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Piriformis Syndrome: How were you diagnosed and what helps?
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 5 6:43pm | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
@lesb0298, welcome. I've added your discussion to the Spine Health too. I think members like @mfratt @basslakebabe19 @loyal @kimberlynitz66 @jenniferhunter can share some tips and thoughts with you.
I think you might appreciate the helpful posts shared in this related discussion:
- Sacroiliac joint, piriformis, or sciatica? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sacroiliac-joint-piriformis-or-sciatica/
Les, it sounds like your first stumbling block is to actually get a diagnosis. You believe your symptoms might be Piriformis Syndrome, but you haven't been diagnosed yet or able to get this confirmed. Is that correct? Have you been able to see a spine specialist?
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Thank you Colleen, I was diagnosed via an ultrasound guided injection back in 2017 “ish” with piriformis syndrome. It was never that bad that I could not walk. One year ago I had spinal fusion surgery which went well (totally different issue). My piriformis was not bothering me at all. Then went for a vein scan due to swollen foot and they had to twist my left leg (where this is) and I cried all the way home; almost like they pulled something out of where it should be. From that day I’ve been in this wheelchair, did PT specifically for piriformis syndrome which should not have been done honestly. Right now I have to see if Mayo does specifically a “diagnostic ultrasound” for the piriformis muscle. After many calls there is not a hospital or imaging center that does this specifically for a muscle; apparently it required a specific machine. That’s where I am right now.