Piriformis & Sciatica Pain

Aside from low back pain and shoulder pain, sciatica pain is most common. However, the term sciatica pain is often misused for piriformis pain. In either case, Precision Muscle Recovery’s therapists are concerned about your well being, and aim to get your moving pain free.

Using specialized evaluation techniques, our therapists are able to identify specific neuromusclular problems that are resulting in pain and disability. We also provide hands-on care, specific exercise instruction, and education in an effort to help patients accomplish the goals identified in their programs.

Our goal-oriented approach has been extremely successful, helping patients restore physical function, regain mobility, build strength and endurance, as well as enhance the motor skills needed to perform daily activities.

Piriformis Pain

Radiating neurological pain that goes down the back of the leg is often diagnosed as originating from disc hernias in the lumbar spine; however, there are numerous sites where nerve irritation may produce similar symptoms. One of the most common is in the gluteal region, where the sciatic nerve may get compressed by the piriformis muscle, creating a condition known as piriformis syndrome.

Neurological pain may also be produced in this region by entrapment of other nerves, such as the superior and inferior gluteal nerves. This entrapment is sometimes referred to as piriformis syndrome, as well.

Piriformis syndrome is sometimes referred to as “back pocket” sciatica. People that keep a wallet in their back pocket and sit on it throughout the day often develop symptoms of pain in the rear and down the leg. The extra pressure on the buttocks can cause tightening of the buttock muscles which can compress the sciatic nerve. In “back pocket” sciatica, the removal of the offending wallet usually brings relief.

Sciatica Pain

Sciatica refers to pain that begins in the hip and buttocks and continues all the way down the leg. This condition is often accompanied by low back pain, which can be more or less severe than the leg pain. In addition to pain, other sensations include spasms, tingling or numbness along the sciatic nerve that can travel down the hamstrings, legs and feet. These symptoms can be bilateral or can occur on one side.

The cause of sciatica can range from a misaligned vertebra or disc, to tightened muscles surrounding these structures, to tightened muscles anywhere along the length of the sciatic nerve. It is called true sciatica when a herniated lumbar disc compresses one of the contributing roots of the sciatic nerve. It is called false sciatica (pirifomis syndrome) when contracted musculature in the buttocks or lower extremity compresses the sciatic nerve. The symptoms are the same for true or false sciatica.

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