07-20-11, 10:32 PM | |
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Tennessee
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I go to a pain clinic for my injections. An anesthesiologist does it under sedation. They told me that I had a positive response to the injection even though the pain relief only lasted a week. I told them my pain is worse now. She said to talk to the pain clinic doctor about it and they may want to do an epidural nerve block. I'm going to give it one more try. Maybe the epidural will be better.
In 2009 I had a ruptured brain aneurysm. The aneurysm was fixed but came back within a year. I had to go to atlanta to have surgery. After the surgery I began swelling below the incision and I started fainting and stuff. One time when I fainted I landed on my hip. In the hospital they had to give me a lumbar drain and I think it caused irritation of my nerves. It may be a combination of me falling and the lumbar drain. I have recovered from everything. I have a VP shunt now because of hydrocephalus from the hemorrhage. If I could get rid of this hip pain I would be back to normal. I have a print out of all the physical therapy exercises they gave me. I will work on those and try another injection or nerve block. I try to keep a positive attitude but this endless pain is bringing me down. My fainting episodes and my last brain surgeries were in March. I noticed you said your injury was in March. Hopefully we can get some relief from this soon. If I find something that works I will let you know. Cindy |
07-20-11, 10:35 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: QLD, Australia
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I have had chronic SIJ pain since the birth of my first baby nearly 12 years ago.
Pilates has helped me a great deal - worth looking into. Quadropolar magnets placed on L5/S1 in the right position can help keep the pelvis straight. The other thing that may help is glucose injections into the SIJ region itself - this causes scarring and helps tighten up the joint and reduce the symptoms. I haven't had this done but am thinking of it. It's annoying but you can manage it and the good news is that it needn't stop you from doing lots of different exercise.
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07-20-11, 10:39 PM | |
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Minnesota
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Carla and Cindy--
I am sorry you are going through this! I have chronic back pain and it seems to go in cycles. I have a classic gymnast sway back and SI joint pain that gets exacerbated by an ankle injury--everything gets out of alignment. Carla my worst period was when my 3rd baby was 1. I hurt so bad I felt old! I think it was that he was big, I am little, and I was tired and worn out. I have gotten help from chiropractors in the past. For me, they need to be sports oriented and not of the long term plan variety. I'm taking a break from chiropractic and have been seeing a sports oriented massage therapist. The guy is great and really knows injuries. I haven't gotten much help from my family practice doc or regular docs in general. They are good at ruling out big owies and for MRI, etc. I have had docs suggest cortisone shots and I've turned them down--worried about long term effects, etc. Classical stretch does a good job of keeping me pain free. I was totally sick of my back and in October comitted to doing CS daily. It has helped immensely. All that pulling out and stretching seems to decompress my hips and spine. I always feel much better. I find Miranda very encouraging, too. She is a long time back pain sufferer. I hope both of you find some relief! Jackie |
07-20-11, 10:57 PM | |
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Mine is getting much better, but it's not gone yet.
I have to say that my chiropractor has helped IMMENSELY. I love her and wish I could take her with me wherever I go. My Physical Therapist was making it so much worse and I quit her a few weeks after I started. I was 100% worse after seeing her, and I'm still amazed she calls herself a specialist when she was completely and utterly clueless. I went to my chiropractor one time and was at least 60% better that day. I injured myself originally about 15 years ago (major dislocation), so I've had small problems ever since. I re-injured it in January (another decent dislocation) and it's only now improving to the point where I feel good most of the time, but I had been on Accutane until last month and it most likely slowed the healing down quite a bit. According to most of the people I've talked to, it's common and it never fully goes away. Any kind of hip strengthening and core strengthening exercise is fully recommended. My chiropractor specializes in soft tissue work along with the adjustments. Her adjustments for my SI joint were mild, because she didn't want to cause more problems to such a delicate area. After a while, the manipulations were minimal, because she wanted to reduce mobility as it was consistently staying in place better. A good chiropractor will know your body and know when to say when, NOT just do the same harsh adjustments over and over. She was also extremely helpful in making sure (trying to make sure ) I didn't stop doing activities because of the pain. She says that if you're careful and you're continuing to improve your alignment, a little pain will not cause damage. She also recommended pilates session strongly, but I can't afford to do anything like that consistently enough to be worth it. I think you'll be fine, but it will take time and it will take getting to know what makes it worse vs what helps. It is SOO frustrating and I understand. |
07-21-11, 07:36 AM | |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: illinois
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I see a chiro, and have bi-weekly massages from a very smart massage therapist who has been treating me for 10 years so knows me. Keeps me pain free most of the time.
I recently was diagnosed with Graves, and with dealing with that I have read that thyroid issues can give you joint and muscle pain(oh no), and sure enough, when meds are at the correct place, no pain, when too high, or too low, pain. Interesting how it all goes together. Lots and lots of stretching is a must for me. |
07-21-11, 08:49 AM | |
Join Date: Jun 2010
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I was diagnosed with an SI "sprain" a couple of years back. I had a chronic, low grade pain in my left SI joint. No specific injury, but the doctor said it could be caused by having children, of which I have 2.
I had prolotherapy done which is the process of injections to cause injury/rebuilding mentioned by an earlier posting. I quit after 3 or 4 injections, can't remember exactly, because it was quite expensive and not covered by insurance (again, can't remember exactly, maybe $100 an injection?) and didn't seem to really be helping. That said, my pain was never that bad. Now that I've had it for a couple of years, I know what aggravates it: too much high impact exercise. During volleyball season it is also worse, lots of jumping and torque on the back. So for me, if I limit high impact to once or twice a week, keep up with yoga a couple of times a week (just Rodney Yee a.m. yoga, nothing fancy), and also, I sit on an exercise ball when at my desk, these things keep my SI joint happy. Interestingly, I have always been more flexible when leaning forward towards the left, such as in a straddle stretch, than towards the right. So perhaps I was predestined for SI joint trouble due to flexibility imbalances which were aggravated by the whole childbirth process? |
07-21-11, 08:58 AM | |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Florida
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Yes and I am pretty sure it was YOU Carla who gave me the last piece of the puzzle - the magic bullet that is working for me! I just wrote about this in the sleepy glute thread. I struggled with this for years. I had PTs that had no clue, some who diagnosed it wrong, and one who figured it out but only helped temporarily. My chiropacters help alot but after a few days I would always revert. I have been able to help myself at home with the Egoscue Method of Pain Free Living book (the first one). But recently I am pretty sure it was you who posted a link to Esther Gokhale's video online. I got her book out of the library and have been practicing the stretch sitting, stretch lying, correct posture while standing and bending. It has helped me so much!
I have been doing this: go to chiropracter and get adjusted to correct alignment. Everyday while still in alignment: apply hot packs to low back and thut area then immediately do stretching for psoas hamstrings and glutes and other Egoscue passive stretches. Then do transverse core work and work on stregening my glutes and hamstrings. If I get out of alignment I go back to the chiropracter. Since adding in the Esther Gokale I have been able to maintain my correct alignment and be pain free for almost 2 weeks. A major achievement for me! Just want to say that it is really important to achieve correct alignment first with SI joints before working on strength. When the SI joint is not functioning correctly any strength work you do will just teach your body bad habits. A good chiro will be able to adjust you and your pain will be gone instantly and should also be able to tell you excatly what to stretch and strengthen. I highly reccommend it. ETA. So THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting about Esther Gokhale!!!
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