I've noticed that sometimes when bending over to touch my toes, as I come back up I hear a popping sound that seems to originate deep inside the middle of the right buttock (I have unilateral PN on the right side). It sounds a bit like a knuckle crack or a rubber snap, and just before it snaps I can somewhere sense a kind of tension in the region but can't pinpoint it. I don't know what it is, or why it's popping. Muscle, ligament, nerve?
Strangely, about two hours after hearing this pop, my buttock and PN tends to feel a little inflamed; the more I make it pop, the more inflamed it becomes later.
Not only that, but the more the area becomes inflamed, the more chance I have of hearing the pop sound - leading to a kind of vicious cycle. However I've noticed that when I gently press down on the area while doing the stretch, I can prevent it from popping...
Anyone have this, or know what it is?
Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
Pain started Aug 2008 after prolonged sitting.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.
Re: Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
Skyblue, I've not experienced this but it sounds like you are on the right track in thinking that it is a mechanical issue. Maybe a PT could help you sort it out?
Violet
Violet
PNE since 2002. Started from weightlifting. PNE surgery from Dr. Bautrant, Oct 2004. Pain now is usually a 0 and I can sit for hours on certain chairs. No longer take medication for PNE. Can work full time and do "The Firm" exercise program. 99% cured from PGAD. PNE surgery was right for me but it might not be for you. Do your research.
Re: Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
The stretches I'm doing at the moment generally seem to make it worse, but yes I think it's worth getting some extra PT advice. Really, I'd like to "see" just exactly what's going on down there. Everything I've heard about MRI tends to suggest it reveals very little though.
Pain started Aug 2008 after prolonged sitting.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.
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Re: Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
That's sometimes the case with MRI skyblue, but a negative scan doesn't mean there is no PN it's just not always visible with the imaging available.
have a look at this thread http://www.pudendalhope.info/forum/view ... =17&t=3176 it may help with the 'pop' question, if only to rule what we were on about out
It's difficult to say which bit is causing problems as it's all so complicated and everyone is different.
Take care,
helen
have a look at this thread http://www.pudendalhope.info/forum/view ... =17&t=3176 it may help with the 'pop' question, if only to rule what we were on about out
It's difficult to say which bit is causing problems as it's all so complicated and everyone is different.
Take care,
helen
Fall 2008. Misdiagnosed with lumber spine problem. MRN June 2010 indicated pudendal entrapment at Alcocks canal. Diagnosed with complex variant piriformis syndrome with sciatic, pudendal and gluteal entrapment's by Dr Filler 2010.Guided piriformis botox injection 2011 Bristol. 2013, Nerve conduction test positive; new spinal MRI scan negative, so diagnosed for the 4th time with pelvic nerve entrapment, now recognised as Sciatic, pudendal, PFCN and cluneal nerves at piriformis level.
Re: Rubber Snap Sound / Pop
Thanks Helen.
Pain started Aug 2008 after prolonged sitting.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.
Referal to Dr Natasha Curran Nov 2008.
First Nerve Block Jan 2009.
Second Nerve Block Feb 2009.
Physiotherapy Feb 2009.
Started practicing sitting four times a day with the amount being increased by 10% each week:-
Feb 2009: 5 seconds x 4
Nov 2009: 1 minute x 4
Dec 2010: 1 hour x 4
July 2011: 3 hours x 4 (cured)
Had relapse in March 2012.
Sitting normally again October 2013. No pudendal pain, but some lingering muscle tightness.