Outer thigh pain

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Figure: Muscles front and back, OpenStax, Tomáš Kebert and umimeto.org, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does it feel like?

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See a GP or physio first if you have any of these
  • A lump or bulge in the groin or upper thigh
  • Throbbing pain, swelling or red skin in one thigh or calf
  • Sudden, severe pain in a testicle
  • Sudden sharp pain, bruising and very hard to walk
  • Numbness around the genitals or bottom, or bladder or bowel changes
  • Back pain that does not ease with rest or is worse at night
  • Groin or hip pain that gradually worsens with running
  • Pelvic pain in pregnancy that makes stairs or walking hard

General information, not a diagnosis. Not reviewed by a physiotherapist. The pages the text was checked against are listed under each cause.