The sensation of an electric current in a burst on the thigh is radiating pain in the thigh. The causes of radiating pain in the thigh may include lumbar disc herniation, sciatic neuritis, obturator nerve entrapment syndrome or pyriformis syndrome and other diseases.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: mainly caused by the nucleus pulposus entering the spinal canal after the lumbar annulus fibrosus is broken, which compresses the nerves; accompanied by lumbar pain symptoms; it can be treated conservatively with acupuncture, massage and other treatments, and can also be treated with surgery.
2. Sciatic neuritis: mainly caused by infection, trauma, some lumbar spine disease; manifested as pain in the walking part of the sciatic nerve, radiating from the lumbosacral region to the lower limbs through the buttocks to the lower legs; it can be treated by oral ibuprofen, celecoxib, methylcobalamin and other medicines as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Occlusal nerve compression syndrome: mainly caused by occlusal stenosis, surgical injury, occlusal nerve inflammation, etc.; manifested as pressure pain at the occlusal foramen and pain radiating to the inner thigh, etc.; it can be treated with closed therapy, small needle therapy or surgery.
4. Piriformis syndrome: caused by strain injury or excessive hip movement; manifested as hip pain and lower extremity radiating pain; can follow the medical advice to take drugs such as ibuprofen, celecoxib and other treatments or surgical treatment.
A burst of electric current on the thighs may also be caused by other reasons, when the symptoms should be the first time to the hospital, the use of drugs should be under the guidance of a doctor to clarify the cause of the treatment.