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Piriformis syndrome
A condition characterized by pain in the buttucks, which may travel down the thigh or up the lower back. Made worse by sitting, the pain is from a muscle putting pressure on an important nerve (the sciatic nerve).
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
How it can usually be treated?
How is it usually diagnosed?
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Will i be in constant pain with piriformis syndrome? Been reading peoples horror stories about. Now really worried and scared.
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I've been doing stretches that are supposed to be good for sciatica and piriformis syndrome, but i always hurt more later, what could be the cause?
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Can piriformis syndrome send pain all the way down to the heal? And pain in the Achilles area?
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What is the best diagnostic method to see if there is herniated disc or it's about piriformis syndrome?
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What is piriformis syndrome.What does it cause and how could you get relieved of.Does it cause pain in the whole leg.?Please help me.
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How can I tell the difference between sciatica caused by a herniated disc or by piriformis syndrome?
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If my sciatica was caused by piriformis syndrome wouldnt i feel themmuscle spasm pain in my buttocks?
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