Question: is it possible to surgically remove or relieve the piriformis muscle. If so, I would appreciate the name and location of a surgeon to contact....
Welcome aboard Betty! The short answer to your question is - Yes, the piriformis can be either surgically removed or released. The release procedure cuts the...
Have you "googgled" Piriformis release surgery or Piriformis surgery? You should find lots of info. I just came across a reference to a Dr. Israel Chambi in...
Prompted by Betty's question, I wrote daulpmeister and asked what the long term effects of the PS release surgery was. His response is quoted below: She "had...
... surgery are scary. This is my experience up to now; Approximately 2 yrs. ago I began having severe pain in my left buttock and left leg. I soon lost the...
Hi, Have you had any MRI's of the back or pelvis ? How about nerve tests ? I had every test imaginable which were all negative. The majority of my problem were...
I would like to inform everybody about my new discovery, too: Termal Spine Massage Beds. As I mentioned before my sciatica is not tight anymore but I have...
I know you are frustrated. But be grateful, the MD's didn't do surgery on you. You would have ended up with more problems & pain. It frequently happens. I...
Hello everyone, My name is Jean and I have suffered from this on and off thru the years, but lately it hasn't gotten to be a constant. Where it always hurts...
I'm no doctor. I'm guessing the pain you have is from the neurofibroma pressing on the sciatic nerve. What did the lastest MRI show? This is not the kind of...
I will keep you posted. I know this surgeon the last time I saw him said they he would not think of touching this tumor unless it was absolutely necessary....
Has anyone tried "lose the back pain" self treatment program by Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS and Jesse Cannone CFT, CPRS, CSPN. They are co-founders of the...
I don't think ayone has used it. This is the first I've heard about it. If you try it, please let us know how it works for you. We are always looking for new ...
Dear group, I am a woman post-fusion about 12 years, recently had my fusion hardware removed. I am seeing a physical therapist for what is evidently...
Hi! I have the privilege of having both steroids and botox injections into my priformis muscle with fluorescence guided injection method in the pain clinic...
Dear Nilgun, Many thanks for your message! My situation is a little complicated (as always). First, the piriformis stuff isn't severe but it's bothering me,...
Hi all - I don't know if this is the right place to be but here goes. This summer I was in a horrible motorbike accident in which I ended up with two broken...
I know just how you feel, I was never in an accident like that but I have the sciatic nerve condition also. The pain starts in your buttocks and then travels...
Hello everyone, I haven't been on for awhile, but I suffer from the sicatic nerve condition, and it is hell. I have been suffering from it on and off for...
You might try physical therapy or chiropratry. But since you don't have a diagnosis of Piriformis Syndrome, I don't think we can help you here. Sorry :( Mary ...
The best pain med varies from person to person and depends on what is causing the pain. Muscle relaxants will not help if you do not have muscle spasm. But ...
Hello, My name is Jean and I have posted on this group before about pain meds and my Sciatic Nerve that has been killing me. I had to go to the doctor's late...
Hi. Yes, I use it as needed & it is helpful for me. I have frequently recommded it here. But it doesn't work for everyone. I think it partially depends if the...
Hello Nilgun Thanks for your posting about botox - it was such a help reading it as I'm waiting a date for my first injection. We seem to have been down the...
Hello Jo, I can also recommend a do it yourself massage; get a tennis ball, put it between the wall and your bum where the priformis is tight on sciatica press...
have 'sciatic' pain. really upper hamstring where adductor / tendon area...also mid hamstring. This started off as butt pain and now shifted downward. hurts...
Most doctors but especially orthopods are terrible at dealing with this kind of problem. They misdiagnose & then the PT has to treat the non existent...
I was reading about acetabular cysts on the hip that cause this kind of pain. My MRI shows I have cysts as well as a torn labrum. Joan ... From: REEVE99 To:...
Hi everyone, I have just recently discovered that I have PS. Actually i believe I do after 3 year's worth of doctors and tests that couldn't find anything...
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