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Post by cadman on May 14, 2024 8:02:43 GMT -5
This is for Tampaspicer who mentioned a leg pain and anyone else who may have sciatica pain in the hip running down the leg. I have for years suffered from it. some days it is mild and others is hurts like hell, especially the hip. I saw a Chiropractor who did not help, but mentioned my pain seemed to be the piriformis muscle. I did some research online to maybe find some exercises and stretches to help it. I found out about Piriformis syndrome. I mentioned to my primary, who suggested PT and if that didn't help then a referral to an Orthopedist.
Well, long story short, I finally visited the Orthopedist and simply told him the pain in the hip that goes down the right leg, numbness in the hip when standing that goes to my feet, and he diagnosed me with Piriformis Syndrome. He said it will mimic Sciatica in many ways. First he had me take a high dose of Prednisone for 5 days. Day 3 the pain was gone, but a few days after stopping, it came back. the next step was the shot in the hip, which so far has reduced the pain about 90%. Not entirely gone, but a lot better. Still have 6 more weeks of PT and a visit back to the Orthopedist.
So my advice for the day is, if you have a pain in your hip and they say it is your back, see an Orthopedist and be sure it is not Piriformis Syndrome. It could be multiple issues caused by the bad back.
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Post by swampdog on May 14, 2024 8:14:13 GMT -5
This is timely. My wife has been having the pain you describe for quite awhile. She’s been the chiropractor route, pt, and considering other less common forms of practice. She’ll be researching before the day is out. Her’s might be an arthritis issue. Thanks for information whether it works for her or not.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on May 14, 2024 8:42:08 GMT -5
Thanks. My right leg stays numb. And I when I can feel it it hurts like he'll. But the skin of my thigh sometimes feels like someone is holding a torch to it. The pain in my hip radiates over into my right nut. Those days in particular suck.
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Post by cyclist on May 14, 2024 9:01:47 GMT -5
A good buddy has the same pain....very bad pain. Turns out a piece of a ruptured vertebral disk slipped into the vertebrae hole where the spinal nerve runs and pressed on the nerve. Eventually it would have killed part of the nerve and rendered him a cripple.
Check it out please guys.
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Post by tampaspicer on May 14, 2024 10:10:49 GMT -5
I took some prednisone when I was having a lot of pain several moths ago and it definitely helped. My toe still has various level of numbness but the leg/groin pain isn't nearly as bad as it was. I've also been taking 1500mg of turmeric and 400-600mg of ibuprofen a day for inflammation. I stretch more and take it easy when it starts hurting more. Honestly just trying not to do a lot of sitting or standing continually. I mix them up with the stretching. MRI said I have a couple herniated disk so that's about all I can do for it at this point. All the shit I've done to my body over the years is slowly catching up to me. LOL
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Post by ferris1248 on May 14, 2024 10:15:30 GMT -5
I took some prednisone when I was having a lot of pain several moths ago and it definitely helped. My toe still has various level of numbness but the leg/groin pain isn't nearly as bad as it was. I've also been taking 1500mg of turmeric and 400-600mg of ibuprofen a day for inflammation. I stretch more and take it easy when it starts hurting more. Honestly just trying not to do a lot of sitting or standing continually. I mix them up with the stretching. MRI said I have a couple herniated disk so that's about all I can do for it at this point. All the shit I've done to my body over the years is slowly catching up to me. LOL Be careful with continuous, daily usage of ibuprofen. It's great stuff but long term usage can screw you up. |
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Post by old member on May 15, 2024 13:08:22 GMT -5
This is for Tampaspicer who mentioned a leg pain and anyone else who may have sciatica pain in the hip running down the leg. I have for years suffered from it. some days it is mild and others is hurts like hell, especially the hip. I saw a Chiropractor who did not help, but mentioned my pain seemed to be the piriformis muscle. I did some research online to maybe find some exercises and stretches to help it. I found out about Piriformis syndrome. I mentioned to my primary, who suggested PT and if that didn't help then a referral to an Orthopedist. Well, long story short, I finally visited the Orthopedist and simply told him the pain in the hip that goes down the right leg, numbness in the hip when standing that goes to my feet, and he diagnosed me with Piriformis Syndrome. He said it will mimic Sciatica in many ways. First he had me take a high dose of Prednisone for 5 days. Day 3 the pain was gone, but a few days after stopping, it came back. the next step was the shot in the hip, which so far has reduced the pain about 90%. Not entirely gone, but a lot better. Still have 6 more weeks of PT and a visit back to the Orthopedist. So my advice for the day is, if you have a pain in your hip and they say it is your back, see an Orthopedist and be sure it is not Piriformis Syndrome. It could be multiple issues caused by the bad back. I had problems with my piriformis, felt like I needed a new hip, very painful. I was able to diagnose and treat it my self. The stretching was very effective, more so then otc anti-inflammatory drugs. I think the best thing is to stop carrying your wallet in your back pocket. Turns out....that was the cause. I carried my wallet in my back pocket all of my life. So if you have bad hip pain, my advice is.....try changing the way you carry wallet and do the stretching exercise. You'll find different ways by searching youtube. I did mine while siting. |
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Post by tampaspicer on May 15, 2024 13:15:36 GMT -5
