Thank you so much guys, I have been in pain for around eight months and unable to afford a chiropractor. I have been doing your recommended exercises for around five days now and the relief is heavenly, I'm beginning to get my life back again.
Omg YES YES YES! Why can't a DOCTOR figure this out in a visit? But I research and find this video in 2 mins I KNOW that's what's wrong! ! Thank you sooooo MUCH!!!
Bob and Brad, as a physical therapist for 45 years and then retired for 2 years, I love❤️ your videos. You are both right on. I worked mostly in OP orthopedic area.
Thank you so very much for the test!! - yes I had Piriformis syndrome left hip/leg - it loosened after ONE DAY following your clam exercise 2x day and I can walk without pain !!! I will continue morning and night with this...and thanks for my first good night sleep in a week!!
I had piriformis syndrome with the pain going down my right leg. I followed the recommendations of many, and began to stretch and roll the muscle. It made it worse. Then I watched a video from gym instructor, who said that people often make the mistake of stretching the muscle, when it should be contracted, i.e. the piriformis is too weak, causing it to become inflamed. After soothing the inflammation, I started doing side-lying clam exercises with various exercise bands to build it up - and the pain disappeared. The conclusion is If you have a tight muscle, then stretch it; but if it is just sore, you may need to increase its strength.
@@honua420 I hope your pain does go away. Mine went away fairly fast. I have a tendency to sit cross-legged on side side more than the other, and I thought that might be to blame, but it was not. It may perhaps be caused by a muscle imbalance. I also had an issue in my right knee, with some mild medio-infrapatellar inflammation when I walked up a steep hill. I saw a physiotherapist, who diagnosed a weak gluteus medius - my single-leg balance was terrible. She said that as I cycle quite a lot, my quadriceps had become very strong at the detriment to other less-used muscles in the area, and was causing the kneecap to track more medially than it should. (Strangely, it never manifested itself when I cycled, only when I walked up a steep gradient.) I now do single-leg balancing, seated clams, side-lying clams, glute bridges (single leg and double), bridges with clams, lateral leg raises, lateral side steps, monster steps, single-leg kick back and single-leg squads (using the glutes rather than the quads). Start without exercise bands and then incorporate them gradually increasing the resistance. I now use the strong fabric bands. I hope this assists you. It can be frustrating establishing the cause. It could be down to a bad habit or something new you have been doing. Some people are unfortunate in that their sciatic nerve runs through the middle of their piriformis. Good luck.
I tried all these exercises last year, but I found that they irritated the piriformis. I had piriformis syndrome for a year and in the end the only thing that worked for me were the following exercises. Side clams, hip flexor stretch in lunge position, IT band stretch with band and quad stretch in prone. You can find them demonstrated on Ask Doctor Joe, 10 best hip stretches. I did them morning and night for six weeks and finally I was pain free. I love bob and brad but these didn’t work for me.
@@Beckiner67 I think side clams were the most effective thing I did in getting rid of my piriformis inflammation. If a muscle is being asked to do something it cannot do, stretching it is likely to aggravate it. Stretching adjacent muscles may do some good, I dare say.
Following two fusions L3 through S1 I’m now 6 months out. That muscle was so painful and with walking very far I get complete saddle numbness and then paralysis of both legs. I have to sit anywhere from 10 mins to an hour to get feeling back in my legs then I’m good to go until next time. Walking very far is limited and or sitting for prolonged amount of time. NOT one doctor has mentioned this muscle condition to me. My Neurosurgeon referred me to a Neurologist and even he did not mention this. I brought up to him. He has now ordered a Nerve Conduction test and we discussed CES. But Neurosurgeon stated he had no idea what is causing this. I’ve been on my own educating myself and watching you guys. I have a total of 3.5 years of this and until now from watching you I am going to try the exercises you have instructed. I’m a young 62 year old women who weighs 104 lbs and have always been healthy up until my back started in. I can’t thank you enough. I will continue to go through all your videos in hope to find more information regarding this muscle. I pray you both are the answer to my long suffering. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this great video. From running i have piriformis syndrome and after just 5min.of holding the knee-to-shoulder position my pain in the b""tt is allready *GONE* ❤️
Been suffering from piriformis problems for years, which started with coccyx issues. Coccyx issues got resolved on there own after 6yrs and now piri has started for the past 4 years. Physio, masssages, accupuncture on off and stretches have helped. But oh wow, I bought the bob and brad massager for christmas and this has been a god send!! Thank you for the help! If there is a way to strengthen the glutes or a way to permanently work on not having the pain, is my next quest. For now grateful for reduced days of limping!
Wonderful explanation. Facilitates my understanding of my pain--trying to rule out the possibilities, and allows me to visual the anatomy. You both are the best physical therapists I've ever encountered, both in my local treatment and on the internet.
Omg!!! This is exactly what I have! I've suffered for years! Omg, omg omg. Crying....thank you so much for your videos. You are helping me soooooooo much, saving me from terrible pain and suffering. You must be heaven sent. Thank you!!!
you guys are excellent! I've had this recurring symptom (which several professionals failed to diagnose) and has gotten progressively worse. My burning pain went from my sacro... joint through my butt and right hip and down around my outer thigh. I had physical therapy which helped a bit but plateaued and never went away entirely. I did prescribed exercises religiously every morning and walked several mile per day. I experimented by eliminating certain exercise and adding others. was doing much better except when standing in place for more than a few minutes - then my hip and sacro -joint would begin to hurt. I had a recent 3 week bout after a 2 hour kayaking outing. when getting into the boat, I kind of whipped my lower back when I went to sit against the seat rest but it had slipped away. it didn't hurt right away, but by the next morning I could hardly roll out of bed! Any way, I slowly have recouperated to the point where I could do my exercises again. I started reading articles on the net and found your video about the piriformis which totally made sense for me. Thank You!
Bob & Brad, now I understand why my muscle is so tight as it reaches my thigh! My previous physical therapist said she never felt a muscle that tight unless someone had been in an accident. Good to know she was on the right track! (Insurance ran out) Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge with someone that can't get more therapy unless it's the do it yourself kind! 💖🙏💖
Wish I could have seen this video before! I overcame chronic piriformis syndrome (2 years) just this season. I'm a young mountain athlete and I had piriformis syndrome in my left glute, it affected me when ski touring uphill and prevented me from training and racing effectively. It also affected me a little when mountain running. I tried a lot of things and couldn't get rid of it until I started Glute Activation exercises (hip extensions, donkey kicks) and realised in my case, my glutes were too weak and overtrained, so they were "asleep" (gluteal amnesia). Now after some weeks teaching them to switch back on, with strengthening too (once able to activate them in exercises, I do pistol squats, lunges and glute thrusts) the pain went away VERY quickly... didn't take long at all. After 2 years of sciatica-like pain down my leg! It hasn't come back at all. Hope this helps someone!
