Are skinny jeans bad for your health? Too-tight pants can lead to 'tingling thigh syndrome' Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/20

The old, familiar wiggle-dance women do to slip into that super-tight pair of jeans may be only half the battle against denim-inflicted torture.

Experts are finding that women who wear too tight jeans run the risk of suffering from a nerve problem called meralgia paresthetica, reports MSNBC.com. Coupled with stiletto heels, the pressure these jeans put on the femoral cutaneous nerve that runs through the thigh can cause tingling and burning through the leg.

Parmeeta Ghoman, who developed this condition, remembers the initial feeling of what has become known as “tingling thigh syndrome.” She said, “It felt really strange — it felt like my leg had gone to sleep.”

Though the condition is nothing new and has largely appeared in construction workers, pregnant women and obese people, the affliction in young, fit women has become more prominent in recent years.

“The nerve, in some people, is susceptible to compression,” Dr. John England, of the American Academy of Neurology said. “It is a pure sensory nerve — it doesn’t go to muscles or provide strength. Anything that is tight around there could potentially compress the nerve that goes there.”

But before your start burning your skinny britches, remember that the damage is rarely permanent. According to chiropractic physician Dr. William Madosky, “The key is, you remove the pressure, and the nerve regenerates.”

Just another reminder, ladies. Sometimes, beauty is pain.

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