Piriformis syndrome is one of those really annoying conditions that most people tend to just put up with as they are lost as to finding a lasting "cure" for their pain. What you must understand with this condition is that it was building up for a long time from some sort of repetitive movement or activity.
Make sure you check out the two articles below that will help you make sure firstly whether you have piriformis syndrome and not a bulging disc, and the second article gives you some ideas on what to do about it
http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/267-do-you-have-piriformis-syndrome-or-sciatica-from-a-back-related-problem
http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/257-the-4-best-exercises-for-piriformis-syndrome
We have also put together a free cheat sheet.
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And for our advanced online program containing a 80 page e-book and 60 minute video, is simple, straightforward and designed to help you overcome this condition in the comfort of your own home. Available for immediate download, it is an absolute must-have if you found any value in the above video. We couldn't cram all of our knowledge into our YouTube video, so we decided to go one step further and put together this video/e-book product to take your progress to the next level. ***
This repetitious activity unknown to you was slowly aggravating and creating a situation where your big butt muscles Glute Maximus and Glute Medius begin to weaken and become lazy to now turn your tiny Piriformis muscle into a workaholic who tightens right up and touches the sciatic nerve. Its job is to externally rotate the hip when it is extended, and abduct the hip when it is flexed. The sciatic nerve, which comes from the spinal cord and is the largest nerve in the body is located very close to the Piriformis. This is not good because when the Piriformis develops taut bands and trigger points it thickens and shortens.
As a result it may compress the large sciatic nerve Piriformis syndrome all starts as a response to overuse, trauma, or postural misalignment. If the inflammation is severe, impingement of the sciatic nerve results. Your pain will be the effect and not the cause.
So by finding the cause you go a long way to getting rid of your pain. It must be noted that applying a process of loosening the tight hip muscles and any other chronic short muscles first before trying to strengthen is critical to the success of the exercise program. Flexibility then Stability and Core Strengthening exercises must precede Functional or isolated strength exercises. It is your stabilizers that have become weak and they can only fire once the "workaholic" muscles like Piriformis are shut down first.
In this video we show you a series of stretches, mobilisation techniques and stability exercises to use for a period of time before strengthening.
Again I cannot stress enough that this You Tube video just scratches the surface of the things you need to assess and correct. You will find all the in depth tests, exercises and programs in our download program. Go to the link below to get this
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For the same reason you have Piriformis pain other people have all types of knee related injuries. This is why we put together this detailed program so you can have all the tools and resources to complete a program as I have briefly showed in this video. The end goal of any exercise program and especially one for rehab is to be able to complete movements like lunges, squats, dead lifts and step ups with perfect form and without any referred pain or weakness in the leg.
Activities like running should be done only after you have completed the flexibility, stability, strengthening stages or you risk going backwards to the beginning. Core conditioning exercises to strengthen your stabilizers and abdominal muscles are an absolute must as is foam roller and trigger point release. A good Physio and Chiropractor can be very beneficial here.
You can get more detail about Piriformis pain with pictures of exercises on my website here http://www.noregretspt.com.au/index.php/resources/blog/43-2014/132-piriformis-syndrome-what-a-real-pain-in-the-butt
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Yours in health,
- Nick