Skymo I'm having the same pain in my left glute for 2.5 years now. Can you give me a list of your daily workout routine? I'm real hopeful to get same relief as you.
If I had seen this video three months ago, I could have saved a lot of money. Spent a month going to the physical therapist to learn these same stretches. The roller and tennis ball were new, though. So thanks for showing these stretches!
Thanks, I got hit in the butt by a car when riding a bike, many years ago. Something about it screwed up that muscle . I have been doing the stretches and it is getting better . I do appreciate this. It has been almost 30 years. Never thought it would improve , but it is really much better than it has ever been ❤️
I love your videos! Thank you so much for providing much needed information! I’ve had piriformis syndrome for more than a month now and it really has put a damper on my mood. You two just brightened my day!
After a month of growing pain both piriformis are painful - though left múch worse. Real pain in the butt. And hams and inner thighs. And shin. Ànd all that jazz. Sciatica was bad. After the "flu" reading in bed things started spiraling down. Self massages are indeed challenging. So glad for PT's.
@@harperreynolds3037 thanks for the reply, unfortunately my spinal problems are more serious than sciatica! I have to be very careful about what I can and can't do when it comes to spinal treatments and exercises. Thanks again
Hello Bob and Brad. Thank you for this great and informative video. I am suffering from pain in my left buttock and it's going right down my leg. I have pain in my lower back also. At the moment I'm just using muscle relaxant medicine and hot fomenting. Its helping reduce the pain .but coming back again later. I tried to do the tests mentioned by you and pain is increasing when I try to bring my left knee towards my right shoulder. Please suggest what I should do..
I’m currently getting graston therapy treatment from my chiropractor. He determined that it was sciatica however now I’m thinking it’s Piriformis. I have pain going to the front of my hip almost like a locking licking pain. Would this be coming from sciatica or Piriformis? I’m on Guam so my medical treatment is limited. I always come to your channel for help. Thank you so much for you videos. So fun and easy to watch!
Greetings from an American expatriate in Taipei, Taiwan! Is the piriformis used in doing the splits like dancers and cheerleaders? I’m asking because I’ve got some persistent hip pain after a slip & fall in which I did the splits when my lead foot hit a patch of liquid. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I am wondering if my piriformis is actually over stretched at all? I do a lot of yoga and I also know I have a hip imbalance; i.e., my left hip is tighter and higher than my right. Any thoughts on this? Am in the UK and on waiting list for a physio!
Thank you SAM! Brad has an awesome sense of humour. Aug 2020 I began your techniques for plantar fasciitis along with biwkly pt. My pain has decreased tremendously. I am figuring out if indeed my ''sciatic'' pain is from piriformis and or psoas muscle. Im exploring all areas.
This is so applicable to my life! I have SI joint dysfunction due to ankyolising spond.& degenerative issues resulting in surgeries ( 4), including fusion of L5/S1..i suffer from sciatica pain, pinformis pain and can use all of the info and help I can get!
This video was perfectly timed! I am dealing with this now and have started doing the stretches and exercises. In addition to the that, was wondering if a TENS unit would be helpful. Thoughts? Love you guys! Always helpful and just make the day brighter!
I've had periformis syndrome for almost 2 months now after a work injury and only found out last week that I was periformis when I got a massage done. Ive been in pain for two months, how fast will this help and how many times a day do I have to do these exercises?
greetings.i am ageneral surgeon from Egypt.i genuinely appreciate your effort and talent. i ve a query! to the best of my knowledge the piriformis works as internal rotator when the hip is flexed more than 60 degree. if this is true, so how internal rotation in the FAIR stretches the muscle though we are approximating the muscle attachments? or is it the adduction that does the trick? more and again if the adduction stretches the muscle thus the piriformis is to be regarded as an abductor i hope that my question is written in clear English thanx. looking to read an explanation
Had chronic pain in this area for the past 3 years, Have been doing these streches and massage for past month and only had a slight improvement. Chronic pain while lying down and sitting for long periods... only thing that helps is a heat pad. Any thoughts? Thanks!
I saw something from Squat University explaining the difference between long and short piriformis syndrome. I wonder if Bob and Brad could address that because apparenlty stretching will not help long piriformis syndrome, which is caused by overstretching the piriformis muscle.
I wondered when he broke out the "massager" and said to " massage yourself " if there was gonna be a video lop. so when my gd says " ita okay baby I have sciatica" I guess I'll just leave her to it
I do these stretches, along with clamshells. Very helpful, IF I do them consistently. I do the stretches daily, but not so faithful about clamshells. Also use a lacrosse ball to loosen up the butt cheek. Next stop: Amazon, for the massager. Thanks for the videos; they've been really helpful in reinforcing what I need to do.
You guys are the best and seem to post exactly what I need right now. I'm not 100% sure it's piriformis but it sure does "pass" the test. Do you have a link to the massager you are recommending or can you tell me the name and model, again? Thanks for all you do!!
Please help me ! I have the symptoms of Piriformis ( I think ) , but mine gets very bad sciatica pain when I walk . example : I walk into the grocery store not in much pain , after going up and down the aisles for 15 minutes I can hardly walk because of pain . I need to keep the grocery cart in my hands to help me walk . . I get in the car and by the time I am home the pain is gone , or much less . I wake up in the morning feeling like I was kicked in the butt by a mule . At the evening I have to lay down because of pain . I use Voltaren a couple times a day , and take Advil or Tylenol ( does not help much ) . I am 73 years old , a retired carpenter that has always been very active and physical , now I feel like I am crippled ! I do not want to see a doctor , this spring I had a terrible time with nerve pain from a bulging disc in my neck . Nothing helped , but after 3 months it dissappeared ( the pain ) . I do not want to go thru all the nerve pain ideas again . Been there , done that !
I appreciate these videos. I won't be able to afford to seek treatment for about 7-8 weeks. I have had SI joint pain and Piriformis pain in the past. I slacked off on my strengthening exercises over the years and now the pain is back with a vengeance. Do you think I can get these two issues resolved on my own just to the point where I can sleep? For the next few weeks until I can see someone?
