Well, it’s been over two months since my last update. You might think no news is good news, right? I wish. Unfortunately, my blogging absence was due to a hectic work schedule, not an active lifestyle.
In a nutshell, my tailbone (technically my sacrum) has continued to give me problems. It simply doesn’t want to stay in place. I see the PT, she pops it back in, and somehow in the course of the ensuing week, it pops back out.
So, I’m taking a new approach. I’m still seeing my PT, albeit only once every few weeks. On the PT front, she has given me a new proprioceptive sacroiliac belt that has a sacral pad to put more pressure on the sacrum and do a better job of keeping it in place.
I’ve also started seeing a naturopathic doctor. It’s become clear to me in the past couple of months that there’s something deeper going on that’s preventing my body from realigning properly. I’m hoping that the naturopathic treatment plan will help me regain balance and proper alignment in my body. Currently, my doctor is performing craniosacral treatments and has prescribed Unda numbers and various other homeopathic remedies. My hope is that the naturopath is able to help me achieve lasting results so I can run long distances and ride a bike.
As for my activity level, I’m running 3 miles 3 times a week and swimming 3000 yards twice a week. Still no biking. On the plus side, I’m running between an 8:00 and 8:30 pace, depending on what kind of day I’m having.
It doesn’t hurt to run or swim. In fact it only hurts to sit. And even then, it hurts the worst only at my office. I switched out my office chair, and that has helped a lot, but it still hurts to sit there. It hurts less to sit at home or out at restaurants. Go figure.
I think the combination of the sacral pad and the craniosacral treatments is helping me. I think my sacrum is in place, and my pain has decreased.
So there’s the update. Hopefully I’ll have more time to blog regularly from now on.
This new doctor is worth a shot. I’ve had a pelvic issue from complications during birth… the only thing that’s helped me is a guy my aunt introduced me to. He practices “point pressure therapy” I believe, he forces muscles to relax. When they seize up they can pull your bones out of alignment. After a few months of seeing him and exercising I haven’t had problems.
I also had some injuries from bike accidents where I landed on my head, and my back muscles were still traumatized from the impact. Then it becomes systemic because of how everything is woven together, other muscles have to compensate and things get screwy.
I’m not saying I think this will work for you, I have no idea, but there are good reasons to have hope that if you are relentless you can resolve this, or at least manage it and still run.
It’s okay to be discouraged, but don’t give up!