History - tight fitting clothes/ belts, recent weight gain, worse with valsalva or prolonged walking
Neurologic exam - diminished sensation in the distribution of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Rule out weakness or reflex changes that would suggest an alternative diagnosis
Imaging - generally not necessary, unless atypical symptoms or concern for radiculopathy/ plexopathy
Nerve conduction studies (NCS)/ Electromyography (EMG) - generally not necessary,  unless atypical symptoms or concern for radiculopathy/ plexopathy
Rule out weakness or reflex changes that would suggest an alternative diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica
Acute Trauma
Tick paralysis
Femur fracture
Rucksack paralysis
Proximal
Myasthenia gravis
Intracapsular