I have had pain in my hip, butt, and lower back area for 2 weeks. I have had a shot of cortizone in my hip. I can ride my bike and do an elliptical trainer without pain, but when I try to run it hurts. The pain is now just in my butt and lower back. I have been to the chiropractor several times but it has not helped. Anyone familiar with this problem?
could be ur piriformis or sciatic or both
Sorry, but I don't understand any of that. Also, it does not shoot down my leg. It just stays in the lower back and butt (left side).
I agree that you may have sciatica or piriformis - it doesn't matter that the pain isn't shooting down your leg. I'm surprised that you would get a cordisone shot before having it diagnosed. Ultrasound and/or specific stretching for the piriformis have helped me both times that I've had a similar problem. There isn't a quick fix for it, but with the proper therapy, you should see improvement in 3-6 weeks.
Bulging disk or out of whack lumbar vertebrae?
You probably know the twist-stretch the chiropractor has you do where you take your right leg, and lift and cross it over the left side of your body while keeping your shouulders pinned to the floor. Try it in reverse.
What that means is, open your left leg up while lying on your back in a frogleg position. Now try and hold/pin your left knee to the floor while lifting your left shoulder and twisting to the RIGHT. Repeat with the other side. That sometimes pops the lower back (lumbar vertebrae) in place when the standard cross-over stretch doesn't work.
There was a decent sciatica thread perhaps a week or so ago. Do a search and check that out.
do a search on sacro-illiac joint problems. i've had problems with mine locking up in the past and it caused the syptoms you're talking about.
The doctor said it was bursitis in the hip and gave me the shot. The stretches recommended on the board seem to be hitting it in the spot. I have take 2 weeks off from running hopefully I can run by the end of the week. This really sucks since I have a marathon in 8 weeks.
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