I noticed my new orthopedic physician for the primary time right this moment (my earlier one had retired). I obtained stunning information: I’ve sciatica from my again (not the hip, reminiscent of piriformis muscle). An mri of my again exhibits bulging lumber disk and spinal stenosis, proper the place the sciatic nerve comes out on the left facet. The situation is average so underneath regular circumstances the nerve is just not compressed. However something the inflames the disk can compress the disk and trigger sciatica. This explains why I obtained my first signs of sciatica after exercising too strenuously a couple of month in the past. Then it calmed down after a few weeks, and I flared it up once more with extra train. It additionally explains why the PT workout routines I’ve been doing, that are each for the piriformis muscle and the SI joint, didn’t work in addition to they did up to now as a result of they don’t seem to be instantly focusing on the lumbar backbone. For now he’s going to start out me on a course of prednisone, which he thinks will do the trick as a result of the sciatica has already calmed down quite a bit. I’m allowed to train, together with using my bike and PT workout routines, so long as there is no such thing as a signal of sciatica. I’ll begin to add extra depth and again off as wanted. I can even look into PT workout routines particularly for the lumbar space there’s a good reference right here). I’d wish to construct up the muscle groups on this space so it’s much less fragile sooner or later.