Twitching Pelvic/Groin Muscles

Submitted by munchkin_7 on June 30, 2009 - 9:11pm
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Hi everyone! I've been away for a while, teaching classes this past year. Now I'm off for the summer ... I bought the WW video a while back, and plan to start the exercises ASAP.

I've been doing well with the posture, although my uterus still feels very low, bothering me a bit on some days. When I was first dx'ed with prolapse, I was having pain, which I thought was from the prolapse, but my family doctor dx'ed a urinary tract infection - I took some antibiotics, started drinking cranberry juice, and I'm good to go.

I'm looking forward to starting the exercises, and plan a slow weight loss program as well (need to lose 25+ pounds). I'm due for my pelvic exam soon ... not looking forward to that ... the last time I got one, almost a year ago, is when I was dx'ed with prolapse.

Beyond the update, I have one issue that is really bothersome, and I'm not sure if it's related to prolapse or something else ...

About three months ago, I injured my back when I lifted something the wrong way. At first, my back twitched in various places - lower, upper, then my neck. Then my legs. Then my groin. Then my legs again. This spasmy twitching moved around, never stopping in one place for long. The twitches were annoying, but not painful. More like hiccups that wouldn't go away. :P

I went to my regular allopathic doctor at first. He checked out my muscle strength - nothing of concern there. He prescribed Naprosyn, and I took it for a while. It actually worked - the twitching stopped (or felt like it stopped). But then I started having a bad reaction to the Naprosyn (my whole body started buzzing!), so I quit taking it. The twitching came back with a vengeance.

Then, I had a massage, which really helped more than anything, but since it was so costly, I could only go a couple of times. I went to a chiropractor, who reassured me my spine was healthy, no nerve damage to speak of. After a few adjustments and some physical therapy (myofascial massage), I started feeling better - the adjustments and PT helped. The adjustments didn't bother my prolapse, and seemed to help, so that wasn't a problem. But after I started feeling better, I quit going, mainly for monetary reasons. Around the same time, I started taking a calcium/magnesium supplement, which helped a bit, too.

The twitches went away for a while, but now they are back, mainly in my groin again, mainly when I sit down. When I flex my legs or tighten my muscles, the twitching stops for a while, but then it comes back again when I relax my muscles. It's very tiny twitching, not tingling like carpal tunnel in my hands - it is different. Has anyone had this experience before? And is it related to prolapse, perhaps?

If anyone has any insight, I'd love to hear it. Is there something else I should try, or should I just go back to the chiro or get a massage? I'm just wondering which would be the best course of action without breaking the bank! Or maybe there's something I haven't thought of before - homeopathy or something else. Just please, no acupunture - needles are not my thing! LOL.

Nice to be back - I see I have a lot of catch-up reading to do! :D

granolamom

July 1, 2009 - 12:28pm

I get the twitches, not in the groin (thank goodness, I can only imagine how distracting/annoying that could be) but mostly in my thighs or eyelid. it comes and goes. I pretty much try to ignore it. but now I'm curious, so I'll probably do a google search too.
interested to hear if anyone here knows more about this

munchkin_7

July 1, 2009 - 9:57pm

Thanks for your comments! I found a couple of good sites, and I thought I would summarize some things I learned.

First, the sensations move around my body. After reading some explanations online, I have to agree that the vibrations feel a lot like a cell phone on vibrate, but not as strong. They pulsate, but not with my pulse. Another way to explain it is this - when I'm on my laptop, and it's sitting on a small tray or table, and I put my foot on one of the bars under the table - the vibrations feel like that very small vibration that resonates from the computer to the table. In fact, I can feel the same vibration under my arms right now as I type. So, mild pulsating vibrations/tinglings, similar to how a machine might "buzz" when it's on.

munchkin_7

July 1, 2009 - 10:06pm

Here is a summary of some of the possible related causes that you can Google. I've only chosen the ones that I think are relevant, not things like "an alien implanted an item under my skin and it's vibrating" - that was one of the possible causes! LOL. Okay, I think it was a tongue-in-cheek comment but one never knows! LOL. I haven't checked ALL of these; I'm including them b/c they were mentioned on several forums by people who had the same sensations, and by several chiropractors, endocrinologists, and neurologists.

Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia
Fibromyalgia
Pelvic muscles
Abdominal muscles
Nerve spasms
Vaginisimus
Coccygodynia (sp?)
Perimenopause/Menopause
Lower back problems
Lumbar spine
Sacral regions
Magnesium/Potassium/Calcium deficiencies
Reaction to monosodium glutamate
Too much caffeine
Too much stress

munchkin_7

July 1, 2009 - 10:12pm

Here is a list of some things people can do if they have these vibrating sensations. I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on the television. Again, these were mentioned on several sites:

Exercises (I'm getting out the Rx for Prolapse DVD tomorrow morning!)
Stretches (particularly for lower back)
Yoga for back pain (there are some CDs specifically for this)
Biofeedback
Bananas
Avocados
Calcium/Magnesium/Potassium supplements (I have a liquid form that I take)
Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin D3
L-Theanine (have no idea what this is)
Massage
Physical Therapy
Chiropractic Care (sensations went away in several people after adjustments)
Remove caffeine, sodas, MSG from diet
Particularly MSG b/c it has a neurotransmitter in it
Stand/walk if you are too sedentary

louiseds

July 1, 2009 - 11:11pm

Funny how it all comes back to 'keep trying', and listen when your body is talking. ;-)

Yes, I have had it too. Most of the symptoms that go with it apply to me, at one time or another. It is annoying. It comes and goes. Tiredness, and the stress that goes with it (or is it the other way around?) is often a factor. Perhaps it is another canary in the mine that is our bodies?

Cheers

Louise

munchkin_7

July 2, 2009 - 10:23pm

Hey Louise!

Yes, the canary in the mine - LOL!

I went to the chiropractor today, and after just one adjustment and a myofascial massage (the best!), the buzzing in my groin is gone. Yay!

But it's back in my legs again ... sigh ... but more like tingling. At least that doesn't wake me up. After taking my history, the chiro thinks it might go back to an injury I had a couple of years ago, when I fell on my tailbone after my cat ran in front of me. I hit the corner of my coffee table with my butt, and the rest is history. Prolapse happened after that, too. I often wonder if I just jostled everything at that time.

I'm due for another adjustment next week, but I think what helps more is the myofascial massage I get afterwards ... it's heavenly!

louiseds

July 2, 2009 - 10:28pm

Great stuff! L

munchkin_7

July 6, 2009 - 5:43pm

My chiro (both of them actually - they work in the same office) dx'ed me with sacroiliitis, inflammation of the sacroiliac joint, pelvic joint, whatever they are ... I went today for another adjustment and the twitches went away again. He gave me a sheet of stretches to do, told me the WW posture w/b good, and yada yada yada ... just wanted to post that in case anyone else has these types of symptoms, might be a place to start.

I saw an old post about pelvic joint dysfunction, sciatica, or sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SIJD) posted some time ago here:

http://www.wholewoman.com/forum/node/675

Just wanted to put it there in case anyone is looking for it!