Thanks
@leejaa and
@Bfam85 - meant to say so sooner!
I'm feeling a bit better, which is great. Fingers x'd symptoms continue to diminish. I took a short walk on Easter - maybe 2 blocks - and felt a little stiff from all the rest these past few weeks, but no weird sensations or weakness when I got home. Also drove to the market and didn't get that jolt of buttocks pain when the car goes over a bump. I think that was SI joint.
Ordered some heel lifts, which arrive Thursday. Planning to take it very slowly, adding 1/8" at first. Also talked to the PT, who recommended getting back to simple strengthening exercises, including some that target the lower abs. So far so good. I'm avoiding stretching since that caused problems earlier.
I did a
ton of research and found that there's a connection between weak glutes and a tight IT band, and that there's also a connection between leg length differential and a tight, nerve-compressing piriformis and misalignment of the pelvis/sacrum.
I think all these things came to a head when I started routinely walking hills after only walking on flat surfaces. Making this worse was the fact that the streets were sloped uphill/downhill and sloped left/right. That's a lot to ask of weak glutes, etc.
@cstinchcomb , hoping you get an appointment as soon as it's possible to do so!
-Doug