How to CORRECTLY get rid of Piriformis Syndrome for GOOD? A Complete Relief Guide
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Piriformis syndrome is an injury that creates pain deep in the glutes and possible radiating symptoms down the back of your thigh. Although we’ve known about this injury for decades (with research dating back to 1928), the exact cause and best course of treatment has continued to puzzle those in the medical field.

So what is the piriformis muscle?
The piriformis is a small muscle that lies deep inside your hips underneath your larger glute muscles (glute max and medius). The muscle is essentially a lateral hip rotator, but it can also act to help extend the leg and keep it from collapsing inwards during movements like the squat. It can also function as a portion of your pelvic floor, help stabilize your pelvis, and assists in controlling for anterior pelvic tilt.

The injury that is considered piriformis syndrome occurs when this muscle compresses or irritates the large nerve that runs around (and even sometimes through it 12% of the time) called the sciatic nerve. This nerve runs from the low back (lumbar spine), down your thigh and even extends to your feet. When irritated, it can cause pain deep in your glutes as well as symptoms like numbness and tingling that shoot down the backside of your leg.

So how do we fix it?
The first thing we need to do is figure out if the cause of the pain is coming from the piriformis or the low back. Like I mentioned, the sciatic nerve originates from the lower sections of your spine, meaning the cause of your pain could be due to an injury such as a herniated disc! Piriformis syndrome is therefore a form of sciatica (injury to the sciatic nerve) and distinguishing it from a back injury is the key to successful treatment of your symptoms.

Piriformis Syndrome vs Low Back Sciatica
So how do you know if your symptoms are due to a problem with your piriformis muscle or your low back? Here are a few simple tests.

First, start by moving your low back and see if it reproduces your symptoms. Bend forward and try to touch your toes. Lean backwards, side to side and rotate as far as possible to the right and left. If the piriformis muscle is to blame for your current symptoms, none of these motions should recreate pain.

Follow along with my program using Pilates. Yoga and Physical therapy with elastic band to strengthen and stretch the pirifomris muscle safely and effectively.

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