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Nov. 10th, 2009 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckThe first PT appointment went well. I'm cautiously optimistic.
The piriformis syndrome in my right leg seems to come from two causes. First, my tailbone was skewed to the left, pulling on all the muscles on the right. Second, one of the muscles (the name of which I've forgotten) has gotten lazy and stopped doing its job. The therapist told me that the latter is a hugely common cause of piriformis syndrome.
The tailbone has been realigned. So far, I don't seem to be having the sort of extra painful reaction to that that the therapist warned was possible. Of course, I'm also not seeing much benefit from it yet, either.
I have an exercise set for the lazy muscle. I'm to do one set of five repetitions twice a day and absolutely no more, at least not yet. I wish I didn't have to lie on the floor for the exercise, but there's no way to do it otherwise.
The therapist also did some ultrasound on the irritated muscle. I always have a hard time believing in ultrasound as a therapy because I can't perceive an immediate benefit or even effect. It feels sort of like an arcane ritual.
I have another appointment on Friday and then one on each of the next couple of Mondays. The therapist was hoping for twice a week for three weeks, but her schedule is booked up. I'm on the cancellation list. Maybe I'll get lucky.
The piriformis syndrome in my right leg seems to come from two causes. First, my tailbone was skewed to the left, pulling on all the muscles on the right. Second, one of the muscles (the name of which I've forgotten) has gotten lazy and stopped doing its job. The therapist told me that the latter is a hugely common cause of piriformis syndrome.
The tailbone has been realigned. So far, I don't seem to be having the sort of extra painful reaction to that that the therapist warned was possible. Of course, I'm also not seeing much benefit from it yet, either.
I have an exercise set for the lazy muscle. I'm to do one set of five repetitions twice a day and absolutely no more, at least not yet. I wish I didn't have to lie on the floor for the exercise, but there's no way to do it otherwise.
The therapist also did some ultrasound on the irritated muscle. I always have a hard time believing in ultrasound as a therapy because I can't perceive an immediate benefit or even effect. It feels sort of like an arcane ritual.
I have another appointment on Friday and then one on each of the next couple of Mondays. The therapist was hoping for twice a week for three weeks, but her schedule is booked up. I'm on the cancellation list. Maybe I'll get lucky.
