Piriformis Syndrome Causes & How Pain Increases Via This Vicious Cycle

We have been working with many people suffering Piriformis Syndrome for many years and it is such a difficult injury to work around due to the amount of compensation present.
This video is not so much about what to do if you have it, but explains why many people will go back and forth between being in pain free and being in extreme pain the minute they go back to doing things again.
Being pain free, is not the same thing as correcting the problem. Eventually the back and forth becomes just chronic pain that never goes away, even when you sleep! And the reason is that the injury has not been attacked at the source and the compensatory movements have taken over creating stiffness and reinforce muscle imbalance and faulty movement that leads to more pain!!

If you have not yet read our article on this before make sure you check it out below as this provides more detail on what to do if you have this problem
http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/132-piriformis-syndrome-what-a-real-pain-in-the-butt

And I cannot recommend this enough but our advanced program that includes a 60 minute video with with step by step instruction manual gives you all the assessments, mobility drills, stability and strength exercises mapped out for you.
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The piriformis is a muscle that lies deep within the buttocks, covered by the massive gluteal muscles ( your butt). It’s job is to externally rotate the hip when it is extended, and abduct the hip when it is flexed.
this muscle is particularly bad due to it’s location. It is located right near the sciatic nerve, which comes from the spinal cord and is the largest nerve in the body. When the Piriformis overworks it begins to thicken and shorten, developing trigger points but even worse it may compress the large sciatic nerve. The compression feels like a deep aching pain in the butt or a radiating sharp nerve pain that extends along the middle of the rear thigh. Occasionally numbness and tingling can continue to the calf and toes. These symptoms can be accompanied by low back pain and worsen after prolonged sitting.

Using anti inflammatory medication, getting massages or any method used to take pain away does not address the bigger problem in that there is a reason WHY this muscle starting doing this in the first place.
You must find the why, and you must use exercises to teach the hip/pelvis how to stabilize itself correctly without all the dysfunction. This is the only way you can achieve long term relief and never get the problem again.

In the video I briefly touch on topics like mobility, stability, glute strengthening and movement patterns.
Below is some articles that go into more detail on these topics to give you more information about what these mean and how to do it.

Mobility - http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/252-mobility-flexibility-which-comes-first-why

Stability - http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/246-stability-training-what-is-it-really-why-is-it-so-important

How To Strengthen Glutes - http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/140-how-to-strengthen-your-glutes

Movement Patterns - http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/140-how-to-strengthen-your-glutes

Again if you have serious trouble with this injury you need to check out the advanced program. To see what is included in this go to this link http://piriformisquickstartkit.viprespond.com/

And if you live in Melbourne you can request a free postural and movement assessment by going to our website and filling in a consultation form
http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/27-home/features/20-health-and-fitness-assessment

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