Piriformis syndrome presents as pain, numbness and associated weakness along the distribution of the sciatic nerve. The pain is due to swelling, tightness or spasm of the piriformis muscle ...

Deep gluteal syndrome refers to any type of sciatic nerve entrapment and includes piriformis syndrome as a subtype. It’s plausible that some diagnosed cases of piriformis syndrome are actually ...

Piriformis syndrome is typically caused by compression or entrapment of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle as the nerve passes through the buttocks. It is sometimes called "sciatica." ...

People refer to this pain as sciatica. The underlying issue may be a type of sciatic nerve entrapment called piriformis syndrome. Therefore, it is important to stretch the piriformis muscle to ...

The pain typically occurs when the body's piriformis muscle presses on the sciatic nerve which results in inflammation. The piriformis is a muscle that runs down from the lower spine to the butt ...

The pain typically occurs when the body’s piriformis muscle presses on the sciatic nerve which results in inflammation. The piriformis is a muscle that runs down from the lower spine to the butt ...

Nerve flossing targets conditions that involve irritation of the nerves, such as sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Nerve flossing exercises offer relief by gently mobilizing compressed or ...