Practor has been able to help with my back but not the psoas. I'd originally made the appt because of the psoas and then my back started playing up in the meantime!
Anyway......I had my second appointment with her on Monday, the first had been Friday and it had helped. Tuesday I had horrendous aching and could not relieve it.( I took otc painkillers.) I felt like I was in labour. Wed was much better- Phew! Still a bit uncomfortable but much better. Weds afternoon I have my 6 week follow up appointment with my pt who had given me exercises to strengthen my glutes. I had stopped doing them due to the psoas pain just in case they weren't helping. So I wasn't sure how she would take that.
Anyway, she agreed that I'd been right to not do them, and thinks I made need an injection in there now as it has been over 3 months since it started and hasn't improved over the last 6-8 weeks. She gave me an alternative exercise to do that is gentler, and thinks my back issues will clear up once I'm more balanced. My right side is just so much more developed than the left and has taken all the strain over the years.
Thursday I'm not too bad with the back, not great but manageable, same Friday. Friday afternoon I'm back to the chiropractor. She said I was probably sore on tues because of what she did on Monday. We talk about the psoas and she concurs with the physio, that I probably need to see the Os if the treatment she does today doesn't make an improvement.( I'm getting a bit light in the purse by now anyway and had made up my mind that I couldn't afford to go again.)
She did her thing on me. Including another bit of acupuncture near my big toes to see if that helps. She said I might be tired and to expect soreness today........blimey- today I feel like I've been beaten up! I've got up to make a coffee and brought it back to bed. I'm bracing myself for getting up and about , think I'll take some painkillers. I'm hoping that it will be a similar experience to tues and that I'll feel much better tomorrow.
I know compared to what many of our BS family are troubled by this is small fry so I'm sorry for complaining. I'm just kicking myself for doing too much way back in early June, getting excited and walking too far. I just hope that my ongoing tale of woe might stop someone else making the same mistake.
So in conclusion this is where I at - exercises from pt - report back in 2 weeks, possibly referred back to OS for advice/ injection(?) If no improvement with psoas. If psoas improves over next couple of weeks (as a result of chiropractor treatment) then I see her again. Meanwhile I ice, don't walk too much and do my pt exercise. I am now going to haul my aching body out of bed and hope everything eases with movement. Sorry about the epic .......
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Felt quite disheartened and got a tad emotional.....I would sooooo love to improve my gait........then I think - hey ho, at least I don't have grinding pain, be thankful for that.
