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[JayTea]

I read your post about your piriformis pain. I have the same problem with a half on Saturday that I am doing regardless. How did you find relief? How was your half? I had a myofacial release massage.. Am thinking of getting another one to work just the piriformis.

[joenali]

Butting in. But I find foam rolling, topped with rolling around on a tennis or baseball, stretching, ice, heat and aleve definitely work. Foam and ball rolling is helpful after every run.

[JayTea]

I have been foam rolling constantly.. And sitting on one of those porcupine massage balls.
Do you think flexeril would help at all? I have a script for if my foot Cts up, but having filled it.

[joenali]

Are doing anything to strengthen that area?

[JayTea]

Yes, my PT has given me exercises to do... Been doing them and seeing him religiously. We thought it was just bursitis in the hip, but got a cortisone shot for that and on e that pain went away I realized it was radiating from a knot in my lower back and in my butt.

[zoidberg]

May 29, 2013 8:54:26 GMT -5 joenali said:

Butting in. But I find foam rolling, topped with rolling around on a tennis or baseball, stretching, ice, heat and aleve definitely work. Foam and ball rolling is helpful after every run.

I did all of this, plus:

Lots of stretching, including pigeon pose (google if you don't do yoga) and assorted IT band stretches that I found online

Forced my H to massage me using some techniques I found on YouTube

Got different shoes (went back to my old ones)

[JayTea]

Thanks ladies... Happy to report that I am pain free with my half 36 hours out!!