Monday, February 11, 2013

PITB

     I am suffering with probable piriformis syndrome....I have a pain in the butt.  The piriformis muscle, when inflamed, compresses the sciatic nerve causing glute soreness, and pain down the hamstring in my leg.  I stopped running a week ago and am stretching like crazy.  I am still icing it and taking nsaids to decrease inflammation.  There is no improvement so far, but I don't want to start running again until the pain is gone.  I really don't want this to become a chronic problem.
     This is bad timing.  I had been increasing my mileage and was supposed to run a race this week.  I don't think that is going to happen.

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