Hi all
Been struggling for a month with a constant pain in the hip which radiates down the leg until the ankle.
It is located deep, pretty much halfway between the ischiatic and the iliac tuberosities, so quite possibly in the piriformis region.
I always had some aches and pains in the hip/back (from soccer) but never radiated like this, nor was in this specific location.
I also tweaked my back months ago with my heaviest deadlift but that resolved with rest and starting LP again from a lower weight. I don’t think it is related.
This new incident of radiating pain was, however, precipitated after a short bout of plyometric training, as I was conditioning for the resumption of soccer matches (foolishly as the UK is locked down again with this effing Covid...)
So, I’ve increased my rest, probably halved lifting frequency and obviously no plyo.
I still wake up every morning and need to take a paracetamol which makes it bearable, but I’ve been alternating paracetamol and ibuprofen for a month and really haven’t gotten any better. Some days it even depresses me.
On home working days where I can’t leave the chair much, it gets tough.
I haven’t deadlifted since but keep progressing squats (still PRing my LP, so quite happy) as I don’t think it makes the condition worse - but I could be wrong. Surely hasn’t made it better.
I don’t wanna take pills forever so considering taking a break from squats as well, in case that’s stopping the inflammation subsiding.
I stretch and it makes the pain better. Various positions are painful - pretty much anything that involves bending over with the affected leg straight.
If I exercise and get warm, it also gets better. Still feel it though.
The other problem is it’s too hard to get a doctor to see me with everyone busy this covid...
So, any advice, shared experiences would be welcome as I’m feeling a bit crappy with all this.
Thanks