Compartment Pressure Syndrom. Your symptoms sound very similar to what I dealt with 6 years ago as I got myself back into shape. Top outer calf muscle is where the pain was focused. The resting pressure in my calf ended up being elevated and after 5 mins of exercise the pressure was off the charts which would just shut me down. I opted for PT instead of surgery. It took a long time to resolve. It wasn't diagnosed until after MRI and multiple physical therapy visits and they finally sent me to sports medicine specialist that did the compartment pressure test. He suggested immediate surgery...it had risks and still leaves a high rate of reoccurance.

This doesn't sound like me. I haven't been tested for CPS but I don't feel that I have a high pressure reading. I have had 7 MRI's (3 knee, 1 arto knee, 1 calf, 1 ankle, 1 thigh). All of them came back negative. This last MRI I was vocal about the radiologist finding something noteworthy. Made it clear that this was my last MRI.

I have read that in rare instances the origin of the pain can not be determined by MRI and does not respond to PT. I have also been told to rest for a few weeks which hasn't helped either.

A buddy told me to try dry needling but my doctor doesn't agree. My pain is right behind the knee and feels quite deep. It seems to excaerbate when I bend my knee inwards. I'm going to try a corticode shot, at this point if the doctor told me that cocaine would help I'd be snorting right now.

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Leo "Good times" Garcia

Can you clarify what you mean by passive excersices please.

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Leo "Good times" Garcia

Leonardo,
Reading through this thread, I am concerned about a couple of things:
1. that you have significant pain at rest/night, and that the pain is not necessarily reproducible with activity, and
2. that you said you have problems with dorsiflexion of your right foot.

These, and the fact that a sports medicine/ortho/physical therapy approach has not been able to help you indicate this may be a nerve problem, and not a musculoskeletal problem.

It wouldn't hurt to see a doctor (neurologist or PM&R) specializing in nerves/muscles/electromyography/ultrasound.

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Two wheels good. Four wheels bad.

I mean moving the affected member without input from yourself and replicate the pain you feel. Passive = them, active = you.

Dr. on a whim I tried a Traummel injection a few days ago and I'm amazed. My dad is from Barcelona and told me that in Europe it's been widly used since his childhood but in the USA less so. The results, after going nowhere with 5 months of PT, are patently amazing. I would go so far as to say that the USA pharmacological industrial complex is conspiring against the medication because it's a cheap over the counter homeopathic medication. I'm not qualified to give any indepth technical analisys but my personal testimony albeit anectodal is that this is a miracle drug.

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Leo "Good times" Garcia

The only miracle associated with a homeopathic "medication" is that anyone actually purchases it.

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"Go yell at an M&M"

Clearly there are and always will be very polarized views regarding the effectiveness of homeopathic drugs. People have strong views one way or another. I could care less, I know I limped into the clinic and jogged out and nothing is stronger than one's own personal experience. After 5 months of physical therapy and no progress I could hardly believe that in 5 minutes I felt less pain. Jogged 10 minutes today, not saying Im cured but this is a step in the right direction.

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Leo "Good times" Garcia

Well maybe you guys were right. I hate to swallow my words but the pain came back just as before. Traumeel seemed to work for a day or two... maybe it was just my hope and some placebo effect. Hope can be dangerous.

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Leo "Good times" Garcia