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Piriformis Syndrome: How were you diagnosed and what helps?

Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 5 6:43pm | Replies (38)
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@kimberlynitz66

@lesb0298 mine turned out to be rheumatoid arthritis together either a labrum tear plus trochanteric bursitis all in the same hip! It wasn't piriformis after all. I didn't know that I had RA until I had an MRI. So now treating the PMR with predn as well as the RA with methotrexate. Once the methotrexate starts to work, hopefully I can reduce the prednisone,

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lesb0298 | @lesb0298 | Sep 21, 2022

Thank you Kimberly, I’ve found out that an MRI cannot diagnose piriformis syndrome. I need a “diagnostic ultrasound for this specific muscle”… and I’ve not found a place that does this near me, I’m sending a note to Mayo today if I can remember how to do that to see if they have a machine that does this,

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