexion. With the opposite way... hip extension and/or knee flexion with neck flexion is actually tensioning both sides of the nerve. These sometimes are referred to nerve tensioners where you tension the nerve fully on both sides, and then release tension on both sides (instead of tensioning one side and then the other with the nerve flossing strategy...Let me know if I can help clarify this.
@Knud451
2 жыл бұрын
@@KneeReplacementTherapists thanks! Makes sense!
@pikapoo8796
2 жыл бұрын
Should you feel anything
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
@@pikapoo8796 your pain or other symptoms shouldn’t increase significantly from baseline during and after performing. If you do it may a little too intense and you may have to decrease the range of the movement or number of reps you do
@patnorris1623
Жыл бұрын
In the video, was the prone correct for nerve flossing or was the side lying and standing correct?
Also, if I am doing this right, normally, how long or how many sessions of these exercises would it take for the numbness and burning sensation to disappear? thanks a lot!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
I unfortunately can not give you a firm answer with this... this exercise is best used as an adjunct to a comprehensive treatment for your symptoms and concerns
@duortsmode6271
3 жыл бұрын
@@KneeReplacementTherapists I see.. I understand. thank you very much. Really appreciate you putting the time to reply to my questions. New subscriber here!
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
@@duortsmode6271 thank you for watching and subscribing!
is this the same for a diagnosis of saphenous nerve entrapment? thanks
@KneeReplacementTherapists
7 ай бұрын
The saphenous nerve is a branch of the femoral nerve so it is likely these exercises may be helpful for this condition. However, always consult with and follow the advice of your personal healthcare providers. Thanks for watching!
@JMom2408
7 ай бұрын
Thank you!@@KneeReplacementTherapists
Hi I just did this again. I’m not doing it everyday but probably should. I’m thinking there is a nerve problem that caused my pain. I’m at a year and half post op knee replacement surgery. I have very good range of motion. I do not think it’s sciatic nerve. But I think some other nerve must have been damaged around the knee. Please post more nerve glides, if you can
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Joan, I will do my best to share some nerve pain related videos as some of my content. Thanks for subscribing!
Can this be used for Meralgia Parasthetica?
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
Yes, these exercises could potentially be beneficial for meralgia parasthetica in addition to other therapeutic exercises.
Bro 2 months back. Bike fall on my thigh. I didn't feel any pain. But after some days I feel warmnes in my butt and thigh amd feeling like warm liquid pouring. Now I am not feeling like that but little bit some times. So now I started running everyday in morning from 3 days. But I feel pain in my lower thighs. Also lower back pain . So should I worry about? Or keep running
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I am unable to provide specific medical advice. I would recommend setting up an appointment with a doctor.
the numbness and pain intensifies if I do this. Am I doing it right? Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
If the pain intensified and lasts after, this may be too intense for right now. I would hold off on doing this and try some other exercises and movements by consulting with a PT or doctor
The first exercise was tension ing from both ends it seemed ? Shouldn't the head move backwards at the same time that tension is put on thigh? Otherwise you put tension from both ends and thus stretching ? I am confused
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
Great catch. So I actually mixed it up a little. So for nerve gliding or nerve flossing hip extension and/or knee flexion should be coupled with neck extension, and hip flexion and/or knee extension should be coupled with neck flexion. With the opposite way... hip extension and/or knee flexion with neck flexion is actually tensioning both sides of the nerve. These sometimes are referred to nerve tensioners where you tension the nerve fully on both sides, and then release tension on both sides (instead of tensioning one side and then the other with the nerve flossing strategy...Let me know if I can help clarify this.
@ekatag6494
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for writing back!! Yes it clears up my confusion.
@ekatag6494
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for writing back!! Yes it clears up my confusion.
@ekatag6494
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for writing back!! Yes it clears up my confusion.
@ekatag6494
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for writing back!! Yes it clears up my confusion.
Hi, both of my front thighs are numb and slight tingling, is this your most appropriate video for my condition? Many thanks in advance.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
This video may be helpful, but what you are experiencing is likely stemming from your low back... I would recommend consulting with your doctor to determine the most appropriate treatment interventions for the symptoms you are experiencing.
@TheFiestyhick
Жыл бұрын
@@KneeReplacementTherapists Thank you for kindly replying back. Unfortunately, my doctor was quite vague about it and gave vague advice about exercise and not sitting too much. Oh, so numbness in both front of thighs could possibly be low back related? What category of rehab videos should I seek out to address it from lower back healing angle? Thanks again in advance.
Iam Asiyah here I had done my both knee replacement surgery now I have pain in my back at l four and l five that's why I have pain in my left left side of hip and thigh please help me and tell me what should I do for it.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
I recommend consulting with your personal physical therapist. Oftentimes, there are specific back movements (often back extensions backward) that can be very helpful for pain relief and management in addition to other exercises...but the best course of action depends on your specific symptoms and response to certain exercises and movements so definitely recommend consulting with your personal physical therapist. Thanks!
@asiyahrashid9897
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Peterson for advising me Iwill consult with my physical therapist and also do that exercise which you told us .I am very much confident on your advice once again thank you so much.
@KneeReplacementTherapists
Жыл бұрын
@@asiyahrashid9897 You are very welcome and best wishes!
@asiyahrashid9897
Жыл бұрын
Thank you
I am 1 and half years post op and started having bad pain at a bout 1 year post op . It hurts when I walk. Can you help me. Orthopedic surgeon does not know what to do
@KneeReplacementTherapists
3 жыл бұрын
Hi, Joan. Sorry to hear this, it is difficult to provided specific advice without a thorough evaluation and understanding of your history with knee pain and knee replacement. I will do my best though to help answer any specific questions you have about treatment, management, or anything else, but your specific course of action best to discuss with your doctor. Have you had imaging or other assessment of the knee since you started having the bad pain?
@joansobsey4081
3 жыл бұрын
@@KneeReplacementTherapists I had an MRI in June that was basically normal. I’m going to repeat it June. I had blood tests for infection twice May and then again in November , ESR And CRP. Both times it was very low and did not indicate infection. All X-rays show the prosthesis to be in place correctly
@joansobsey4081
3 жыл бұрын
Last X-ray was in 10-2-20
@joansobsey4081
3 жыл бұрын
And was normal
@joansobsey4081
3 жыл бұрын
ESR was 6 and CRP was1 on 11-11-20
Thnx! Does being obese also add onto the underlying causes?
@KneeReplacementTherapists
2 жыл бұрын
Obesity is correlated with a lot of negative body changes including the cardiovascular and nervous systems and increased inflammation and joint pain.
@empoweryourselfwithnameetaia
2 жыл бұрын
@@KneeReplacementTherapists Thnx so much...for prompt response too🙏