I have been dealing with a muscle spasm in my right buttocks since early May. Apparently it is pressing on a nerve and I am beside myself with constant pain. It is limiting me in everything I do standing up. I think it developed from overuse of my left hip/quad while trying to build up the muscle. The right side tried to compensate and it still thinks it needs to contract constantly.
I AM SO FRUSTRATED and DEVASTATED about this!!! I feel as though all the progress I was making with the recovery and reconditioning of my legs after 2 hip replacements has simply gone down the tubes. My vegetable and flower gardens call to me, but I am just doing the bare minimum with them. I don't know how I am going to do much harvesting, let alone any freezing.
At Paul Cormier's suggestion I have been to Chiropractor, Chuck Sidell, 2 times. He has given me stretching exercises, but they are some that I already have been doing. He advised heat before and cold after, with 3 sessions a day. He also used the impactor/activator device in several places on me, but there has been no improvement...not that I expected any so soon. If I could just break the cycle of spasm...
Chuck also mentioned using the cool laser on me, so I hope that happens soon because I am so desperate!
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