Can anyone recommend a physician or physical therapist in the Washington, DC, metro area who can and will perform massage therapy for the piriformis muscle? I...
I can not recommend a therapist there, but I can recommend a "do it yourself massage" whilst you are looking for a therapist. Get a hard rubber ball about the...
Hi Nilgun, I missed the research paper, can you send me the link to the website ? Thanks James. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
Hi James, I sent the original paper to your individual email, the group does not accept big attachments. Let me know if you received it, if not, I can try ...
Hello, I just joined this group and while I haven't been diagnosed with the description of this group - I do have serious chronic back/leg pain due to sciatic...
Anyone out here ever had a "medial branch block" procedure? This is another option my doctor has offered to me. Input would be greatly appreciated... Tracy...
Hi Tracy. You may find this hard to believe, but you are getting better than average drug treatment. Most people with muscle spasms are not even given a muscle...
I had facet injections. I only got relief for the 24 hours the anesthetic lasted. In the end, despite the tests, the diagnosis of slipped disc proved not to be...
Nilgen. I am so amazed at your results. No one here has ever reported success with trigger point injections. I have had many & never had relief for more than...
Mary - I wanted to quickly respond to your post. You sound very knowledgeable in this area and I appreciate your sharing of advice. I need to re-read this...
Lately, the work of Dr. Aaron Filler is getting much discussion here. I just ran across a general book he has written and thought I would post it, if anyone is...
Hi Tracy. Here are some things I thought of since my last post. Xyrem comes as a liquid that can dissolve your enamel and damage your teeth, so be sure to...
Sue, I am so sorry I have not responded sooner. I greatly appreciate the information you provided in message #1057. The fact that your pelvis was in great ...
Mary, Sorry for not responding sooner. My son is napping so I have a minute... My back pain started from an injury about 4 years ago. I had a lamenectomy and...
I had tried lidocaine injection before, danced afterwards and my pain came back worse later. I did not have it again, because I thought I will harm myself more...
Tracy - I can't respond tonight to everything you raised in your last post. So here is some quickie advice. Call your doctor & ask her to prescribe some...
SInce your problem is not piriformis related, I am going to correspond with you via private email. That way the piriformis folks won't have their mailboxes ...
Hi Jo, I am afraid I can only be sure after the injections are over and when I can dance without creating pain. It seems even with MR neurography they can not...
Very Interesting. I had not heard of that technique before. I guess the people who had botox injections are no longer active in the group. As no one has...
Hello, I hope this group message of mine finds the reader in good health and mood. I'm Anitha and this being my first post, I'll keep it short. You can find...
I read the comments before, I did not come across to anybody who was healed with botox! I even started thinking the botox might be causing adhesions. It...
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Hello,just joined the group. I have recently been diagnosed with sciatic. It's the most painful thing I've ever had. I am interested in what everyone else has...
Hello & welcome. Have you been diagnosised with Piriformis syndrome or just sciatica? Are you a runner? I'll respond when I get more information from you....
I will attempt to summarize three years of postings for you. First, there seems to be 3 different categories of patients. 1 - Runners, dancers etc, who develop...