A recent study showed that people with Vitamin D deficiency, who took narcotics for pain, required higher doses then those with normal vitamin D levels. The...
"Do I Have Piriformis Syndrome?" is a question I often get from prospective members. All I can do is refer them to a doctor of Physical Medicine for a possible...
Here's a link to an article by a chiropractor. Interestingly, he says "Piriformis muscle spasm is getting more and more attention and in fact is becoming so...
Interesting article. I'm not sure I understand something though. If you have pain at the piriformis but not down the back of the leg, you only have an...
Ask your chiro what he thinks of the accuracy of the test. I don't know what to make of it. The way I interpret it is if you press on the piriformis muscle as...
Jim sent me articles containing an interesting point-counterpoint discussion between Dr. Filler & Dr. Tiel regarding the existence, diagnosis & treatment of...
Hi All- For the past three months, I've been seeing an Osteopath every other week. It's definitely helping, but now he wants to try a prolotherapy injection on...
Actually, no one here has found them helpful for either SIJD or piriformis syndrome. (My hairdresser found them useful for his neck). Other than 24 hrs of pain...
Hi. My name is Judy. I'm 60 years old and was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome and hip bursitis in March of this year. My doctor used PRP or platelet rich...
Hello Judy & welcome to the group. I must admit I never heard of PRP injections before. It is a interesting concept and I can see it may be helpful in treating...
... I've had 3 injections in each hip and 1 in each piriformis muscle a few weeks after the hip injections. PRP is supposed to help in reducing pain and...
Hello everyone.. I have been a member of this group for about a year or two. I have been a very active person most of my life. I am 43 years old and workout...
Yes, stepping over baby gates for 2+ years could certainly have started your piriformis syndrome! And if you are getting in & out of an SUV or truck, that will...
... Thanks for the information, Mary. The list of instructors in Missouri are a little too far away for me. I looked up ART on the Internet. One of the...
Hello everyone, It has been awhile since my last post, so I thought I would give an update on my experience with ART. I have had somewhere between 6 & 8...
You are probably wise to stop the exercise that causes numbness. And I assume you will now walk through the baby gates rather than step over them. What do you...
Good to hear from you Jen. I remember you were discouraged after only two ART sessions, so I'm very pleased you stuck with it and are seeing improvement. I...
Hi all. I'm updating our recommended list of health care professionals treating Piriformis Syndrome. If you want to recommend someone who is not already on the...
Hi all. My name is Rachel and I am new. I had pretty good fall last November and after complaints of constant severe hip/leg pain was diagnosed with piriformis...
Hello Rachel, I too am new to this list. Therefore I have no information for you, but rather want to say that I too need this group for support and also for...
Welcome to the group new members. Ah, the frustrations of diagnosis & treatment for whatever we have. Many doctors still do not" believe" in P.S.. There are a...
Thank you Mary. Pelvic Nerve Entrapment Syndrome (or PNES). That sounds right really. Thanks for the story. You know I don't even know what many of the...
I am still doing stretching exercises.? My next appointment with my PRP doctor is Tuesday.? I'll see what he has to say.? No, I'm not stepping over the baby...
We got a baby gate/pen for our elderly dogs (they couldn't walk on the ceramic tile in the rest of the house due to arthritis). It had an actual "door" that we...
Wow!? No squats?? That's one of the exercises I did with the exercise ball.? I put it behind me, against a door before squattng.? It really hurt my right knee...
Do you want my list of what I can't and can do? All I'm an expert on is my situation but you could look at my list and think about whether any of those things...
I would really like to see your list.? Thanks! ... From: Writingmom <writingmom85283@...> To: piriformissyndrome@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 12 Jun 2009...
Now that I have lamented the difficulty of diagnosing PS accurately, I have some thoughts about your case. When you fall on your butt, it pushes up the...
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