The piriformis is a small muscle located deep in the hip joint. Its main role is to rotate the hip and move the leg away from the body (abduction). Lucky people probably haven't heard of this tiny ...

This week we are going to discuss something which is extremely common in the general population and extremely painful – the piriformis syndrome. The piriformis syndrome is a type of sciatica which ...

Patients with hip, buttock or thigh pain are sometimes told by their doctors or physical therapists that they have piriformis syndrome. Unfortunately, piriformis syndrome is an example of an ...

When sciatica pain strikes, it can be downright debilitating. From numbness to tingling to jolts of discomfort that radiate through your lower back, buttocks and legs, sciatica has a way of leaving ...