You guys MUST be from Minnesota! You were speaking to my roots as well as my piriformis. Anyway, I've been in PT for 2 months, mostly focusing on getting my glute to fire and strengthening, but not much on stretching or massage. I'm going to try the massager you recommended and see if I can finally get back to running! Thanks!!
The piriformis muscle presented in my feet.I kept going to the doctor a complaining of foot pain and he said it was a bunion or arthritis or something else. They even said it might be gout I was tested for everything with no results. Finally my whole foot blew out and I ended up in the ER demanding to see a podiatrist. The podiatrist sent me to physical therapy. The physical therapist saved my life
what exercises/stretches can you do for hip bursitis? I cannot lie on my left side due to this pain. If I try to lie on my right side, I have pain in my abdomen, which I believe is caused from the psoas muscle? thank you.
Bob & Brad, could walking long distance cause piriformis muscle tight, or some other reasons? I have pain on my right hip. When I sleep on my right side at night, my right hip presses on the mattress. Very often I am awakened in the middle of the night by the pain on my right hip and sometimes down to my tight and even to my foot. I followed the self-tests I learned in many of your videos and am sure I have piriformis pain. Thanks so much if you could list activities that might cause piriformis muscle tight, so I would be careful what to avoid next time when I exercise. Thanks. You both are great teachers.
My physical therapist feels I have pirformis. The exercises have helped my butt and hip but the pain has moved down back of my leg. What does that mean?
If the SCIATIC nerve goes through the piriformis a (and how would one figure that out?) , will these suggestions help or Are there alternative suggestions for treatments ? Thanks. Love you guys.
You two are fab! I just did your sacro-iliac stretches and now these lovely figure of 4 piriformis stretches. I feel amazing! What's the name of that massager and can I get it in England?
@@BobandBrad Thanks, @Bob & Brad I still have to go for PT since some stretches I simply cannot do to myself or for myself, to keep my spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 at the same grade, but it was very nice to not have sciatic pain or other pain that I had from the piriformis syndrome any longer.
Hi Dennis, would there be any chance you would go into detail of your symptoms ? Just like yourself Ive had this pain switching between my lower back (left side) to my hip. The pain really gets worse if I do any kind of running , usually last for 2-3 days then dies down to my original pain. Ive tried physio, chiropractor and acupuncture and nothing has helped at all. Any this sound familiar to what youve went through ?
@@brydobhoy123 Not really what I experienced, and piriformis syndrome *usually* radiates pain from the butt muscles into the sciatic nerve and then down your leg, since it is actually pressing against that nerve/ very close to it. Because the piriformis syndrome is often tied into tight hip flexors, quads, and hamstrings, that is why those and the glut muscles are targeted to stretch and otherwise break up the knots and loosen. I am not a runner. Any good physical therapist - assuming your problem is not caused or made worse by low lumbar disc issues - should be able to use massage, stretches and ultrasound, and teach the stretches you can do at home. In time, it SHOULD go away. Acupuncture, while I believe it can help with most pain, I doubt seriously is going to help you with what you need to do to stretch and loosen up the glut, quads, hamstrings, piriformis and hip flexor muscles, which all contribute to this problem. IF you have not had an MRI of your lumbar spine, get one, since PS is not something that is uncommon and can be pretty easily resolved (even if it takes a few months), with the proper modalities of treatment. If the MRI doesn't show disc issues then you are looking at sacral and lower muscle tightness and again, a physical therapist (and maybe not running for a while, as that will probably keep it flared up). Again, you need to be stretching 3-4 exercises daily - morning and 1-2 other times, to loosen up quads, hamstrings, hip flexors and glut muscle groups. If your MRI shows low back disc problems, then you need to address those with your doctor and then a PT, and maybe a chiro, to treat that while you work on the exercises that Bob and Brad have shown for true piriformis syndrome and associated pain in the hip muscles and down into the affected leg in 3-4 videos. I hope this has been somewhat helpful to you. @Bob & Brad I hope will concur also.
First time I had this,I also had a problem with my RIGHT KNEE.(piriformis right side).NOW,this time,3 years later,I have an issue with my LEFT KNEE and guess what...piriformis on my left side.I am not a doctor,just a carpenter but each time it was one thing that led to another.I hope this helps someone out there,but I followed these two lads videos and it helped the first time,so I am back for a refresher.It sure sucks getting old !
Thanks Guys. I have LFCN entrapment on the right side, sciatic pain from nerve damage following a complex transverse sacrum fracture as well as piriformis syndrome. All on my right side. Pain, pain and more pain.... Love your videos Fellas. :-)
Thank you for saying in a previous video that sciatica is usually a matter of having a slipped / herniated disc...or a pinched piriformis. I've been suffering from severe pain down my right leg for the past 2 1/2 months caused by my improper stretching exercises I was doing while trying to limbered up to do splits like Jean Claude VanDamme. Well, after seeing a couple chiropractors and an urgent care office, I gathered from an X-ray that my spine was just fine...so it must be a piriformis issue. Much of my ache started around the back of my right hip and went down to the front of my shin. I got a Wahl percussion massager from Walmart (not cordless, but was 10 bucks less than the one in your vid...and didn't have to wait for shipping) and it about makes my ears ring with delight when I hit a couple pressure points in that general region of my buttock. I wish the doctors I saw had a better understanding of this condition (false sciatica) and not try to treat it with acupuncture, cold pack regimen, medication, or other "therapies" which are a waste of time and money. I'm thankful that there is hope that I won't be stuck with this condition for the rest of my life...as I really depend on my legs for my line of work...which I've had to slack off of a bit here lately due to the pain which ibuprofen and tylenol mix just does nothing for relieving this kind of (nerve) pain. About the only thing that's helped my pain go away is simply sitting down on a firm chair...and crossing my right foot over my left knee.
Hello doctor, I really need help with something!! I live in Egypt and doctors here arent that serious, they take easy ways and solutions. I have a small L2 L3 protrusion, but I dont feel any pain in the spine nor did any thing wrong but its there and I think its from like over 10 years, but thats not the problem, problem is I have a tingle in my left foot and pointer, middle finger when I only sit!! so I have a question does l2- l3 herniated discs cause sciatica tingling feeling, I dont even have pain? Cause i think it might be piriformis syndrom!
Thanks BOb & Brad, but I have a hip pain that radiate to the front of my thigh to the knee and after 20 to 30 steps (some time less ) or when stand for long time I start to limp when I walk, can you help in any way. Thanks in advance , following you from Iraq.
