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buttock pain

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pauline36422
pauline36422

just  to say  last week i read on the forum  that one  of our members  was going to phisio   for buttock  pain,    this is the only pain i have left. after reducing   pred   and  it   didnt seem to be moving,     so thought if  phisio helps  i will try it on my own  first,    so i started buttock  scrunching. a bit like pelvic floor  exersises    but  srunching the buttocks  really  hard.   i have been  doing this for  nearly a week.   though it was painfull at first as i was using  muscels  i didnt know i had.    but i am glad to say  it is much better     not  completly gone   so far but it is   better,   ssso i will continue   for a while longer   to see if it goes completely

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  • debbie27473
    debbie27473 pauline36422

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    Just a quick word in addition. I also suffer from buttock pain. Eileen suggested some time ago that it could be piriformis syndrome and my pain physio confirmed this. She advised buttock clenching and I do find it helps especially on long car journeys. My point is though, I find it much better to clench alternate buttocks one then the other. even though most of the pain is on the right side. If I do both together, it hurts my thighs the next day. Don't know why this should be but thought it might help you to avoid even more pain! 
    • pauline36422
      pauline36422 debbie27473

      Posted

      thanks debbi  for your help  i do  both and seperate   so desperate to be shut of the pain. but as i said earlier this is the only pain i have now  after

      20 month on pred.  just hope  its on its way out  now downe to2  mg

    • EileenH
      EileenH pauline36422

      Posted

      Trying this has just made me giggle! 

      If you're feeling down - try individual buttock crunches! Whether you have piriformis syndrome or not...

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