So, your but hurts?\u00a0 We previously talked about how sciatica can cause a pain in the butt… but so can piriformis syndrome.<\/p>\n
The Piriformis is a muscle in the rear end. In your butt. Wheusn it gets tight you can have pain in the tush.\u00a0 How many more words can we find fro butt? This is fun…<\/p>\n
Ok, Ok, so pain in the rump.\u00a0 What else?\u00a0 So because the sciatic nerve runs right under (and sometimes in some people it runs right through it).\u00a0 Nerves don’t like being squished.\u00a0 When you squish a nerve they do things like get all tingly or numb.\u00a0 The sciatic nerve, if squished by the piriformis muscle can cause pain, tingling and\/or numbness down the leg into the thigh, lower leg and\/or foot.<\/p>\n
Several things can help with piriformis syndrome:<\/p>\n
stretching<\/p>\n
ice<\/p>\n
massage<\/p>\n
and of course chiropractic care.<\/p>\n
The piriformis muscle can become tight for any number of reasons and cause piriformis syndrome. Many things including prolonged sitting, injury, prolonged standing and repetitive strain can cause this problem.\u00a0 It is really common in runners.<\/p>\n
One thing that you can do to help a tight piriformis muscle\u00a0is the piriformis stretch.\u00a0 See the YouTube video of me doing this one…\u00a0 Remember to hold a stretch for 20-30 seconds at a minimum to have it make an impact and lengthen the muscle.<\/p>\n