Thanks GinnyLou. I'm sorry for the late response!
New PT this week. This gal said my right piriformis is off the charts in tightness, and is causing some of the discomfort. So she mashed it good with a little stick and whoa nelly, my lily-white behind is now black-and-blue.
Her plan of attack is a little different. This week I'm to work on releasing the piriformis and building up the abs. Says I'm super weak in the abs (knew that, huh) and that's our new focus. No more planks because I keep throwing out the back and hip when I do them.
I'm still not convinced physical therapy is the way to go. What few exercises I'm allowed to do are contained within a small circle that keeps on shrinking more and more with every visit to the PT.
Every day I think I'll just chuck it all, never go back again, and just work through the pain. After all, it isn't cancer, it isn't a broken bone, so deal with it.
Other than that I'm going through a really bad crunch at work and am barely home. Got online today to check in, found the Precision Nutrition sale and did an impulse buy.
I'm all over the place! Now I'm off to foam roll my black-and-blue behind.
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