◇ PIRIFORMIS RELEASE TO TREAT SCIATIC PAIN AND PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME ◇
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One of the more common complaints we see for our patients, are symptoms of sciatica. Sciatica is an aggravation of the sciatic nerve, resulting in radiating pain from the lower back into the buttock and down the back of the leg. Symptoms can be caused by numerous conditions, but the more common conditions we see in the clinic that cause sciatica symptoms are bulging/herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and piriformis syndrome. All of which can be treated conservatively with #PhysicalTherapy or #Chiropractic Services.
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THE PIRIFORMIS is a muscle 💪 on the posterior aspect of your hip. It can cause sciatica because the sciatic nerve can run underneath the piriformis, directly through the piriformis or the piriformis muscle can sometimes split the sciatic nerve.
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💥 PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME 💥 is more commonly caused by two ways - 1. If the piriformis muscle becomes aggravated, it can compress on the sciatic nerve. 2. If a patient has weak gluteals, the piriformis may become overused and spastic/tight, causing sciatic nerve irritation.
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✅ TREATMENT - Along with a comprehensive stretching and strengthening exercises, our Physical Therapists will perform a Piriformis Release - like Dr James Cassell is demonstrating above. 👆👆👆 The goal of this manual treatment is to find the tender area along the piriformis muscle and apply a fair amount of pressure through the area while internally and externally rotating the hip to allow the tissue to release. Patients will often find relief from this particular treatment after just one session but will need to continue with care inorder to further improve and prevent this issue from recurring.
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For more information about this type of treatment or to see if its right for you, please feel free to contact us at:
914.202.0700
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