This is for Tampaspicer who mentioned a leg pain and anyone else who may have sciatica pain in the hip running down the leg. I have for years suffered from it. some days it is mild and others is hurts like hell, especially the hip. I saw a Chiropractor who did not help, but mentioned my pain seemed to be the piriformis muscle. I did some research online to maybe find some exercises and stretches to help it. I found out about Piriformis syndrome. I mentioned to my primary, who suggested PT and if that didn't help then a referral to an Orthopedist. Well, long story short, I finally visited the Orthopedist and simply told him the pain in the hip that goes down the right leg, numbness in the hip when standing that goes to my feet, and he diagnosed me with Piriformis Syndrome. He said it will mimic Sciatica in many ways. First he had me take a high dose of Prednisone for 5 days. Day 3 the pain was gone, but a few days after stopping, it came back. the next step was the shot in the hip, which so far has reduced the pain about 90%. Not entirely gone, but a lot better. Still have 6 more weeks of PT and a visit back to the Orthopedist. So my advice for the day is, if you have a pain in your hip and they say it is your back, see an Orthopedist and be sure it is not Piriformis Syndrome. It could be multiple issues caused by the bad back. I had problems with my piriformis, felt like I needed a new hip, very painful. I was able to diagnose and treat it my self. The stretching was very effective, more so then otc anti-inflammatory drugs. I think the best thing is to stop carrying your wallet in your back pocket. Turns out....that was the cause. I carried my wallet in my back pocket all of my life. So if you have bad hip pain, my advice is.....try changing the way you carry wallet and do the stretching exercise. You'll find different ways by searching youtube. I did mine while siting. I had the same problem when I was in my early 30's with my wallet causing hip/leg pain. Moved it to my front pocket and never had that particular pain ever again. |
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Post by PolarsStepdad on May 15, 2024 13:22:42 GMT -5
I love prednisone. I could take it everyday. What I however don't like is gaining 20lbs in a week on it because it makes you blow up like a balloon
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Post by cadman on May 15, 2024 16:30:19 GMT -5
This is for Tampaspicer who mentioned a leg pain and anyone else who may have sciatica pain in the hip running down the leg. I have for years suffered from it. some days it is mild and others is hurts like hell, especially the hip. I saw a Chiropractor who did not help, but mentioned my pain seemed to be the piriformis muscle. I did some research online to maybe find some exercises and stretches to help it. I found out about Piriformis syndrome. I mentioned to my primary, who suggested PT and if that didn't help then a referral to an Orthopedist. Well, long story short, I finally visited the Orthopedist and simply told him the pain in the hip that goes down the right leg, numbness in the hip when standing that goes to my feet, and he diagnosed me with Piriformis Syndrome. He said it will mimic Sciatica in many ways. First he had me take a high dose of Prednisone for 5 days. Day 3 the pain was gone, but a few days after stopping, it came back. the next step was the shot in the hip, which so far has reduced the pain about 90%. Not entirely gone, but a lot better. Still have 6 more weeks of PT and a visit back to the Orthopedist. So my advice for the day is, if you have a pain in your hip and they say it is your back, see an Orthopedist and be sure it is not Piriformis Syndrome. It could be multiple issues caused by the bad back. I had problems with my piriformis, felt like I needed a new hip, very painful. I was able to diagnose and treat it my self. The stretching was very effective, more so then otc anti-inflammatory drugs. I think the best thing is to stop carrying your wallet in your back pocket. Turns out....that was the cause. I carried my wallet in my back pocket all of my life. So if you have bad hip pain, my advice is.....try changing the way you carry wallet and do the stretching exercise. You'll find different ways by searching youtube. I did mine while siting. I tried all the stretching and even physical therapy with no relief. I never carry my wallet in my back pocket, had a cousin many years ago who had to have surgery and he said it was because he carried his wallet in his back pocket. |
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Post by conchydong on May 15, 2024 16:45:07 GMT -5
A good buddy has the same pain....very bad pain. Turns out a piece of a ruptured vertebral disk slipped into the vertebrae hole where the spinal nerve runs and pressed on the nerve. Eventually it would have killed part of the nerve and rendered him a cripple. Check it out please guys. that is what I had but a very extreme condition. I can deal with pain but this was extraordinary. Surgery was my only option. I still have limitations but I am out of the excruciating pain, |
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Post by cyclist on May 15, 2024 17:09:10 GMT -5
A good buddy has the same pain....very bad pain. Turns out a piece of a ruptured vertebral disk slipped into the vertebrae hole where the spinal nerve runs and pressed on the nerve. Eventually it would have killed part of the nerve and rendered him a cripple. Check it out please guys. that is what I had but a very extreme condition. I can deal with pain but this was extraordinary. Surgery was my only option. I still have limitations but I am out of the excruciating pain, Dang...glad you are better it could have been worse. My buddies father in law us a renown surgeon and he made sure it was taken care of. He had the surgery a month and just got on his bike, taking it slow and trying to overcome fear of reinjury as he did it on his bike. |
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Post by conchydong on May 15, 2024 17:13:33 GMT -5
that is what I had but a very extreme condition. I can deal with pain but this was extraordinary. Surgery was my only option. I still have limitations but I am out of the excruciating pain, Dang...glad you are better it could have been worse. My buddies father in law is a renown surgeon and he made sure it was taken care of. He had the surgery a month and just got on his bike, taking it slow and trying to overcome fear of reinjury as he did it on his bike. I had what felt like 20,000 volts of electricity shooting down my leg. I admit I was suicidal if I couldn’t relieve the pain. I was even in a wheelchair and had to take the embarrassing ride in Publix in a scooter. I was afraid of surgery but it is the best thing that ever happened to me. |
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