Hi Jo, I had similar experience with injections into the piriformis muscle; cortisone lidocaine gave me temporary relief, but my PS diagnosis was confirmed...
Alas, 2 days of mild relief and it was back to screaming pain again. It's good that there's hope, in that he confirmed I don't need to consider radical surgery...
Hi Mary, as you know I had surgery last year. This followed all manner of tests, all of which were negative, for anything. Surgery was my choice because I was...
Hi. Two days of mild pain relief after one treatment is astoundingly good results! Tracy reports good sleep with the new sleep drug, Lunestra. I know you want...
Hello less2hap. I remember you were looking for someone in the D.C. area to do piriformis massage. Have you found someone yet? I was researching something...
Mary, I'm actually STILL sleeping fairly well! I haven't slept all the way throught he night in years - wake up at least once to use the restroom. Right now I...
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For those of you who have lots of scar tissue, there is anyway to deal with it besides injections & drugs. Various types of manual therapies have techniques...
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Hi James. I know you are disappointed the surgeon didn't do a piriformis release surgery, but I really think it was for the best. He could tell just by looking...
Hi Rebel. Somewhere on public radio I heard a report on some medical study. Sorry I don't remember the details, but there was one unexpected finding that ...
Jamie -After some reflection & a second cup of coffee, I consider my earlier statement about surgeons as overly broad. They are exceptional at what they ...
if i stopped being assertive and questioned what my doctors said or did i would still be in bed on tons of oxycontine because my screws came lose and my...
I hope you did not think that I was suggesting you not be assertive. My point was that many doctors do not like assertive patients. Alas, the American medical...
Hi Matthew, Rebel or whoever. You have never mentioned previous back surgery before. It sounds like you have lots of hardware in you, which really changes my...
I think I posted that in addition to a tight piriformis I have a slipped/degenerative disk as well as a 'touch of arthritis' in my hip. The Tuina practitioner...
Hi Has anyone spoken to you about pacing? The following comments are purely from a personal point of view and should not be taken as a method of treatment. In...
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The first step to managing pain is identifying the type & location of pain. Do you think the pain is: 1- nerve pain (i.sciatica) 2- muscle spasm 3 -...
Thanks for the advice, Jo Alas, my office is st00pid, and has allowed it to get to the point through rapid staff turnover that only certain people know how to ...
... My pain is strongest in the morning. A little of it is in the lower back, right side, just above the tailbone/pelvic girdle (IE, the sciatic nerve). It is...
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Sula - I think you missed Joyce's excellent point about pacing yourself. Swimming twice daily, working & all the driving/sitting that entails is stressing ...
There are ways to move that don't cause as much pain. 1 - Modified Log Roll You use this movement to get in and out of bed. It takes practice to master it, but...
Sula - Has anyone given you guidance on sleeping positions & pillows? If not, ask your therapist or doctor. I'm still not clear on the location of pain. Is it ...
Sula - Or is the pain at L5-S1? Is that where the so called slipped disk is? __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Use Yahoo! to plan a weekend,...
My pain "pinpoints" at the top outter edge of the sacrum, I believe. Someone asked which disk is slipped in an earlier post - my L5 vertebrae is pushed back,...
I know you are in screaming pain most of the time. But the dramatic short term pain relief & functional improvement you experience after your Tuina treatment ...
This is great news today - if you can continue to get pain relief in this way than it's a sure sign on on the right road to making progress. I know from my own...
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