I was told if you have that kind of pain it may be hip replacement. My friend had a hip replacement surgery and she said her pain was front of thigh to the knee. I had pain at hip but not thigh .
Maha, Speaking from experience - go to a spine doctor and get X-Rays, etc. to see what is going on. If you have hip pain going around to the quadriceps muscle group when standing or walking that sounds like low back disc issues perhaps, and if so, it needs to be assessed and addressed. Stretching alone will not cure it and might make it worse.
i have a really annoying pain down the back of my left thigh, so bottom of butt to behind the knee. none of the motions in the video triggered it, but when i walk or bend over it hurts. or if i do a leg raise but move my leg to the right. straight up and down doesnt trigger anything. definitely different than a normal "stretching" pain. no back pain except normal soreness if i stand a lot. im 25 and dont wanna spend money at a chiropractor if i dont have to
Can you over stretch your piriformis to cause piriformis syndrome ... I went hard in pigeon stretch which I was not to flexible in ? And when would you start adding the strength portion in ... can I add it in when the piriformis still hurts
2 months of pain. Xrays, MRI's ...was told I could have a round of oral steroids..."NOT"!!!! THEN I found this video. 24 hours later I am on my way to recovery ; THANK YOU
Thank you very much for this video! what is the name massager that you showed? Trying to figure out if its my herniated disc or the piriformis that is the issue here.
Great video for Piriformis in seeing it and what is does lot of good information base on a fix point and areas of the body. I take issue with solution to pain and range of motion of Pirifrormis and abilities a person finds them self in. I am talking about solution to the affect of Piriformis has on us and far more to it unless you just want deal with it repeatably. . What is missing to bring Piriformis back to function condition is the Fascia affect on ability of muscle to have range of motion and it support to movement.. What missing is solution is the connecting tissue or material that links all muscles together to move the body. To understand to change begins with functioning ability of basic what I call cables force like the Piriformis abilities is liked to the IT Band and if IT band is tight that affect what you can do with Piriformis and why it is connected that matters which is Fascia or ground substances that is through out the body makes up the body ability to move.. The solution are nice like vibrator and rolling aid in relief but it not reconditioning to make where you do not need to why it is Myofascial issue in range of movement and tensile strength for movement. You have strength to hold weight but tensile strength is the force of muscle during movement like walking. One can have strength holding weight but movement can me weak two different characteristically.. we are dealing with movement and what allows us to move and Piriformis muscle is a foundation and look where it is connect to on lag at that point only but what does it support in the lag that affect is ability to active range of movement . Without understanding Myofascial release which ins Muscles characteristics which is not simple but then add the relationship to Fascial characteristics and releasing is Facial material for it determines range of movement base on what it will allow muscle range to do. Understanding if your fascia has turned hard there is not movement support by it that limits in that areas of body. We are liquid what does that mean we are Fascia for when it comes hard your not movement will. Example if your having Piriformis affect on leg and back and need to release it which means the muscle has NO range of movement. What affects piriformis in leg is the IT band which is side of leg so linked directly to the Piriformis. IF the IT band which is on side of lag is tight that affects the Pirifromis pulls. The fascia shape linking between Piriformis and IT band has to be address if you want Piriformis to really have range. This is NOT simple for person has to do it and lot of realization process and releasing and affecting tinsel strength within movement. It fun once you. realize how to affect the whole body for direct actions. There is more for add core breathing to affect energy release tight is directed to shoulders and stress range muscle movement. Check out if your IT band is lock up, tight on side of lag and that part of leg that areas of leg cannot move that will pull on Piriformis muscle in movement that places pressure on Pelvis areas in many ways.that affect spine. NOT understanding connection internal forces as part of treatment limits solution of pain. Without soft IT band that is a bad sign for Piriformis but more here we dealing with ground force influences of muscle range of movement. What allows movement is Fascia connecting to the muscle itself and NOT releasing fascia you just working to keep pain away not having solution to range of movement as one get older. I talking about liquefy the fascia or ground force material. Heat affect things but to really liquefy say the IT Bands is facia challenges. They are really good ideas and solutions without dealing with Myofascial relations limits solutions to range of motions and types of pain. I hope keep put the good work. What is missing also is bore breathing to release process that influence range of movement base on stress in shoulders. if you have stress in shoulders that affect range of movement base fascia action. Just realizes it not simple and there lot person can learn to affect their body and mind relationship.
Hey Bob/Brad could you please tell me what table you are using in the video? I need a portable stretching table for clients... do you have a good recommendation? Thank you!
Hey Don - Not sure what Bob & Brad use in the video, but Amazon has many varieties of padded massage tables that are really quite affordable. Some have headrests (removable) and some are 72" long and others are longer. Many fold up and are portable and not too heavy. See one here: www.amazon.com/Master-Massage-Catalina-Portable-Package/dp/B008RN14XO/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=massage%2Btables%2Bwell%2Bpadded&qid=1559490321&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011&rnid=2661617011&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1
Is there any Imaging that can give a positive result for piriformis. I'm stuck in between where I had a what felt like muscle pull near my L4 and L5. X-ray shows narrowing but all the pain is in my buttock and my knee. A little in the low back
I’ve been suffering with pain in this area on my right side for a few weeks now. I think I may have what you’ve described. I was wondering if leaning over a work bench for 8 hours a day would cause this? And does it heal quickly once the exercises start? It has been misery. Cheers for the vids!
I have a tender spot and very low grade pain/ weird sensation running down my leg only when I lie down to go to sleep. Rest of the times, no problem. Doing these stretches really helps. Is it my piriformis?
Have you ever had a doctor check out your low back and spine? They show how to test for piriformis issues. What you describe could also be due to lumbar nerve impingement, not directly the piriformis issue. I would certainly get a medical opinion and find out exactly what is going on with your low back and/or hip instead of simply guessing it might be just the piriformis.
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I could cry. I've had this for two months and was scared. This works. Thank you so much!!!
Thank you so much guys, I have been in pain for around eight months and unable to afford a chiropractor. I have been doing your recommended exercises for around five days now and the relief is heavenly, I'm beginning to get my life back again.
Are you pain free now?
@@billbosconovitch752 how i share my MRI with you dear
Omg YES YES YES! Why can't a DOCTOR figure this out in a visit? But I research and find this video in 2 mins I KNOW that's what's wrong! ! Thank you sooooo MUCH!!!
Bob and Brad, as a physical therapist for 45 years and then retired for 2 years, I love❤️ your videos. You are both right on. I worked mostly in OP orthopedic area.
