Missliz, just wanted to say thank you for the informaiton and advice. And yes, the pain has gone away now... and I've stopped working with the personal trainer....I just hurt all the time and couldn't ride when I was working with him. I'm back to yoga and pillates now and I feel much much better! Plus I can ride (or could if school wasn't kicking my rump!!!)
Trixie, good luck with your pain - the ony advice I can give is don't trust any doctor that seems to be treating your symptoms and not the cause of the problem. Way too many Ortho's prescribe the standard pain pill/anti inflammatory and leave it at that....things dont' imflame on their own (usually) fix the root of the problem...like Missliz is saying. It may be more involved and it may take longer but you'll be much happier you did - and your overall body will work like the pulled together machine it should be! Good luck - I have also spent a lot of my life in pain (crushed L4 and L5 in my lower back when I was 15) I've learned a lot about the medical world - the hard way!! Don't stop until you find the doctor that will really listen and knows their stuff!