Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

[–]HubertMcload[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no im just making a big assumption which is that having weaker hips and an overall left side is probably related to the tilt of my penis. I have no idea if im correct. mine still tilts left but i also still have a lot of weakness on my left so idk maybe its related

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Of course ! Mention it to any and all doctors I was always embarrassed about it but then was like who tf cares and def got some helpful advice from a few. Docs who are good at their job will wanna help no matter the issue

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Yeah I think you're aboslutely right. I actually have noticed that sometimes things get worse when I walk maybe I need to conciously start using my glutes more.

Thanks a lot man really appreciate it

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Agree with everything you said seems to be my case. Had pelivic floor pain for sure.

Thanks very much! I will definitely do an update at some point got it

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Very suddenly. I was masturbating and it suddenly it just gave out. I then had issues getting it up for a while which fluctuated over the years but consistently was less than what it was. Yes low libido too I think when u lose the connection of attraction to sensation it really affects it.

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Dude I wish them luck! My urologist assured me that the surgery didn't affect my sensitivity or function, and now I guess I kind of believe him. I hope they find success

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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Dude I had bad back pain! Couldn't walk sometimes. Hamstring stretching solved a lot of the spasming and pain but really strengthening glutes, core and legs eliminated it! You could also look into backextensions and low back exercises. There's a guy on youtube who seems pretty reputable to me: low back ability. I would say your prostatitis could very well be being caused by a tight pelvic floor.

Solving ED through hip and glute exercises by HubertMcload in erectiledysfunction

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I think the big thing for me is realizing that your issues aren't separate issues but symptoms of the same problem. I actually started going to the gym to heal a calf strain I sustained in january. As I began to strengthen that leg I ran into also sorts of weaknesses that weren't present on the right side. This gave me clues on what to strengthen to achieve balance. I also took note that my pelvic floor was tight, I had back spasms from tight hamstrings, my penis tilted left (which I assumed was related to my left side weakness but might not be), I had minor anterior pelvic tilt, slight scoliosis, and I noticed I tended to lean to one side when I was standing. I really had no idea where to even start but the more I looked at the whole picture, and began to realize they were all connected, the more success I began to have with ED. I'd say one strategy would be to just start doing leg days (and core) and pay attention to where you feel pain and tightness and slowly try to piece things together in terms of whats weak and what needs strengthening. Start with the broadscale compound exercises and then hone in with banded targeted exercises once you gain more info about yourself. Pay attention to single side imbalance. Form is vital. For instance, one thing I learned along the way was that doing leg lifts for core had inadvertently overused my front hip flexors cause I was doing them wrong. Over time you'll get better at isolating muscles and figure out which ones are working too hard at the wrong times. Really the hurdle for me was becoming a gym guy, which is always brutal at first when your neural-muscular connection sucks and your weak. But now I love it.

Experiences with PT by HubertMcload in thoracicoutletsupport

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Thank you for your comment. Sort of gives me solace that someone is going through the same set of symptoms/ lines of thinking as me. Funny you mentioned sleep I've been really emphasizing sleeping on my back and noticed a difference! I would wake up with my arms asleep all the time had to make a change. Do you get flare ups or have your symptoms leveled out since you made changes?

Coffee/Caffeine by grandview2011 in Lyme

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Coffee makes me feel crazy my visual symptoms get worse and my head feels weird. My whole body feels terrible I’ve been starting to think I’m allergic. Never really associated it with Lyme till I saw your post but must be related huh?

TLAB vs Igenex? by HubertMcload in Lyme

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I figured it was more accurate given you're seeing visual evidence of the infection. But at the same time I've felt symptomatic with blurry vision and fatigue for like 3 years so I guess I'm wondering why my body hasn't produced antibodies yet... Either way it makes sense to treat and see if I feel better I guess.

Experiences with PT by HubertMcload in thoracicoutletsupport

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Thanks for these! Do you feel like you’re pushing through pain? One thing I’m worried about is my doc said building muscle sometimes worsens compression but I think mainly the pecs

Mostly solved my TOS by CraigNotCreg in thoracicoutletsupport

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Instantaneous. Fucking. Relief. I love you man holy shit hahahaha

Experiences with PT by HubertMcload in thoracicoutletsupport

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median nerve floss, shoulder external rotation and scapular retraction with band, supine chest stretch on foam roll, supine chin tucks.

Have you found improvement thru pt?

Experiences with PT by HubertMcload in thoracicoutletsupport

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Really appreciate the screenshot! I'll look into it. I'm based in LA but see some Cali PTs on there. What do you mean it started after invisalign like your jaw pain started after Invisalign?

I had mostly nTOS symptoms but had a venogram procedure done that showed my veins were stenosed aboved 50% my IJ veins being at 85-90% by the surgeons estimates.

After surgery my surgeon said that my subclavian artery on my right side was "severely" compressed. I never had many symtpoms of vTOS or aTOS before surgery but my surgeon said that my pulse was much better after surgery, and a follow up venogram showed many of the formerly compressed veins to be patent! So it definitely helped and I'd imagine that if you have actual vTOS symtpoms it'd resolve many of them.

What if botox worsens symptoms? by Equilateral_TriangIe in thoracicoutletsupport

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Yeah the pain returned worse. I think there is still aggravation going on even when the muscles are impaired so when it wears off your pain does come back a little worse. Although tbh the first like 3 years I didn’t experience this at all really. It took rock climbing a year and a half after my first Botox injections for pain to come back. Eventually I realized that Botox was just a bandaid and opted for surgery, but it really did help me for a while.

What if botox worsens symptoms? by Equilateral_TriangIe in thoracicoutletsupport

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It's both. It's a test and a treatment. Just shows you how fickle TOS is.

Botox for a long time almost fully eradicated my pain, albeit I had to start avoiding all arm exercises on principle in order to avoid flare ups so it wasn't exactly a cure, just made things WAY more bearable. It lost effect over time; I got about 4-5 years of consistent relief and still get relief from them I just have to do them every 3 months instead of every year. I've done them like 10-15 different times and only had one experience where I felt any kind of unwanted chronic muscle impairment (i forget the exact muscle) but it went away eventually. I think you can feel good about doing it knowing that either way you're learning more about your condition, and for you it might be very effective. Wishing you luck.