Hey all, I hope everyone is enjoying a healthy 2014.
About 15 days ago, I was running some hills and trails. The last part of my run was down a hill that lead to the street. My run had been fine but halfway down the hill, I started having a really sharp pain in my butt. By the time I got back home, it ran all the day down my leg and I could barely hobble. Having suffered both sciatica and piriformis syndrome before, i was familar with the sensation. I figured a couple of days off would make everything feel great.
No such luck. I've been doing a lot of stretching -- piriformis, hamstring, quad, psoas, ON AND ON. No relief. I went to my spine surgeon (i had a 3-level fusion in 2012, but I am fully recovered) and my back/hardware is fine. I went to my sports med guy --now, something else I am dealing with is moderate hip-impingement that causes internal rotation of my femur; my doc thinks that since all that stuff is related, something about my hip irritated the piriformis and other muscles back there. He sent me home with a scrip for industrial-strength ibuprofen and PT.
I've been combing through online forums (yeah, i know! Because the internet is smarter than a doctor, LOLLLL) and I've seen posts from people describing the same symptoms as me. Lasting pain down the butt and towards the outside rear of thigh while walking. I can walk up stairs and hills with no problem, but walking down KILLS. I have no pain while sitting or laying down. Last week, I was on vacation and I walked for a while on the beach -- walking on the uneven terrain was brutally painful, almost brought tears to my eyes.
Anyone else know what I'm talking about?
If you did have a stress fracture, how did you find out -- MRIs, X-rays? How long did it take to heal? Could you do any exercise, if so, what?
Thanks for reading!