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Hi and thank you for your reply! Yes, I actually have completed 6 sessions of myofacial release therapy. Because of multiple problem areas, my therapist is rotating throughout my body. I'm going twice a week and every other visit is for my legs. I have heard alot of good feed back from this forum which helped me decide to try it however, most success has seemed to be from people with foot neuropathy. My left foot is fine but, my right big toe has pain. Mainly my legs. I'm so impressed (and a little jealous honestly) that people have had relief with one session on their feet. That's awesome! I'm not there yet but I'm going to keep at it because for the most part it feels nice and my body deserves that. I do end up with pain in certain areas so he has to pull back and I have to communicate. Im high maintenance, I guess. Haha!
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Hi Rwinney. Great to hear you got some relief in your feet. And other parts of your body. When you mentioned that you still have pain in your right big toe, so do I ! I developed an autoimmune disease called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS. I have tried so many different therapies and treatments, epidurals, finally needed a spinal fusion at S5-L1, and about 2 weeks after that surgery, I developed this nonstop throbbing pain in my big R toe. It was like someone is standing on your foot 24 hrs a day. That’s when my Dr advised that I had CRPS, and another Neuro Dr agreed. I can’t sleep with a sheet touching my toe - its that sensitive. I have a sheet lift that fits on your bed. That’s when my life changed forever. I’m on several meds to relieve some of my misery: -with my PN, -nerve pain that goes down my thighs, as though nails are shooting out from within them- I get stabbing pain, like a poker
stick that shoots out from my tailbone into my lower back where my surgeries were, and other back and hip issues.
Have you talked to neurosurgeon or neologism about the nonstop pain? It’s so hard to diagnose that once it has, the nerves seem to be too damaged to repair itself. I even had a Neuro stimulator implant but didn’t help so had it removed 14 months later.
I do the leg lifts a couple times a day. Sometimes I can actually feel tingling and spasms as the gravity moves whatever it is down back to my body.
Re MFR- Communication is king !!!
During your sessions, I, and hopefully you, tell your therapist what your body is saying as therapy is being done. Telling her where it tingles, spasms, hurts, numb, whatever, I blurt out what my body is doing and she can help find where there is a lot of tension that needs to be released. It really helps my therapist to know what to try next. Your body deserves it !!!
My MFR sessions are weekly, and my therapist has found so much tightness in most areas that she works on one area each session. I leave feeling more relaxed and my body does better after the treatment. I’m a long ways away from being ‘normal’. But at least I can almost plan an event. Before it was hit or miss. She works on my R toe every session. Painful but necessary!
Sorry that I rambled on but I wanted to let you know about my constant toe pain as well.
And to keep with it, and try legs up. At least 5 minutes at a time. Don’t stretch your hamstring too tight. Just a suggestion.!!
Together we will keep up the MFR and we will each make progress. Time will tell.
Good luck.