- Hip & Knee
- ACL Tears
- LCL Tears
- MCL Tears
- PCL Tears
- Difficulty Walking
- Hip Impingement
- Hip Pain & Thigh Pain
- Hip Sprain / Strain
- Labral Injury
- Knee Pain
- Knee Sprain / Strain
- Meniscus Injury
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Poor Balance / Risk of Falling
- Post-Surgery Rehab
- Quad/Patellar Tendon Tear
- Sciatica
- Tendonitis
- Total Hip Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
- Trochanteric Bursitis
What is Piriformis Syndrome?
The piriformis muscle is deep in the buttocks and helps with rotating
the hip. The sciatic nerve typically dives underneath the piriformis
muscle as it makes it way down to the leg. With excessive sitting, loss
of movement in the hips or trauma, the piriformis muscle can press down
onto the sciatic nerve. Typically, mild symptoms cause aching deep into
the buttock and often radiating pain to the outer thigh. With more
severe cases, tingling, numbness or severe pain can radiate down the
thigh.
How physical therapy helps
Physical
therapy is very effective in treating piriformis syndrome. By analyzing
your hip range of motion, muscle function, walking and posture we can
determine the right approach to treating the affected area. With
specialized hands-on therapy and specific exercises we help regain lost
range of motion, reduce pain quickly and improve symptoms into the leg.
We teach you easy to do exercises and modified activities you can do at home to prevent the reoccurrence of the symptoms. Call us today to learn more how we can help you relieve the pain and symptoms from piriformis syndrome.
