Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 First let me say that it is possible to have sciatica type stuff and the injections not work. The person doing the injection can be a bad shot so to speak.. Let me offer some suggestions. That sciatic type pain ,,in your buttocks, Sacro-iliac joint areas? You may want to try deep tissue massage of the piriformis muscle in your buttocks. That in spasm can add and/or mimick sciatic pain. the sciatic pain can come from Sacro-Iliac Joint degeneration. Try anti-inflammatories and/or laying on a large ice pack frequently, when you sleep, sit can help pain and swelling. Most importantly find yourself THE BEST revision Spine Ortho doc so your symptoms & condition can be correctly diagnosed. That doc should be able to give you best advice. Lastly the least offensive exercise to our spines is getting into a deep water pool and doing aqua aerobics with a buoyancy belt to keep you upright. Physical therapy can frequently aggravate SI Joint, flatback ect symptoms..rule of thumb.. if it hurts STOP... You can get your doc to request spine PT pool therapy....as well. good luck.. wishing you many peaceful moments TwistedSister in NJ 1982 Scoliosis Harrington fusion, 1998 Revision A/P Surgery for Flatback Syndrome, 1998 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, 1999 Degenrative SI Joints, 2000 Weight Loss Surgery, 2000 Spinal Hardware Removed, 2001 Cervical bulging discs, 2002 Arachnoiditis, 2002 GERD, 2002 Adhesions, 1993 Mitral Valve Prolapse, 1996 Fibromyalgia, 2001 Kidney Stones, 2003 Interstitial Cystitis, May 2003 Anterior spine hardware removal ** LIFE IS UNCERTAIN.............EAT DESSERT FIRST ** Harrington Rod scoliosis people and other post-op multiple spine surgery people may interested in the following website dedicated to Flatback Syndrome and revision/salvage spine surgery... " Salvaged Sisters of Scoliosis " website on Delphi Forums at: http://forums.delphiforums.com/adultscoliosis/messages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 I am going through the exact same process trying to figure out how to deal with this killer " pain in the butt " while putting off surgury as long as possible. While I am sure that the nerve is involved in some way with the HARMS...and I do get a tingle all the way down my leg....what is killing me is the apparent spasm of the piriformis muscle. Did you have any succes in quelling the spasms with deep tissue massage? My guess is that is what will help...and maybe improve...along with NSAIDS. I really don't see the injections as a solution, I like the chances of side-effects from the Bextra rather than a epidural injections! Did you try chiropractic along with massage with any success? Thanks, Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 The very first sign (about 5 years ago)that eventually led me to this site and to realize I am developing flatback was my " pain in the butt " . Hubby was able to relieve it by placing his elbow in just the right place and pushing with constant pressure for as much as a minute at a time. Although I screamed with pain through out each of those minutes, when he quit pushing, my pain was gone. The relief lasted sometimes for as much as several days. About 2 years ago when the pain came more often, I went to Google for help. It was then I discovered the piriformis muscle and a stretch that works. Try googling " piriformis stretch " . There are several versions, laying down, standing, sitting... Laying down works best for me, because I can push on my lower leg or knee or pull on either to find just the right position to stretch the tight area. I hope this helps. Jeri > I am going through the exact same process trying to figure out how to > deal with this killer " pain in the butt " while putting off surgury as > long as possible. While I am sure that the nerve is involved in some > way with the HARMS...and I do get a tingle all the way down my > leg....what is killing me is the apparent spasm of the piriformis > muscle. Did you have any succes in quelling the spasms with deep > tissue massage? My guess is that is what will help...and maybe > improve...along with NSAIDS. I really don't see the injections as a > solution, I like the chances of side-effects from the Bextra rather > than a epidural injections! > Did you try chiropractic along with massage with any success? Thanks, > Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Jeri...Thanks, I'll give it a try..cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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