I wish my piriformis would fix itself but it hasn't. I get steroid injections every 3 months or so but nothing had really helped it. Wishing you best of luck!

The doctor wants me to consider a spinal cord stimulator... but messing with my spine scares me!!!

Mine wanted one for me also but my back was so messed up I've had fusion L3-S1 and both SI joints. Had a doctor with a stimulator and he loved it, helped him get back to working. Most of the time they will do a trial before actually doing the surgery to make sure you get relief.

I go for my follow up today... but I can't do much of anything until after the new year. That's when my vacation days hit (1/1 & 7/1). Plus I don't want to be in any surgery like pain during Christmas- we're going to the mountains.

I've tried just about everything. Physical therapy - 3 different times, Steriod shots (3), acupuncture, massage, 3 chiros, 3 PRP injections, lyrica, gabapentin, etc. Nothing has helped and its been 4 years. I use marijuana (unfortunately, not medical strength), TENS and heat. The TENS unit is the only thing that allows me any mobility. Had another MRI last week, and seeing another Pain Management dude next week. I'll see what he says, but I seem to have done it all. With fibro as well, this totally sucks and my life just isn't what it was--which was better...

Revi- I've done so many different things too! One thing I've found that provides temporary relief is to rub on my lidocaine/prilocaine cream & voltaren gel and then sit on the heating pad. The Norco doesn't provide lasting relief : / So I guess January I'll be trying the spinal cord stimulator.

so the piriformus is a muscle .that touches on the sciatic nerve. this then becomes a form of sciatica.

is that right ?

I will have to check the link to spinal cord simulator

I know of something different for arthritis.

have you had MRI ?
Medial Massage Therapy
Physio Therapy ( PT) work on it
strengthening of muscles

injections

I have had surgery for sciatica. but it is disc on the nerve. and that was not successful. its good to find someone who has tried it
what are they odd ? who does it.
sorry I am just a lot of questions.

Hi ...I just joined this group. Thank you for the add.
2 months ago I was diagnosed with Piriformis Syndrome, a year after being diagnosed with DOMS ( Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) after speed walking for only 10 min. (I am a senior, but used to walking 2 miles daily) The DOMS subsided after several months without treatment.
In October, I thought DOMS had returned with a vengeance. I do not know if I was misdiagnosed last year or if the DOMS caused PS. At any rate, I saw a sports ortho doctorr... have had a few chiropractor treatments which lessoned the spasms temporarily and just started P.T. 2 X week, as well as home strengthening & stretching exercises.
A Motrin, Alieve or Advil takes the edge off so I'm not limping as badly.
The ortho doc said if P/T doesn't help, he'll give me a cortesone injection. We shall see.

Ricki welcome! I'm glad you're finding some relief... the only cortisone injection that worked long term for me was a spinal epidural one, it lasted about 2 months. Now I am on to the spinal cord stimulator after injections, PT, massage, heat, meds... etc... I have my psych eval 1/12, then I can do the trial for the stimulator.