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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
I believe the symptoms of Piriformis syndrome and back problems are quite different. My symptoms right now are clearly Piriformis symptom. I have no back pain. My pain is in my butt, down the thigh and leg to my ankle. I can't sit or walk without pretty bad pain. I just had a steroid injection 2-days ago into the Piriformis muscle ---- I got no relief at all. This is the 2nd steroid injection I've had in less than one month. I'm not going to have any more. They don't work for me and I'm not going to waste my time getting any more injections. I need a new MRI (Pelvic MRI) to firmly diagnose Piriformis syndrome and my physician needs to come up with a treatment plan that works or refer me to another physician who can help me with this pain which I believe is a combination of Sciatica and Piriformis syndrome.
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Yes the sciatic nerve runs through the Piriformis muscles on both sides in hip/groin area. It is when it gets pinched or otherwise caught up somehow that causes the pain. I was in the hospital 2 days treated with pain meds. Dilauded to be exact. It was awful. I cried so much my eyes were swollen. The pain was like that of labor pains in that you could could feel it creeping up and starting and getting worse and then peak and then go away. They were occurring about every 10 minutes. I had ice packs on my thighs. The weird thing is, it was only from my hips to my knees. I guess the bed rest is what helped the most. This was last December and I've not had anything since. I'm retired hairstylist though so I'm not standing all day anymore.