I have also suffered from this in the past and went through the whole gamet of treatments including PT and injections into the muscle. I got some relief from the muscle relaxant Baclofen. This is a muscle relaxant commonly used for MS in order to get muscle to stop spasming. The potential problem is that you cannot take it as-needed. You have to take it several times a day for a few days in order to get the muscle to stop spasming and it is a bit sedating.

Caligirl, thank you so much for the suggestion. I had wondered if it would be helpful to take baclofen but my PT had told me that muscle relaxants don't help.

I have a high tolerance to most medications; even if it is a bit sedating, I can lie down whenever I need to. One of the benefits of being a senior citizen, lol.

I see my spine specialist in 3 weeks and will discuss this possibility with him. Again, I thank you very much.

I am still open to any other suggestions and would appreciate any input. I've read dozens of articles about this syndrome, but most of them seem to be very much over-my head.

Carol