Health Organization for Pudendal Education

I never thought about it but I started noticing that when I lift my left leg to sit at our picnic table (while I could sit) my left hip would pop. I tried it again tonight without the sitting of course and it popped each time- over and over. I think my burning level went up in my groin. What I mean is, even with the 1800 mg. of gabapentin, I can feel a burn but it's a 1/10. I know without the med. I would now be a 7 or 8 if not worse. My piriformis muscle bothers me now on the left side. Started about 1 1/2 months ago, probably from always putting weight on it. Who do I see about this? An orthopedic doc? I don't have pain in my hip and only a slight burn/soreness in the muscle. How is it that I PN symptoms, piriformis syndrome, and SIJD all coming on one after the other?

You see a PT Manual Therapist or another PT who has experience in pelvic joint dysfunction (try pelvic floor PT's 1st, but if none in your area manipulate joints then you might do better asking sports PT's).
No Orthopedists, although maybe an Osteopath. Orthopedists are not hands - on. Mine took x-rays and said there is nothing wrong with my pelvis. I asked him, "why does my PT say my pelvis is so twisted that one leg is 1.5 inches longer than the other, and you say there is nothing wrong?". He said, "Because we look at objective things and they look at subjective things" - which is absolute crap. They look at imaging studies, which are still pictures in a neutral position and will not show a movement dysfunction; and PT's are hands-on and are able to discern how your joints behave (i.e. are some hypermobile? Are some hypomobile, aka stuck?), and how they are aligned when you flex and extend and walk, not just when lying flat or standing straight. In other words they really assess you instead of just ordering a test.
An Orthopedist might be helpful if you suspect a labral tear or bone spurs in a joint; otherwise PT.

Thanks HerMajesty. I'll call Monday and check on the PT. Guess I'll need a referral for that.

Made an appt. with an osteopath doc. I'm in a flare today. Don't know if I can handle hands-on. If anything touches my left hip or coccyx, I suffer. If I'm not making much sense, it's cause of the burning pain.

Hopefully you will get some answers rea. I'm sure that even if you tell him/her where the pain is they will get a good idea and then of course if an area is pressed to elicit pain then certainly the puzzle should be a little easier to solve. I think it's people that have a more generalised area of pain that can't be pin pointed that have a more tricky job to decipher. At least you can give some good answers to help.
Good luck.
Helen