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Pain when crossing left leg -- Piriformis syndrome or something else?

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I started gym training 3 months back. May be the trainer pushed me hard with leg press or squats, I noticed limited mobility of my left leg after few days. I notice limited range of motion of my left leg when I do any of the following: 

* I try to put my left leg on top of right leg, 

* I try to do breast stroke in swimming to push my left leg out, 

* Anything where I need to rotate the hip externally or internally. Even getting out of car causes sensitivity in leg,

It's too sore to perform full range of motion with left leg. I get pain in upper thigh muscles  and pressure extending towards hip that limits range of motion. 

In addition, I get pain in upper quadricep muscle (probably rector femoris) of left leg when I lie down and bring my left leg and knee towards my right shoulder, OR, if I do child sitting posture in Yoga 

I have seen 4 doctors in past 3 months but no avail. The latest I am seeing doctor feels it is Piriformis syndrome which causes pressure on Sciatica nerve when Piriformis muscle is compressed. I am not sure if it is the correct diagnosis. 

I did an X-ray of hip & back and they are all normal. MRI of lumbar spine is also perfectly fine with no evidence of herniated disk.

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  • jeanette_76358
    jeanette_76358 app00935

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    You need to see an orthopedic doctor. and that’s sciatica pAin. It could be for a herniated disk . That happened to me.
  • app00935
    app00935

    Posted

    Thanks for the response. I already consulted multiple doctors and got lumbar spine MRI, which shows disk is fine and nothing wrong (except  two notes - "mild facetal arthropathy" & "loss of lumbar lordosis suggestive of paraspinal muscle spasm"wink. 

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