GET YOUR FEET CHECKED

[Slg0325]

Have been suffering with misdiagnosis after misdoagnosis for for more than 20 years. About 4 years ago, after many new tests, I received a confirmed diagnosis of bi-lateral pudendal nerve entrapment. Since then, I have spent more than 50K on every treatment available, tried every medication available, spent years in pelvic physical therapy, and have flown across the country to meet with PN specialists and try new treatments; trying to find any relief from the pain. Some things have helped a little but nothing has provided enough relief for me to even sit in a chair for 10 minutes. Fast forward to two months ago when a friend told me about a chiropractor who specializes in chronic pain relief. I thought “why not?!?!” One of the first things this chiropractor did was put me on a machine that assesses the pronation of your feet and it turns out I have SEVERE over pronation. She ordered me custom orthodics and two months later, I am feeling better than I have in over a decade. Turns out overpronation can cause pressure to be put on your hips and pelvic floor which can then trap and/or hurt your PN. I started a new job and didnt wear my custom orthodics for a week and my PN pain gradually started to increase. I have learned my lesson. I live in my orthodics, even when I am at home.I am still baffled that in 20 years, not one doctor (orthopedics included) recommended checking my feet. If you suffer from PN, do yourself a favor and get your feet checked.

[Violet M]

Wow, I have not heard if this before either. Thanks for sharing your experience and hopefully it will help some others to avoid what you have been through. I wonder if your chiro would be willing to write a a short paragraph about this so we could post it on the main website. If so, you can private message me.

All the best,

Violet

[jon]

I believe that's what caused my left sided PN. I was using a knee cart for 6 months after surgery on my right foot

I've read that using your foot in a pronated position can cause your piriformis muscle to shift. And it's right next to Ithe pudendal nerve.

Eversion means having your toes pointed outward, which is how you pusIh off when using a knee cart. I used to think this was pronation, but I suspect eversion of my left foot started my pudendal neuralgia.

It can definitely cause issues with bulging disc's in your spine.

"Weakness of ankle inversion (where the sole of the foot turns inward), plantar flexion (the foot pounted down as in pressing down on a gas pedal), and foot drop are the main clinical manifestations of the sacral plexus lesion".

By sacral plexus lesions, I believe they mean damage to the area where the nerves meet the spine that causes pressure on nerves, like bulging discs do, which obviously puts pressure on the sacral nerves that innervate the groin area.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32908535/

Fantastic paper on the subject:

https://www.ics.org/Workshops/HandoutFiles/000738.pdf