An Unusual Cause of Proximal Thigh Pain: Focal Dystonia of the Psoas

Authors

James J. Bresnahan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Mitchell H. Paulin, MD, Thomas Jefferson University

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Description

Case Description

• 68-year old female presented for evaluation of right groin pain.
• The pain in her groin radiated superiorly to the lower abdomen and inferiorly to the anteromedial aspect of the proximal thigh and was ongoing for >8 years
• Physicians seen: Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Pain Management
• Testing: MRI L-Spine showing degenerative changes and no significant neuroforaminal or spinal stenosis.
• Treatments: PT, multiple epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, medial branch blocks, and a spinal cord stimulator trial

Publication Date

3-7-2020

Keywords

dystonia, psoas

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Rehabilitation and Therapy

Comments

Presented at the 2020 Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting

Recommended Citation

Bresnahan, MD, James J. and Paulin, MD, Mitchell H., "An Unusual Cause of Proximal Thigh Pain: Focal Dystonia of the Psoas" (2020). Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Posters. 12.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/rmposters/12