Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Hi Ritak,

I too have problems with my obturators and I've been told that it's because they are stabilizing my bad hips. I was recently diagnosed as having femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) and labral tears in both hips. I'm waiting for surgery to address this. Apparently this condition is common in dancers and runners. Have you had an MRI of your hips to check out this possibility?

Hey Lernica,
Yes I have had an MRI of my hip/pelvis area, and yes on my left hip the hip surgeon diagnosed my as having an impingement.No appparent tears showed up on the MRI and as of right now I am not a candidate for any surgery which is good! I would think that any MRI would hae showed tears but I know at the time they were not looking for anything like that.I am working with 2 PT specialists and a massgae therapist. I would love it if I could decrease the use of my pain meds but progress is slow. I am making headway just not as fast as I would like it too.
Rita

Welcome Mel,

I too had a similar experience with Antolak. I feel he had diagnosed me before I even saw him. I had 8 sets of PN injections with no success. He stated that this makes me an excellent candidate for surgery...... I currently am seeing an excellent pelvic PT sepcialist in Duluth (Tanner PT) and have had great success. Antolak does not appear to believe in PT at all. I am struggling with a second opinion too as it appears no place in MN will evalluate this condition or atleast review the diagnosis.

Hang in there - that is what I am telling myself.

REV800X,
As a resident of MN, I would like to hear more about your PT experience in Duluth. You are right in that there are no other PN "specialists" in MN. I called the Mayo Clinic and they said they do not treat this condition and referred me to Dr. Antolak. I have not gotten any better from the injections either. I too am seeking options other than surgery.

kone