Q: Shortly after having surgery on my shoulder, I have been experiencing numbness and a burning sensation on the outside of ...

Several things can cause numbness in your thigh, from muscle strain to underlying nerve conditions. Talk with a healthcare professional if the numbness doesn’t seem to improve over time.

Leg pain, especially in the thigh or calf, is often caused by a pinched nerve in your back. Many people call any pain in the leg “sciatica,” but actually sciatica is only one specific type of ...

“It felt really strange — it felt like my leg had gone to sleep,” Ghoman says. Ghoman’s skin-tight denim may have caused a temporary bout of a nerve condition called meralgia ...

From conditions affecting blood flow to damage to the nerves themselves, there are many potential causes of numbness in the thigh. Depending on the cause, there are also many treatments available.