Meralgia paraesthetica is one of the many localised pain syndromes which can present to a musculoskeletal physiotherapist, with symptoms of tingling, numbness and pain in the anterior and lateral aspects of the thigh. The symptoms were linked with the idea of a local nerve suffering compressive forces not long after its initial description in the 19th century. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is the culprit and is solely a sensory nerve, having no muscular function and merely supplying the skin sensibility over the relevant thigh areas. It is not clear how often this syndrome occurs but it is likely to be under diagnosed.