by SB
(Illinois)
Hi,
Came across your site and have the following for the last 6 months or so. Have visited two physio's with the following condition. This has all started after I pulled a hamstring playing softball. Active runner (<10m/wk) and cycler (50-100m/wk)
1. buttock pain, stabbing, then radiating down leg after sitting for extended period of time, usually greater than 30-60n min
2, back of thigh pain
3. occasionall leg tingle (depending which way I strect
first doc said hip injury(weakness on left leg), looked at me, had me walk 10 steps and gave me a prescription for pain killers, orthotics, stretching and PT. Also wanted to use a specific set of shoes, pusrchsed at specific store, and only use his recommended PT. Didnt buy the story, got a seocnd opinion.
second doc said hip injury (weakness left leg) to go with PT, increase strength training more along back and core as well as left side. did that for almost 6 months.
With both docs flexibility was there, no pain during tests, just weakness. Both saw an MRI of lower back, nothing out of the ordinary. I feel better since this started, yes. But I have plataued and still get pain while sitting. Getting up makes it go away within 30 sec or less. both docs said piriformis syndrome.
Current state
I can still bicycle for 1-2 hours and usually no pain during ride, but get the burning, stabbing pain in buttock afterwards (2-4 hours later after exercising) Power is still there, but usually can feel tightness during hard applications. running is a little worse, probably because of the impact, but still can get 2-3 miles on occasions. i have stepped it down and run a mile, walk, run, etc to break it up. During workouts I feel very good doing most exercises, though some the buttock and hamstring area is tight(good mornings, lunges). Still, nothing that stops me from working out as the pain is low and usually only the 1st rep or two. I've stopped stretching and increased meassage, primarly into trigger points which has helped. Can definitely tell I have been holding onto some tension and have alwasy had that issue. The weird thing lately that is again when sitting for extended periods of time and when I pull my head down, I feel a tingle, like an electric shock near my sacrum? (just where the buttock spilts), inside of thigh, and then down to arch of my foot. Never painful, just a tingle. If I try to do it agian right away, doesnt happen. 30 minutes later, i can recreate it. Just weird.
Thoughts on this? I really would liketo get my activity back to where it was before injury in terms of distance, but i am not pushing myself. I still workout 5X a week to staty active, but am having difficulty on what the next step is. Am considering seeing a chiro as well.
thanks
SB
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