What amount of standing and sitting is acceptable for this condition? I have a part time job that I considered going full time but the standing on hard...
You know, each case is so individual, I'm not sure there is a simple answer. It just depends on what you can tolerate - number of hours standing or sitting. ...
Hello All, I finally have a date for Piriformis release surgery, it is April 5th. I have been on a waiting list since January 2003. I have been trying since...
James, Good luck on your surgery. I did not have good luck with mine, I hope you have better luck! Randy I am also in Oregon! Hillsboro to be exact! Deana...
James- At least the waiting is nearly over. I really hope your surgery goes well. It really scares me that surgery is your first choice & you did not try any ...
Hi Mary, thank you for your well wishes, they are appreciated. I know you are not an advocate for surgery and I can appreciate that. I am not overjoyed by the...
Hello All, surgery to release the piriformis muscle is set for Monday at 11am. I will be in the hospital 4 days if all goes well. It has been a long time...
Has the surgeon done the procedure before? Best wishes on the surgery. Mary __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web...
Hi Mary, the surgeon has done the procedure before. He explained what he is going to do. He intends to look for the problem in the area of the sciatic notch...
Hi all, this is my first time posting to this group - just found it today. (Are there any other good sciatic type groups on Yahoo?) The reason I'm posting is...
Ibuprofen combined with Celebrex is a bad idea! \Randy Games to entertain your brain. http://www.stargraphics.com Star Graphics Corp 10943 S Forest Ridge Ln ...
Stroke o luck, My name is April and I have had pain with piriformis syndrome, but mine is held at bay now. I used trigger point therapy on myself, which help...
So is walking around looking like the hunchback of Notre Dame...it's the lesser of two evils. - Rob ... it ... The ... the ... However ... leg. ... from ... ...
Thanks April, can you tell me more about this Bikram Yoga method? Any links you can provide would be helpful, thanks again! - Rob ... mine is held at bay now....
http://www.bikramyoga.com/ It will tell you all about it and how to find a class near you. It is a special grouping of 26 poses in a room heated above body...
I am WAY behind in my reading. Today, I picked up the Science section of the NY Times and saw the article "When does Flexible become harmful?'Hot' Yoga draws ...
I agree totally with this article, people can take anything too far. But for me it has offered relief. And as having had heat stroke before, I took it very...
Hello Everyone, I am home from surgery that I had last Monday. I expected to have Piriformis muscle release surgery but they found no problem there after they...
James, you sound great and it sure sounds as if you are on your way to a full recovery, with a pain free butt in your near future. Glad to hear things are...
James - I am so happy for you! What an amazing story! Assuming the doctor is correct, the cause of your pain could not have been diagnosed or treated...
Hi Mary, thank you so very much for your words of support. Yes, my gut feeling was to go for surgery. Hopefully it was the right one which only time will tell....
Hi everyone, I am back after 3 weeks in Hawaii. Had a great time. INterestingly, all that flying and sitting in airports didn't cause a major sitting flareup....
James, What happened to start your pain? An accident of some sort? Also did anything ever show up on MRI or CAT scans or Xray indicating these blood vessels? ...
Hi Eileen, There was no incident that started the pain, it just came on over a period of time. I did have a blood clot in the same leg 3 years before I had any...
I believe I am suffering from Piriformis Syndrome. I pulled a muscle, at the top of my hip, right in the butt, last Fall playing football. Without going into...
Groin pain is not really part of Piriformis Syndrome. Piriformis Syndrome is a diagnosis frequently misapplied to a variety of pelvic ailments. So it is ...
The pain while driving and sitting sound like Piriformis, but with pain in the front thigh it sounds like you may have hurt your hip flexor. Check this site ...