Pain in the ass!

Differential Diagnosis of Buttock and Posterior Thigh Pain

CommonReferred pain from lumbar spine
Sacroiliac joint malalignment
High hamstring tendinopathy
Ischiogluteal bursitis

Less CommonPiriformis conditions
Chronic compartment syndrome of the posterior thigh
Stress fracture of the pelvis
Endofibrosis of the external iliac artery
Pseudoaneurysm of the inferior gluteal artery
Apophysitis/avulsion fracture of ischial tuberosity (children)

Not to Be Missed
Spondyloarthropathies
MalignancyBone and joint infection


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I have, quiet literally, had a pain in my ass for over a month. It's the left side, and the first time I noticed it was when I was playing with Xavier on the floor and my pelvic bone shifted and I felt as if I bruised myself from the inside. My ass- often spoken about as if it had a completely seperate life of it's own- has turned against me. I really noticed it after Monday's bootcamp. We ran at least 3 miles with a good amount of incline walking squats and lunges. Since I rested for 4 days and willed- no DEMANDED my sinus infection go away, I felt quite spunky. Perhaps I pushed a little too hard, but at the time it just felt right!
So back to the chiropractor for ART therapy next week, a nice NMT massage soon and a little more rest should fix it. I didn't train today at all for fear of aggrevating it.

I've changed my work schedule and I'm soooo looking forward to it. I'll be done working by 7 on Tues and Thursdays now. I'll be able to read Xan and Xavier a story AND tuck them in! Hopefully the 'official' website will be up and running within 2 weeks. Add to that a payment to Google for keyword hits and things should be rockin' and rollin!

I'm still planning on the half marathon. Even if I walk some, I just want to finish it. I was supposed to run a 10K Feb 10 but there's a cub scout camping trip that weekend so it's a no go. Poo!

I've got quite a few WIP. I need to take pictures!

Time for bed- butts to kick in 7.5 hours!