Guest guest Posted July 23, 1999 Report Share Posted July 23, 1999 Hello, I went to a licenced masseuse today and it is her assessement that I don't have a piriformus muscle constriction causing my sciatic pain. She thinks I should have an MRI because of either disk fusion or arthritis in my spine. She said the muscles in my back were very inflexible.. All this has started since both hips started hurting in April. So my RA is really getting worse and I already knew that. I can only sit for a few minutes and I'm all stiffened up. Get any stiffer and I'll be a corpse. LOL She maintains that stiffness is caused by calcium pooling in the muscles. Don't know how that could happen so quickly. Wonder if she's right on that one. This is only a letter to dump. I hope to get some answers from my new Dr. end of August. Cya Anita RA 26 years, Fibro, AP 17 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 1999 Report Share Posted July 24, 1999 I have worked with several massage therapists, extremely well qualified neuromuscular therapists along with all of their other credentials. It was completely beyond their ethics to make statements or conjectures as you heard from this one. While they always stated that my tendons were ropey, inflexible and tight, never once could I get them to speculate as to why. They were not trained physicians and that was not their place I was repeatedly told. I guess based on my past experience, I would take her diagnosis with a grain of salt. The MRI obviously is a good plan given the sciatica. But I'd wait for the results before jumping to any conclusions. Just my 2 cents. Jan K Anihan@... wrote: > From: Anihan@... > > Hello, > > I went to a licenced masseuse today and it is her assessement that I don't > have a piriformus muscle constriction causing my sciatic pain. She thinks I > should have an MRI because of either disk fusion or arthritis in my spine. > She said the muscles in my back were very inflexible.. All this has started > since both hips started hurting in April. > > So my RA is really getting worse and I already knew that. I can only sit for > a few minutes and I'm all stiffened up. Get any stiffer and I'll be a > corpse. LOL > > She maintains that stiffness is caused by calcium pooling in the muscles. > Don't know how that could happen so quickly. Wonder if she's right on that > one. > > This is only a letter to dump. I hope to get some answers from my new Dr. end > of August. > > Cya Anita > RA 26 years, Fibro, AP 17 months > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 1999 Report Share Posted July 24, 1999 Anita, Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. I can't really offer anything in the way of advice but I thought a little sympathy might help. I do have one idea. Have you checked with a physiotherapist about your sciatic pain? I had problems with that years ago and I swear that one trip to my physiotherapist solved the problem. She showed me a simple exercise to do that initially, greatly relieved the pain and eventually it went away entirely. Of course, the cause of your pain may be something totally different from what was causing mine but it might be something worth checking. I hope you find something soon that will give you relief. Hugs, a Anihan@... wrote: > > From: Anihan@... > > Hello, > > I went to a licenced masseuse today and it is her assessement that I don't > have a piriformus muscle constriction causing my sciatic pain. She thinks I > should have an MRI because of either disk fusion or arthritis in my spine. > She said the muscles in my back were very inflexible.. All this has started > since both hips started hurting in April. > > So my RA is really getting worse and I already knew that. I can only sit for > a few minutes and I'm all stiffened up. Get any stiffer and I'll be a > corpse. LOL > > She maintains that stiffness is caused by calcium pooling in the muscles. > Don't know how that could happen so quickly. Wonder if she's right on that > one. > > This is only a letter to dump. I hope to get some answers from my new Dr. end > of August. > > Cya Anita > RA 26 years, Fibro, AP 17 months > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 1999 Report Share Posted July 24, 1999 Basically, I was told to do a reverse pelvic thrust. You lie on the floor or a flat surface, face down. You position your arms similar to doing a pushup, then you push your upper body up as far as you can, while holding your lower body, particularly your hips, flat against the floor. You hold it as long as you can, then repeat it as many times as you comfortably can. This took pressure off of whatever was pressing on the sciatic nerve and I found immediate relief. I was also having trouble with my leg giving out on me without warning and that way completely away, too. Hope this helps. a mimianne@... wrote: > > is this an " easy " thing to explain?? > > >From: a Peden <paula.peden@...> > > > >Anita, > >Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. I can't really offer anything > >in the way of advice but I thought a little sympathy might help. I do > >have one idea. Have you checked with a physiotherapist about your > >sciatic pain? I had problems with that years ago and I swear that one > >trip to my physiotherapist solved the problem. She showed me a simple > >exercise to do that initially, greatly relieved the pain and eventually > >it went away entirely. Of course, the cause of your pain may be > >something totally different from what was causing mine but it might be > >something worth checking. I hope you find something soon that will give > >you relief. > >Hugs, > >a > > > >Anihan@... wrote: > >> > >> From: Anihan@... > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I went to a licenced masseuse today and it is her assessement that I don't > >> have a piriformus muscle constriction causing my sciatic pain. She thinks I > >> should have an MRI because of either disk fusion or arthritis in my spine. > >> She said the muscles in my back were very inflexible.. All this has started > >> since both hips started hurting in April. > >> > >> So my RA is really getting worse and I already knew that. I can only sit for > >> a few minutes and I'm all stiffened up. Get any stiffer and I'll be a > >> corpse. LOL > >> > >> She maintains that stiffness is caused by calcium pooling in the muscles. > >> Don't know how that could happen so quickly. Wonder if she's right on that > >> one. > >> > >> This is only a letter to dump. I hope to get some answers from my new Dr. end > >> of August. > >> > >> Cya Anita > >> RA 26 years, Fibro, AP 17 months > >> > >> > > > >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 1999 Report Share Posted July 25, 1999 a, This sounds like the yoga posture called " cobra " . A word of caution. Not all my able bodied beginning students have strong enough backs to do this wonderful posture safely. It is also hard on wrists for those with problems. An easier pose is the " sphinx " . Instead of pushing up with the hands, keep the forearms on the floor as you lengthen and lift the torso. I found the " open legged spinx " also helpful. Its the same posture, but feet are wider than hip width apart. (as wide as comfortable). Again, many people can do the cobra okay. It just depends how strong your back is. That is the good thing about having physio, one on one. They can give just the right stretch for your body. Take care, Ute > >From: a Peden <paula.peden@...> > >Basically, I was told to do a reverse pelvic thrust. You lie on the >floor or a flat surface, face down. You position your arms similar to >doing a pushup, then you push your upper body up as far as you can, >while holding your lower body, particularly your hips, flat against the >floor. You hold it as long as you can, then repeat it as many times as >you comfortably can. This took pressure off of whatever was pressing on >the sciatic nerve and I found immediate relief. I was also having >trouble with my leg giving out on me without warning and that way >completely away, too. Hope this helps. >a > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 1999 Report Share Posted July 25, 1999 In a message dated 7/24/99 12:24:44 AM Eastern Daylight Time, jkirsten@... writes: << It was completely beyond their ethics to make statements or conjectures as you heard from this one. >> Hi Jan, Thanks for your 2 cents. LOL. Anyway I asked her for a DX and she said she could not do that but could only give me an assessment and that's what she did. Her assessment was speculative at best. So she was staying in her professional corner. Anita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 1999 Report Share Posted August 1, 1999 In a message dated 8/1/99 4:47:32 AM Central Daylight Time, onelist writes: > ...it runs down the back of the top part of the leg from the rear end. > Is that was is called sciatic pain? Annette, Yes, the sciatic nerve is a large nerve that starts in the hip (approximately, in my non-expert estimation) and runs down the back of the leg to the knee. If you look at a picture of it in an anatomy book, you'll see why it hurts so much......it's BIG. Dwanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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