Thank you so very much for the test!! - yes I had Piriformis syndrome left hip/leg - it loosened after ONE DAY following your clam exercise 2x day and I can walk without pain !!! I will continue morning and night with this...and thanks for my first good night sleep in a week!!
I had piriformis syndrome with the pain going down my right leg. I followed the recommendations of many, and began to stretch and roll the muscle. It made it worse. Then I watched a video from gym instructor, who said that people often make the mistake of stretching the muscle, when it should be contracted, i.e. the piriformis is too weak, causing it to become inflamed. After soothing the inflammation, I started doing side-lying clam exercises with various exercise bands to build it up - and the pain disappeared.
The conclusion is If you have a tight muscle, then stretch it; but if it is just sore, you may need to increase its strength.
dpstrial I'm in the same boat as u and came to the same realization.. hopefully my pain goes away after strengthening
Mine is going down both glutes and legs though
@@honua420 I hope your pain does go away. Mine went away fairly fast. I have a tendency to sit cross-legged on side side more than the other, and I thought that might be to blame, but it was not.
It may perhaps be caused by a muscle imbalance. I also had an issue in my right knee, with some mild medio-infrapatellar inflammation when I walked up a steep hill. I saw a physiotherapist, who diagnosed a weak gluteus medius - my single-leg balance was terrible. She said that as I cycle quite a lot, my quadriceps had become very strong at the detriment to other less-used muscles in the area, and was causing the kneecap to track more medially than it should. (Strangely, it never manifested itself when I cycled, only when I walked up a steep gradient.)
I now do single-leg balancing, seated clams, side-lying clams, glute bridges (single leg and double), bridges with clams, lateral leg raises, lateral side steps, monster steps, single-leg kick back and single-leg squads (using the glutes rather than the quads). Start without exercise bands and then incorporate them gradually increasing the resistance. I now use the strong fabric bands.
I hope this assists you. It can be frustrating establishing the cause. It could be down to a bad habit or something new you have been doing. Some people are unfortunate in that their sciatic nerve runs through the middle of their piriformis. Good luck.
I tried all these exercises last year, but I found that they irritated the piriformis. I had piriformis syndrome for a year and in the end the only thing that worked for me were the following exercises. Side clams, hip flexor stretch in lunge position, IT band stretch with band and quad stretch in prone. You can find them demonstrated on Ask Doctor Joe, 10 best hip stretches. I did them morning and night for six weeks and finally I was pain free. I love bob and brad but these didn’t work for me.
@@Beckiner67 I think side clams were the most effective thing I did in getting rid of my piriformis inflammation. If a muscle is being asked to do something it cannot do, stretching it is likely to aggravate it. Stretching adjacent muscles may do some good, I dare say.
You guys are the best. No doctor has been able to help me more than your videos
Following two fusions L3 through S1 I’m now 6 months out. That muscle was so painful and with walking very far I get complete saddle numbness and then paralysis of both legs. I have to sit anywhere from 10 mins to an hour to get feeling back in my legs then I’m good to go until next time. Walking very far is limited and or sitting for prolonged amount of time. NOT one doctor has mentioned this muscle condition to me. My Neurosurgeon referred me to a Neurologist and even he did not mention this. I brought up to him. He has now ordered a Nerve Conduction test and we discussed CES. But Neurosurgeon stated he had no idea what is causing this. I’ve been on my own educating myself and watching you guys. I have a total of 3.5 years of this and until now from watching you I am going to try the exercises you have instructed. I’m a young 62 year old women who weighs 104 lbs and have always been healthy up until my back started in. I can’t thank you enough. I will continue to go through all your videos in hope to find more information regarding this muscle. I pray you both are the answer to my long suffering. Thank you.
Thank you so much for this great video. From running i have piriformis syndrome and after just 5min.of holding the knee-to-shoulder position my pain in the b""tt is allready *GONE* ❤️
Been suffering from piriformis problems for years, which started with coccyx issues. Coccyx issues got resolved on there own after 6yrs and now piri has started for the past 4 years. Physio, masssages, accupuncture on off and stretches have helped. But oh wow, I bought the bob and brad massager for christmas and this has been a god send!! Thank you for the help! If there is a way to strengthen the glutes or a way to permanently work on not having the pain, is my next quest. For now grateful for reduced days of limping!
Wonderful explanation. Facilitates my understanding of my pain--trying to rule out the possibilities, and allows me to visual the anatomy. You both are the best physical therapists I've ever encountered, both in my local treatment and on the internet.
Omg!!! This is exactly what I have! I've suffered for years! Omg, omg omg. Crying....thank you so much for your videos. You are helping me soooooooo much, saving me from terrible pain and suffering. You must be heaven sent. Thank you!!!
you guys are excellent! I've had this recurring symptom (which several professionals failed to diagnose) and has gotten progressively worse. My burning pain went from my sacro... joint through my butt and right hip and down around my outer thigh. I had physical therapy which helped a bit but plateaued and never went away entirely. I did prescribed exercises religiously every morning and walked several mile per day. I experimented by eliminating certain exercise and adding others. was doing much better except when standing in place for more than a few minutes - then my hip and sacro -joint would begin to hurt. I had a recent 3 week bout after a 2 hour kayaking outing. when getting into the boat, I kind of whipped my lower back when I went to sit against the seat rest but it had slipped away. it didn't hurt right away, but by the next morning I could hardly roll out of bed! Any way, I slowly have recouperated to the point where I could do my exercises again. I started reading articles on the net and found your video about the piriformis which totally made sense for me. Thank You!
How are you right now? hope u recovered already. i have the same condition as yours
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I have felt with this pain off and on for years and I now know how to relieve it 💕
Omg. Years. For me 3 months. Having good days and bad. Doing PT but feel like a waste of time and money.
Bob & Brad, now I understand why my muscle is so tight as it reaches my thigh! My previous physical therapist said she never felt a muscle that tight unless someone had been in an accident. Good to know she was on the right track! (Insurance ran out) Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your knowledge with someone that can't get more therapy unless it's the do it yourself kind! 💖🙏💖
Wish I could have seen this video before!
I overcame chronic piriformis syndrome (2 years) just this season.
I'm a young mountain athlete and I had piriformis syndrome in my left glute, it affected me when ski touring uphill and prevented me from training and racing effectively. It also affected me a little when mountain running.
