268 | Piriformis Syndrome: Why Am I Getting This Pain in My Butt?
Welcome to episode 268 of The Optimal Body Podcast
Piriformis Syndrome: Why Am I Getting This Pain in My Butt?
Pain in the buttock? Feeling shooting/tingling sensations in your low back or glutes? Perhaps a deep buttock pain? DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into how deep gluteal syndrome and piriformis syndrome are related, discussing possible physiological causes for symptoms. Soon after, they discuss what you can do to alleviate your symptoms, targeting nerve glides, postural considerations, inner core coordination with breath, hip rotation, and dynamic load finally. Learn about the stages of rehabilitative progression for piriformis syndrome, as well as some exercises that you could explore now!
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What you will learn in this PT Pearl:
2:52 – Deep gluteal syndrome vs piriformis syndrome: the physiology causes
5:12 – What to do if your symptoms are nerve-related
8:53 – Is posture related to piriformis syndrome?
10:32 – Targeting the sciatic nerve
14:14 – Ribcage & core relationship coordination
17:59 – How active rotation helps tolerate more load
23:25 – Dynamic load
24:12 – Prevalence of true piriformis syndrome
Research Citations:
Krishnan Kutty, R., Gebremichael Gebrekidan, H., Lerebo, W., Gebretsadik, A., Physiotherapy, I. and Physiotherapist, S. (2014). NEURAL MOBILIZATION A THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY IN A PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME MODEL:AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY. International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, [online] 2(3), pp.577–83. Available at: https://www.ijmhr.org/ijpr_articles_vol2_3/IJPR-2014-646.pdf.
McCrory, P. and Bell, S. (1999). Nerve Entrapment Syndromes as a Cause of Pain in the Hip, Groin and Buttock. Sports Medicine, 27(4), pp.261–274. doi:10.2165/00007256-199927040-00005.
McCrory, P. (2001). The ‘piriformis syndrome’–myth or reality?. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 35(4), pp.209-a-210. doi:10.1136/bjsm.35.4.209-a.
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