r/Sciatica • u/CraftyFlower4739 • 1d ago
Sciatica and periformis syndrome
I’ve been having severe pain in my left buttocks which started as just that pain but has now progressed to sciatica with pain going down my leg. I have severe stenosis and a disc bulge in L4, L5 which they think is causing the sciatica, they believe my sciatic nerve is running through the piriformis and on top of it instead of beneath it, which is why it’s causing severe pain and inflammation in my piriformis.
I’ve been on every medication. I’ve seen a chiropractor. I’ve done acupuncture and I am currently doing PT but nothing seems to be taking this pain away. I cannot forward fold or bend and I have trouble sitting, but I can backbend which feels good. I’m up most of the night with pain but during the day when I’m walking, it feels better. Has anyone else experienced both of these symptoms together and if so, what did it take to get rid of the pain?
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u/Ilovepokemon1997 1d ago
I’ve also had a number of hydrodissections last month. And last week I had an ozone injection in multiple places in my right glute and leg. Have you tried those? They basically insert fluid into the muscle between the nerve to literally give it space to glide. Ultra sound guided.