Open AccessLumbar Plexus Nerve Entrapment Syndromes as a Cause of Groin Pain in Athletes
Author(s) -
Leslie Rassner
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
current sports medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.424
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1537-8918
pISSN - 1537-890X
DOI - 10.1249/jsr.0b013e318214a045
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoesthesia , lumbar plexus , groin , neurectomy , entrapment neuropathy , athletes , nerve block , entrapment , gabapentin , lumbar , nerve compression syndrome , anesthesia , surgery , lumbar nerve , plexus , physical therapy , carpal tunnel syndrome , alternative medicine , pathology
In athletes, groin pain is not uncommon and can be severe and activity-limiting. Nerve entrapment syndromes of the lumbar plexus are a rare but important etiology that should be considered when evaluating athletes. Diagnosis can be made based on patterns of pain and hypoesthesia following the sensory distribution of the involved nerve and by pain relief with nerve block. Conservative therapies, including nerve blocks, neurodestructive procedures, and medications, may provide long-term pain relief. If nonsurgical therapies fail, referral should be made for surgical exploration and neurectomy.