Strengthening the glutes and piriformis muscle helps many people who experience lower back pain, Piriformis Syndrome (pain deep in the glute), and/or sciatica (sciatic nerve pain). But it also makes many others worse! In this video, I share with you 3 possible strengthening exercise options. Then, I teach you my entire process for determining if these exercises will help you, make no change, or make you worse so that you know if you should or should not do them. Then, if and once we find a motion that helps I share with you how I apply the concept of using Movement As Medicine for pain relief. Rather than trying a bunch of random exercises, you'll learn the power behind testing (NOT guessing) and will learn a very systematic and scientific way of using motion for piriformis pain relief that leaves you feeling confident about your treatment path moving forward.

00:00 Intro
01:32 Goal at the end of this video...
01:47 3 different strengthening exercises
02:12 2 criteria for finding the best exercise for YOU
02:57 3 steps in the process
04:23 SelfAssessment walkthrough
11:50 Exercise Demo #1: Clam Shell (Figure 4 Strengthening)
24:08 Exercise Demo #2: Bridge
28:52 Exercise Demo #3: Side Leg Raise
33:09 Ending the hunt for a motion once you find your ONE (and NOT for both sides of the body!)
35:00 Movement as Medicine (finding the right movement prescription for your ONE motion)
40:24 Main Takeaway!

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