There are many people who suffer day to day with pain that they do not know can be treated by chiropractic. In our chiropractic center in Barcelona we have the best professionals to provide you with immediate relief and wellness in many of your pains.
In this article we are going to discuss one of the most common and the one that most patients come to visit us for, cruralgia. Here you will learn how to differentiate this pain and also get information on how chiropractic can help you treat it.
What is cruralgia?
Cruralgia is a pain characterized by irritation or compression of the nerve that gives it its name, the crural nerve. This nerve is commonly known as the femoral nerve and has the particularity that the pain can radiate along the anterior front of the thigh and the inner thigh up to the knee or the entire leg.
It is a rather annoying pain that can appear aggressively, for example, after having made an effort to lift weights. It can also appear progressively, little by little, and some people associate it with back pain, to be more specific, with lumbar pain.
Cruralgia can be quite a bothersome pain, as it can be accompanied by numbness, burning sensation, tingling and also weakness in the affected leg.
Most common causes and symptoms of cruralgia
As we have previously pointed out, cruralgia can occur when there is a compression or irritation of the crural nerve at some point along its course. This can be due to several reasons, from a lumbar disc herniation, to stenosis of the lumbar canal, lumbar arthrosis, muscle contracture or direct trauma to the affected area.
The main symptom of cruralgia is pain that usually manifests itself in different ways. One of the most common sites is in the anterior aspect of the thigh or in its internal part. The pain can radiate up to the knee or even up to the foot along the entire leg. The pain is also usually unilateral, that is to say, it affects only one leg.
This pain can be described as a burning or stinging sensation, like electric shocks and can be constant or intermittent. Cruralgia pain also often causes alterations in sensation, known as paresthesias or tingling sensations. This crural pain can also cause muscle weakness and alter the person’s reflexes.
Is cruralgia cured?
In the vast majority of cases cruralgia is curable and that is important. In cases where it cannot be completely cured, for example, if the severity of the nerve compression is high or depending on another underlying cause, it may improve significantly.
Recovery time for cruralgia
The recovery time for cruralgia will depend mainly on the underlying cause of the cruralgia. In the most common cases, those of disc herniation, an acute cruralgia can recover in about three weeks while full recovery is between 1 and 3 months.
When there is an inflammation or muscle contracture, recovery with proper treatment can be in a few days, while if it is produced by a moderate lumbar stenosis, recovery can take up to 6 months.
In more severe cases, for example, if it has been caused by a tumor or infection, recovery can take years. In these cases, appropriate therapy, such as chiropractic, will make the symptoms much milder, which helps considerably in coping with the disease.
Differences between sciatica and cruralgia
Some people confuse sciatica and cruralgia due to the type of pain that can be similar. So that this does not happen to you we show you some of the most significant differences. First of all, the type of nerve it affects is different. Sciatica affects the sciatic nerve, while cruralgia affects the crural nerve.
The main difference between the two lies in the path of pain and its irradiation. While in sciatica the pain radiates mainly from the buttock to the calf, in some cases up to the foot, in cruralgia the pain radiates from higher up, from the groin or upper thigh.
In sciatica the pain radiates through the posterior aspect of the thigh, but in cruralgia it is through the internal part. We could perfectly describe cruralgia as a front sciatica.
How can chiropractic care help you?
If you suffer from cruralgia chiropractic care can help you a lot. First and foremost is pain relief. Thanks to chiropractic adjustments, the nerve compression that causes the pain can be relieved.
Through these adjustments you can regain mobility that was lost, but also get to reduce inflammation and release tension. The chiropractic adjustment will immediately improve the well-being of the person by significantly reducing the nerve pain they have.
Benefits of the chiropractic approach in cases of cruralgia
Using chiropractic to help you with your cruralgia has many advantages. First of all, it is possible to enjoy pain relief without medication or invasive surgery. Pain relief is achieved in a natural way because the treatment consists of chiropractic adjustments that seek to relieve pressure on the nerve roots to end the radiating pain.
Unlike other treatments that seek to mask the symptoms, chiropractic addresses the underlying cause of the problem. The chiropractor will identify and correct the mechanical cause that is causing the cruralgia, for example, by treating a herniated disc or any muscle tension or other conditions affecting the nerve.
Chiropractic also has a holistic approach that goes beyond adjustments. This approach seeks to prevent the recurrence of cruralgia, for example, by educating about the person’s posture or through specific exercises to end low back discomfort.
All these benefits result in a recovery of muscle strength and sensitivity as well as a reduction of muscle tension and pain. It is important to remember that all this is achieved through a non-invasive treatment and without the use of pharmacology.
Why choose us as your chiropractic center in Barcelona?
In our chiropractic center in Barcelona we have been treating patients suffering from cruralgia for years, seeking the best results. When carrying out such precise and delicate chiropractic adjustments it is important to have the best professionals and in our center we have them.
In addition to experience, our personalized approach to each patient allows us to offer the best treatment for each patient. We work on an individualized basis with our patients because the underlying cause may be different for each patient. Only with personalized and individualized studies can we guarantee the best results to address each and every problem.
We invite you to come and meet us or contact us so we can show you how we can end your pain. In our chiropractic center in Barcelona we not only focus on ending pain or improving function, but we take into account the holistic approach to the well-being of the person.
In our chiropractic center in Barcelona you will find the best professional and instrumental equipment. We want you to feel comfortable with us and that is why we have opted to create a warm and trusting atmosphere so that your recovery is much more bearable thanks to offer you an expert chiropractor. Stop suffering from cruralgia and put yourself in the best hands in our chiropractic center in Barcelona.