I tried a lot of things and couldn't get rid of it until I started Glute Activation exercises (hip extensions, donkey kicks) and realised in my case, my glutes were too weak and overtrained, so they were "asleep" (gluteal amnesia).
Now after some weeks teaching them to switch back on, with strengthening too (once able to activate them in exercises, I do pistol squats, lunges and glute thrusts) the pain went away VERY quickly... didn't take long at all. After 2 years of sciatica-like pain down my leg!
It hasn't come back at all. Hope this helps someone!
Skymo I'm having the same pain in my left glute for 2.5 years now. Can you give me a list of your daily workout routine? I'm real hopeful to get same relief as you.
If I had seen this video three months ago, I could have saved a lot of money. Spent a month going to the physical therapist to learn these same stretches. The roller and tennis ball were new, though. So thanks for showing these stretches!
I like all the pictures and theraphy that helps the hip . It really helps.
Thanks, I got hit in the butt by a car when riding a bike, many years ago. Something about it screwed up that muscle . I have been doing the stretches and it is getting better . I do appreciate this. It has been almost 30 years. Never thought it would improve , but it is really much better than it has ever been ❤️
same here, and I'm searching for the "fix." I'm hopeful.
Best explanation - and home treatment yet!
Mine never runs down the leg. It's more a hip, glute, abdominal and low back. The IT band gets tight too.
I love your videos! Thank you so much for providing much needed information! I’ve had piriformis syndrome for more than a month now and it really has put a damper on my mood. You two just brightened my day!
Thank you Maria! Glad that we could brighten your day :)
After a month of growing pain both piriformis are painful - though left múch worse. Real pain in the butt. And hams and inner thighs. And shin. Ànd all that jazz. Sciatica was bad. After the "flu" reading in bed things started spiraling down. Self massages are indeed challenging. So glad for PT's.
Omg thank you
Since I’m working from home a couple days a week I’ve noticed unilateral hip pain
This video has really helped me
This video was right on time. I'm struggling with this now and was just thinking I need to go and check Bob and Brad's channel for piriformis issues
Glad that this was the right time for you!
Thank you for showing on the skeleton with muscles and nerves illustrated.👍🏼 I guess I’m a visual learner!😁
Same! I love when the utilize Sam.
I bought a percussion massager based on your videos and it is brilliant! That and the leg wedge are absolute god sends xx
@@harperreynolds3037 thanks for the reply, unfortunately my spinal problems are more serious than sciatica! I have to be very careful about what I can and can't do when it comes to spinal treatments and exercises. Thanks again
Hello Bob and Brad. Thank you for this great and informative video. I am suffering from pain in my left buttock and it's going right down my leg. I have pain in my lower back also. At the moment I'm just using muscle relaxant medicine and hot fomenting. Its helping reduce the pain .but coming back again later. I tried to do the tests mentioned by you and pain is increasing when I try to bring my left knee towards my right shoulder. Please suggest what I should do..
Hello. Thank you for the video. Can you please explain to me how the capsular pattern is determined in passive movements...
Thanks for the vidéo.
I have à question, my nerve is still irritated, i have to wait ? Or i have to start exercices ?
Very good I don’t know what I have piriformis or sciatica? Whatever I have very sore and his 5 weeks ruining my life
Helpful explanation and great exercises. Thank you for sharing.
Hi there. Love your videos
Would a TENS machine be beneficial in the recovery of the piriformis?
I’m currently getting graston therapy treatment from my chiropractor. He determined that it was sciatica however now I’m thinking it’s Piriformis. I have pain going to the front of my hip almost like a locking licking pain. Would this be coming from sciatica or Piriformis? I’m on Guam so my medical treatment is limited. I always come to your channel for help. Thank you so much for you videos. So fun and easy to watch!
Thanks for this video. I have been suffering from these symptoms but I was blaming my RA. I am going to try these stretches
Greetings from an American expatriate in Taipei, Taiwan! Is the piriformis used in doing the splits like dancers and cheerleaders? I’m asking because I’ve got some persistent hip pain after a slip & fall in which I did the splits when my lead foot hit a patch of liquid. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I am wondering if my piriformis is actually over stretched at all? I do a lot of yoga and I also know I have a hip imbalance; i.e., my left hip is tighter and higher than my right. Any thoughts on this? Am in the UK and on waiting list for a physio!
Thank you SAM! Brad has an awesome sense of humour. Aug 2020 I began your techniques for plantar fasciitis along with biwkly pt. My pain has decreased tremendously. I am figuring out if indeed my ''sciatic'' pain is from piriformis and or psoas muscle. Im exploring all areas.
This is so applicable to my life! I have SI joint dysfunction due to ankyolising spond.& degenerative issues resulting in surgeries ( 4), including fusion of L5/S1..i suffer from sciatica pain, pinformis pain and can use all of the info and help I can get!
Great video sir there any specific time or warmup before doing these streches
Your the most famous therapist in my house and in my circle of friends.
That is great! :) Thank you for your support! and tell your friends we say hi :)
Yes, and I totally agree.....you two have helped me with so many issues....and they always work! Thank you both!
This video was perfectly timed! I am dealing with this now and have started doing the stretches and exercises. In addition to the that, was wondering if a TENS unit would be helpful. Thoughts?
Love you guys! Always helpful and just make the day brighter!
rachel hogge , wondering if the tens unit help?
Tens on the right spot helped me but it was a shot in the dark finding that spot again. Helped hugely when I found the right spot
Thank you and God bless you guys!
so good to hear Bob. 🥰
I've had periformis syndrome for almost 2 months now after a work injury and only found out last week that I was periformis when I got a massage done. Ive been in pain for two months, how fast will this help and how many times a day do I have to do these exercises?
greetings.i am ageneral surgeon from Egypt.i genuinely appreciate your effort and talent. i ve a query! to the best of my knowledge the piriformis works as internal rotator when the hip is flexed more than 60 degree. if this is true, so how internal rotation in the FAIR stretches the muscle though we are approximating the muscle attachments?
or is it the adduction that does the trick? more and again if the adduction stretches the muscle thus the piriformis is to be regarded as an abductor
i hope that my question is written in clear English
thanx. looking to read an explanation
Had chronic pain in this area for the past 3 years, Have been doing these streches and massage for past month and only had a slight improvement. Chronic pain while lying down and sitting for long periods... only thing that helps is a heat pad. Any thoughts? Thanks!
any update on this? Have you tried strengthening instead of stretching?
I saw something from Squat University explaining the difference between long and short piriformis syndrome. I wonder if Bob and Brad could address that because apparenlty stretching will not help long piriformis syndrome, which is caused by overstretching the piriformis muscle.
