Sciatica Support Group
Sciatica is a term meaning pain that originates from compression of the sciatic nerve, the longest and largest nerve in the body. If the sciatic nerve is pinched or compressed (perhaps by a bulging disc in the low back) a patient may experience leg pain--the classic symptom of sciatica.
I've been having sciatic pain from my left buttock down the back of my thigh, intermittent, for almost a year now. Feels like a rubber band wants to snap, but it burns bad too. No injury I can think of, but started after completing Insanity. I've been to one Ortho, whom after PT & MRI (which showed nothing) said it was soft tissue & no longer needed to treat me. So today I started with another Ortho, who gave me a bursa injection near my hip/buttock and prescribed physical therapy. Ortho 2 also said if that injection doesn't work he'll inject my piriformis. My 1st physical therapist said she thought it was my piriformis muscle & SI joint... Anyone else have any sort of similar symptoms or treatments? Can trochanteric bursitis cause sciatic symptoms?
and PT
STOP for now. and just do stretches. perhaps some bands.
the SI joint and the piriformis are close to each other.
I think I need that injection like you had as I am now working really funny.
I have hip pain on the other side. but there is nothing wrong with my hip (they looked at bursitis . but there was none ) YES THE ANWER IS YES but it would be from your HIP.. do you have hip pain ? it could be a torn muscle.
ct scan shows disc damage again. but my other side sounds more like piriformis.
I read that not just MRI but MRN. can show damage. it is with DYE
First thing - get another doctor. You need decent pain relief so you can work on the solution. Are you doing any physio or massage etc? If exercise is making the pain worse I would think you need to find specific exercises for your pain. And some gentle stretches. It's hard to be reduced to this if you were once an active person. But you have to start somewhere. I have been researching a lot on nerve pain, neuropathic pain, sympathetic pain and on it goes. I have no solution yet but at least think I am on a path to finding a way to manage the pain. I'm researching Dr Jollie Bookspan at the moment. Interesting hints and tips - all free. I would be keen to know how you are getting along.