Hi all,

I was so pleased to find this egroup. Good idea?

I have had pain in my bottom and lower back for 7 years. I am now 33.
For years I thought it was back pain but nobody could find out the
cause. After seeing so many specialists the best they could come up
with is that discs are not involved. They think it is muscular.

Then, this year, I did a treck in the mountains and despite a heavy
rucksack my back was absolutely fine. My buttocks though, continue to
give me continuous aching pain when sitting, and I finally came to
the conclusion that the pain might actually be in my buttocks.

Thats when I came across piriformis. However, I don't have pain in my
legs, apart from the odd tingley sensation. Sitting down has become
my worst nightmare over the years and I will do anything to avoid it.

Since researching piriformis on the web I have regularly done some
exercises for it and they seemed to have helped. However I feel I
need to do more but don{t know who to turn to and what to try next.
Of course, I don´t know if I am even right about it being piriformis.

I would therefore welcome the experiences or opinions of others,
whether they think my pain is similar or does not fit with yours.

Thanks and speedy recovery to you all.

Dylan Walker

England