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I wondered when he broke out the "massager" and said to " massage yourself " if there was gonna be a video lop.
so when my gd says " ita okay baby I have sciatica" I guess I'll just leave her to it
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Great video! Y'all had so much fun too lol. Piriformis syndrome is just as painful as sciatica and I'm glad y'all covered it.
Thank you! You gotta have fun with whatever you do! :)
I do these stretches, along with clamshells. Very helpful, IF I do them consistently. I do the stretches daily, but not so faithful about clamshells. Also use a lacrosse ball to loosen up the butt cheek. Next stop: Amazon, for the massager. Thanks for the videos; they've been really helpful in reinforcing what I need to do.
Yes gentle clamshell exercise really works
You guys are the best and seem to post exactly what I need right now. I'm not 100% sure it's piriformis but it sure does "pass" the test. Do you have a link to the massager you are recommending or can you tell me the name and model, again? Thanks for all you do!!
Thanks you two very interesting,I now know I have a piriformis pain. Will try out your exercises.
Please help me ! I have the symptoms of Piriformis ( I think ) , but mine gets very bad sciatica pain when I walk . example : I walk into the grocery store not in much pain , after going up and down the aisles for 15 minutes I can hardly walk because of pain . I need to keep the grocery cart in my hands to help me walk . . I get in the car and by the time I am home the pain is gone , or much less . I wake up in the morning feeling like I was kicked in the butt by a mule . At the evening I have to lay down because of pain . I use Voltaren a couple times a day , and take Advil or Tylenol ( does not help much ) . I am 73 years old , a retired carpenter that has always been very active and physical , now I feel like I am crippled ! I do not want to see a doctor , this spring I had a terrible time with nerve pain from a bulging disc in my neck . Nothing helped , but after 3 months it dissappeared ( the pain ) . I do not want to go thru all the nerve pain ideas again . Been there , done that !
I appreciate these videos. I won't be able to afford to seek treatment for about 7-8 weeks. I have had SI joint pain and Piriformis pain in the past. I slacked off on my strengthening exercises over the years and now the pain is back with a vengeance. Do you think I can get these two issues resolved on my own just to the point where I can sleep? For the next few weeks until I can see someone?
You guys MUST be from Minnesota! You were speaking to my roots as well as my piriformis. Anyway, I've been in PT for 2 months, mostly focusing on getting my glute to fire and strengthening, but not much on stretching or massage. I'm going to try the massager you recommended and see if I can finally get back to running! Thanks!!
Brilliant, cheers guys. This is exactly what I have. Exercise definitely eases it.
The piriformis muscle presented in my feet.I kept going to the doctor a complaining of foot pain and he said it was a bunion or arthritis or something else. They even said it might be gout I was tested for everything with no results. Finally my whole foot blew out and I ended up in the ER demanding to see a podiatrist. The podiatrist sent me to physical therapy. The physical therapist saved my life
Dena Collins what did they do
ok question I have Piriformis I am haveing a lot of pain in my feet what can I do to help that ? both of my feet have pain
Please someone answer her question, I have it too and cannot believe the pain in my feet and am looking for relief
holy mother of lambs...I went down on the floor, did that and immediately felt the difference! WOW!
Can you do a video for seniors who can't do some of these moves
Hey guys I've had just glute pain. In the same spot for 7 months.?no leg issue. Doctor suggested to go to pysio. Should I try these first?
Bob and Brad,
I have one leg longer than the other. How do I get my hip socket to level out with the other without having hip surgery?
Where is float therapy in St.Louis?
I'm not a doctor but i think a proper insole would be most helpful to you. It helped my mother in law.
You guys are enjoyable to watch! Im looking forward to trying these stretches thank you!
What name & model number of the cordless massager. And is there a better model.
what exercises/stretches can you do for hip bursitis? I cannot lie on my left side due to this pain. If I try to lie on my right side, I have pain in my abdomen, which I believe is caused from the psoas muscle? thank you.
Stretching the piriformis muscle actually makes my pain much worse. What can I do to relieve this? I've been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome.
Bob & Brad, could walking long distance cause piriformis muscle tight, or some other reasons? I have pain on my right hip. When I sleep on my right side at night, my right hip presses on the mattress. Very often I am awakened in the middle of the night by the pain on my right hip and sometimes down to my tight and even to my foot. I followed the self-tests I learned in many of your videos and am sure I have piriformis pain. Thanks so much if you could list activities that might cause piriformis muscle tight, so I would be careful what to avoid next time when I exercise. Thanks. You both are great teachers.
Did you go for MRI?
For some reason watching your videos make me feel better. And not in a physical therapy related way.
Bob and Brad: good for the mind, body, and soul :) Glad we could make you feel better!
My physical therapist feels I have pirformis. The exercises have helped my butt and hip but the pain has moved down back of my leg. What does that mean?
If the SCIATIC nerve goes through the piriformis a (and how would one figure that out?) , will these suggestions help or Are there alternative suggestions for treatments ? Thanks. Love you guys.
I heard other therapists say the opposite that it takes a while to get this corrected by stretching and strengthening the muscle.
Will using a TENS unit work for relaxing that muscle?
You two are fab! I just did your sacro-iliac stretches and now these lovely figure of 4 piriformis stretches. I feel amazing! What's the name of that massager and can I get it in England?
Again, real specific solution.
Thanks, Bob and Brad! This confirms the treatment I am presently getting for this condition...I sure will look into that massager! Have a great day! 🙂
You're welcome Linda! We know you will enjoy it :)
Bob & Brad ....Hi Bob and Brad! I got the massager and it is great! Love that I can reach areas on my own and not have to beg my husband!!!🤣
I surely like the PureWave massager for this glut massage plus your good stretches. Good combination. It got me over PS which I had for 9 LONG months.
That's great Dennis!
@@BobandBrad Thanks, @Bob & Brad I still have to go for PT since some stretches I simply cannot do to myself or for myself, to keep my spondylolisthesis at L4-L5 at the same grade, but it was very nice to not have sciatic pain or other pain that I had from the piriformis syndrome any longer.
Hi Dennis, would there be any chance you would go into detail of your symptoms ?
Just like yourself Ive had this pain switching between my lower back (left side) to my hip. The pain really gets worse if I do any kind of running , usually last for 2-3 days then dies down to my original pain.
Ive tried physio, chiropractor and acupuncture and nothing has helped at all.
