soupcxan
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Generally, my feeling is that ice packs reduce the pain, and heat either has no effect or makes it worse (inconsistent).
A couple of doctors bent my legs certain ways and said, no, not piriformis. When all this started, it definitely sounded like piriformis because it was usually so tender to the touch and usually only on one side. Now it is not tender, just this awful pain/discomfort feeling across both sides.
I can do all the piriformis stretches I find on google without difficulty or pain, but they don't seem to do anything for me.
I went to one massage therapist and that was quite painful due to the amount of pressure he used and the directions of the stretches.
Unfortunately I can't stop driving for 6 weeks - but I do know when I went on vacation for a week last year, I did no driving at all for 7 days and did a ton of walking, and still had the pain.
I guess I will keep the SI joint injection I have scheduled and see what happens. I can always go back for a piriformis injection (fun).
A couple of doctors bent my legs certain ways and said, no, not piriformis. When all this started, it definitely sounded like piriformis because it was usually so tender to the touch and usually only on one side. Now it is not tender, just this awful pain/discomfort feeling across both sides.
I can do all the piriformis stretches I find on google without difficulty or pain, but they don't seem to do anything for me.
I went to one massage therapist and that was quite painful due to the amount of pressure he used and the directions of the stretches.
Unfortunately I can't stop driving for 6 weeks - but I do know when I went on vacation for a week last year, I did no driving at all for 7 days and did a ton of walking, and still had the pain.
I guess I will keep the SI joint injection I have scheduled and see what happens. I can always go back for a piriformis injection (fun).
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