compartment syndrome

johnjohn3423

Hi,

Don’t know if this will be allowed, but I’m desperate to be able to get back training and it worth a shot to see if anybody has had the same experience as me.

I have had problems with my pain in my legs while exercising for a good number of years (cycling and running) and have been to numerous doctors, physio’s and sports consultants to try and get them fixed. I have spent a small fortune and not one of them has been able to diagnose what is wrong with them until now.
The guy I’m going to see at the moment is a Consultant Neurophysiologist with expertise in sports medicine as well.
He has diagnosed me with compartment syndrome so that’s the first time any body has put a name on what is wrong with me.

He put me on a course of anti-inflammatory steroids and now has me on anti-inflammatory sprays and creams but it does not seem to be working.

He has said that I don’t need surgery on it and that focused sessions with a physio to correct any potential imbalance in my muscles is not necessary.
So my question is has anybody been diagnosed with compartment syndrome and had it treated successfully without surgery or going to a physio?
I ask this question as I feel the consultant at the moment is just stringing me along getting money out of me. €200 for the first visit and €150 for every visit thereafter, so its starting to add up.

g'em

personal anecdotes and experiences are fine to discuss, but no medical advice will be loowed on the thread

brownbinman

hey

I know it has been a good while since you first put it up, but I had a very similar experience

A physio I went to recommended Yoga. I went and I found it absolutely fantastic for compartment syndrome. They need to be stretched to bits.

That's my personal experience anyway

Hope you're back training

Burkatron

johnjohn3423 wrote: »

Hi,

Don’t know if this will be allowed, but I’m desperate to be able to get back training and it worth a shot to see if anybody has had the same experience as me.

I have had problems with my pain in my legs while exercising for a good number of years (cycling and running) and have been to numerous doctors, physio’s and sports consultants to try and get them fixed. I have spent a small fortune and not one of them has been able to diagnose what is wrong with them until now.
The guy I’m going to see at the moment is a Consultant Neurophysiologist with expertise in sports medicine as well.
He has diagnosed me with compartment syndrome so that’s the first time any body has put a name on what is wrong with me.

He put me on a course of anti-inflammatory steroids and now has me on anti-inflammatory sprays and creams but it does not seem to be working.

He has said that I don’t need surgery on it and that focused sessions with a physio to correct any potential imbalance in my muscles is not necessary.
So my question is has anybody been diagnosed with compartment syndrome and had it treated successfully without surgery or going to a physio?
I ask this question as I feel the consultant at the moment is just stringing me along getting money out of me. €200 for the first visit and €150 for every visit thereafter, so its starting to add up.

Did they use an MRI to diagnose this??

If so then the specialist isn't wrong in what he is saying about (possibly) not needing surgery a physio/specialist if it's muscular issues. He is wrong though in using just anti inflammatory's to treat the symptoms of your problem!

Stretching & addressing your muscular imbalances is what will fix this, it will just take time & patience. This is where a good musculo skeletal specialist will come into play, they will be able to advise you on rehab excercises! Where abouts are you based & people will be able to give you names for a specialist in your area

odin_ie

I had a similar diagnosis a few years ago, compartment syndrome in both legs. Went to a specialist in the Mercy in Cork who carried out a pressure test of some sort on both calves. The levels were double as high as normal and so I went on the surgery route. 4 years on, no more pain.

Burkatron

odin_ie wrote: »

I had a similar diagnosis a few years ago, compartment syndrome in both legs. Went to a specialist in the Mercy in Cork who carried out a pressure test of some sort on both calves. The levels were double as high as normal and so I went on the surgery route. 4 years on, no more pain.

Out of interest have you had any other complications/leg injuries since? Do you play sport or train? Any difference before and after?

johnjohn3423

It turns out the consultant was a complete and utter bull****ter, I should have gone with my gut feeling from the start. I have found out I have two herniated disks in my back, one causes pain in one leg while running and the other disk causes pain in the other leg mainly while cycling. I am awaiting an appointment to see a spine specialist at the moment so that’s the next stop on the list.


As I said I have the pain in my legs whilst training for a good few years, but early last year I knocked a start out of my back and ended up going to the nerve consultant after been referred by my doctor. When I did my back in I got the pain in the legs that I normally would associate with the pain I got while training. He basically got me to see him five times, diagnosed me with compartment syndrome got me to take anti-inflammatory steroids and when this want working then got an MRI of my back done. Which showed up the trouble with my back.