Lower back / glute med pain right side, chronically in spasm since February

[soccerlady222]

My MRI has shown L4/L5 and L5/S1 disc bulge since 2011. It was bad for a yr then and then went away. In Feb 2020 it came back full force. I've tried what feels like 50 diff treatments/specialists etc. The weird part about my condition is there isn't really any radiation down the leg. It's just my right lower flank is constantly hurting and in spasm, there is just a tiny tingling that coincides with it on the right ankle. I'm trying to find someone like me and figure out what worked for them, because most people I've seen on Groups have all complained about sciatica etc. which I don't seem to have.

[LeighBlyth]

If you are not using the right muscles you are using the wrong muscles which is when muscles get sore and spasm. The "right" muscles to focus on are the "5 main muscles of movement".

The pelvic floor and rectus abdominis are the body's "Base-Line". The primary muscles to focus on - think longer and stronger with every in-breath. Working with your Base-Line provides the central support needed for healthy movement. When the rectus abdominis muscles are not used sufficiently the stain is transferred to the lumbar muscles and onto the spine. (Our vertebrae are there to protect the spinal cord, they are not a set of blocks to keep us upright).

If you have a look at the image on this post:

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you can see how the rectus abdominis runs from pelvis to chest (the lumbar vertebrae are not shown). Focusing on activating your rectus abdominis takes the pressure of the lumbar muscles.

For the legs:

Gluteus maximus - big ass muscles. Hands on buttocks feel for them contracting. Working with the gluteus maximus again reduces the stain on the other gluteal muscles. If you lie on the floor with a hot water bottle or a ball or something under your buttocks and focus on activating your gluteus maximus you should be able to move about to put some gentle pressure on the sore muscles to help them relax.

Rectus femoris - from shin to hip bone. Like strong poles down the front of each thigh, aligning the hip and knee joints when fully active.

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(trapezius muscles for upper body)

Study these muscles, find them on your body and think about activating them. Building the connection between mind and muscles will allow you to improve your positioning/posture and allow the stressed muscles to relax.

If you've any questions I'm happy to help.

[Napoleon08]

You may have Periformis symptoms , which the Periformis muscle is on the side . It could be nerve root pain coming from the disc etc. I would go and see s Orthopeadic Consultant to get treated as you can have a Spinal injection which helps and doesnt take long 20 min

[soccerlady222 in reply to Napoleon08]

Thanks I had an epidural spine injection done at L5-S1 already, it didn't help. I also don't think I have piriformis sydrome because I don't have pain in the buttock or along sciatic nerve. It's above that for me.