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Has Anyone Experienced Worsening Pain After PT for Locked Muscles?
Hello everyone,
I have been dealing with multiple issues from low back pain and surgery, to right side flank and oblique muscles that do not release while sitting, standing, or walking. My only relief from the pain this causes is laying on my back. But I am getting tired of being in bed most of the day, every day now.
I am at my third PT office this year, and after my two sessions this past week (Mon and Wed), the pain in my right flank / oblique muscles has gotten worse. The Monday appointment is when a therapist was digging into my flank muscles, pressing on points to try to get the muscle to release. The muscles never released, and the next day (Tuesday), I could barley walk around the house without so much pain, I had to keep laying down.
I went Wednesday for my third total session, and a different therapist started pressing on the flank muscles, but it was too painful, and he stopped to work on other areas instead.
This is now Saturday morning, and I haven't been able to stay on my feet for more than 30 minutes, as the pain gets intense, and it's back to bed. Has anyone heard of this, or had it happen, where PT made their situation worse? If so, what was done to get around this?
Thank you, have a great weekend!
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