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Originally Posted by kim ames (Post 634329)

Hi Mike.

I will search for some links. Basically, I lie on my back, bring my foot up to the inside of the opposite knee and pull the knee down to the floor, rolling my hips. It's a great stretch for the piriformis and psoas muscles. I know it sounds confusing. Just think of taking the bent knee in your hands and pulling it to the opposite side of your body.

Hope this helps some. I will PM you with links. I have the whole low back, hip, butt area too. I live under a heating blanket and on top of a heating pad. Kinda hard to even think, with this much pain going on!

no need for links, i do that one.thanks

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Originally Posted by bobber (Post 634331)

Hi Mike
Get the stretches from Kim,and if you need more holler at me,,I had it for a while but it has passed ,,the stretches are very good and the tennis balls in a sock works great too,,also if you have someone to push hard in on it to cause the muscle to get tired of the contraction and release,,they did this for me in theropy 2yrs ago,,it works,,,plus geniticaly,some peoples sciatic nerve doesnt pass over the piraformas but thru it,It is a small percentage but its accurate. deep massage on the { deep six ] muscles is very productive,, good things to do as well,,no caffeine, muscle relaxent, anti-inflammatory,stretches,hot soaks epsom salt.,,walking is promiseing as well,,good luck to you,,introduce the stretches and deep massage in increments...but my massage theropist really pushed hard with his fist into the muscle directly,,it hurt bad,,he would hold it for 1 minute at a time and would do about 5 of them,,,,but it did work,,,,bobber

i do all what you say here bobber and still have the problems. this week PT showed me a few new exercises to strengthen the abducters which in turn should take some load off the other areas once i get them stronger. time will tell i guess. thanks for replying

I also have RSD in my back, both arms, legs and feet. My Dr prescribed a medication called Nucynta. It is the only medication I have taken that really works. It even works into the following day. There is also a clinic in Florida that uses Ketamine, there has been a LOT of research on this drug, works well with RSD! If mine gets any worse I will be headed to Florida. I also use Pennsaid to rub on at all times of the day and night. Takes the edge off but make sure you have a good mattress pad on your bed because it will leave a stain. Also, in the winter, a heated mattress pad works well with the temperature flux!

My dr would look at me and say lay down until it stops hurting. And use the lidoderm. I try to put them in different places every time I use them and only use what I need, 1/3, 1/2 or a whole.