Any this sound familiar to what youve went through ?
@@brydobhoy123 Not really what I experienced, and piriformis syndrome *usually* radiates pain from the butt muscles into the sciatic nerve and then down your leg, since it is actually pressing against that nerve/ very close to it. Because the piriformis syndrome is often tied into tight hip flexors, quads, and hamstrings, that is why those and the glut muscles are targeted to stretch and otherwise break up the knots and loosen.
I am not a runner. Any good physical therapist - assuming your problem is not caused or made worse by low lumbar disc issues - should be able to use massage, stretches and ultrasound, and teach the stretches you can do at home. In time, it SHOULD go away. Acupuncture, while I believe it can help with most pain, I doubt seriously is going to help you with what you need to do to stretch and loosen up the glut, quads, hamstrings, piriformis and hip flexor muscles, which all contribute to this problem. IF you have not had an MRI of your lumbar spine, get one, since PS is not something that is uncommon and can be pretty easily resolved (even if it takes a few months), with the proper modalities of treatment. If the MRI doesn't show disc issues then you are looking at sacral and lower muscle tightness and again, a physical therapist (and maybe not running for a while, as that will probably keep it flared up). Again, you need to be stretching 3-4 exercises daily - morning and 1-2 other times, to loosen up quads, hamstrings, hip flexors and glut muscle groups. If your MRI shows low back disc problems, then you need to address those with your doctor and then a PT, and maybe a chiro, to treat that while you work on the exercises that Bob and Brad have shown for true piriformis syndrome and associated pain in the hip muscles and down into the affected leg in 3-4 videos. I hope this has been somewhat helpful to you. @Bob & Brad I hope will concur also.
You're fixing my whole body! I have found so much relief through various of your videos!
I think I might have this issue...confused on the cause though...I've been hiking a lot and not sitting much, could over use cause this?
I definitely think this is what I have going on but in my 2nd trimester I don't think I can do majority of these stretches with my belly in the way..
First time I had this,I also had a problem with my RIGHT KNEE.(piriformis right side).NOW,this time,3 years later,I have an issue with my LEFT KNEE and guess what...piriformis on my left side.I am not a doctor,just a carpenter but each time it was one thing that led to another.I hope this helps someone out there,but I followed these two lads videos and it helped the first time,so I am back for a refresher.It sure sucks getting old !
I am trying from today. Require lower spine bend or scoliosis videos. Thanks.
Thanks Guys. I have LFCN entrapment on the right side, sciatic pain from nerve damage following a complex transverse sacrum fracture as well as piriformis syndrome. All on my right side. Pain, pain and more pain.... Love your videos Fellas. :-)
Thank you for saying in a previous video that sciatica is usually a matter of having a slipped / herniated disc...or a pinched piriformis. I've been suffering from severe pain down my right leg for the past 2 1/2 months caused by my improper stretching exercises I was doing while trying to limbered up to do splits like Jean Claude VanDamme. Well, after seeing a couple chiropractors and an urgent care office, I gathered from an X-ray that my spine was just fine...so it must be a piriformis issue. Much of my ache started around the back of my right hip and went down to the front of my shin. I got a Wahl percussion massager from Walmart (not cordless, but was 10 bucks less than the one in your vid...and didn't have to wait for shipping) and it about makes my ears ring with delight when I hit a couple pressure points in that general region of my buttock. I wish the doctors I saw had a better understanding of this condition (false sciatica) and not try to treat it with acupuncture, cold pack regimen, medication, or other "therapies" which are a waste of time and money. I'm thankful that there is hope that I won't be stuck with this condition for the rest of my life...as I really depend on my legs for my line of work...which I've had to slack off of a bit here lately due to the pain which ibuprofen and tylenol mix just does nothing for relieving this kind of (nerve) pain. About the only thing that's helped my pain go away is simply sitting down on a firm chair...and crossing my right foot over my left knee.
Very true
Hello doctor, I really need help with something!! I live in Egypt and doctors here arent that serious, they take easy ways and solutions. I have a small L2 L3 protrusion, but I dont feel any pain in the spine nor did any thing wrong but its there and I think its from like over 10 years, but thats not the problem, problem is I have a tingle in my left foot and pointer, middle finger when I only sit!! so I have a question does l2- l3 herniated discs cause sciatica tingling feeling, I dont even have pain?
Cause i think it might be piriformis syndrom!
Thanks BOb & Brad, but I have a hip pain that radiate to the front of my thigh to the knee and after 20 to 30 steps (some time less ) or when stand for long time I start to limp when I walk, can you help in any way. Thanks in advance , following you from Iraq.
I was told if you have that kind of pain it may be hip replacement. My friend had a hip replacement surgery and she said her pain was front of thigh to the knee. I had pain at hip but not thigh .
Maha, Speaking from experience - go to a spine doctor and get X-Rays, etc. to see what is going on. If you have hip pain going around to the quadriceps muscle group when standing or walking that sounds like low back disc issues perhaps, and if so, it needs to be assessed and addressed. Stretching alone will not cure it and might make it worse.
i have a really annoying pain down the back of my left thigh, so bottom of butt to behind the knee. none of the motions in the video triggered it, but when i walk or bend over it hurts. or if i do a leg raise but move my leg to the right. straight up and down doesnt trigger anything. definitely different than a normal "stretching" pain. no back pain except normal soreness if i stand a lot. im 25 and dont wanna spend money at a chiropractor if i dont have to
Can you over stretch your piriformis to cause piriformis syndrome ... I went hard in pigeon stretch which I was not to flexible in ? And when would you start adding the strength portion in ... can I add it in when the piriformis still hurts
I appreciate your informative channel…
2 months of pain. Xrays, MRI's ...was told I could have a round of oral steroids..."NOT"!!!! THEN I found this video. 24 hours later I am on my way to recovery ; THANK YOU
There is quite much debate of using foam roller to relax the muscle. Is there any studies that confirm the benefit of using it?
There are many benefits from foam rolling but it depends on the person whether it will give benefit or not!
Thank you very much for this video! what is the name massager that you showed? Trying to figure out if its my herniated disc or the piriformis that is the issue here.
I will try the stretches, thank you
if money is not much of an issue, what massager do you recommend ?
Great video for Piriformis in seeing it and what is does lot of good information base on a fix point and areas of the body. I take issue with solution to pain and range of motion of Pirifrormis and abilities a person finds them self in. I am talking about solution to the affect of Piriformis has on us and far more to it unless you just want deal with it repeatably. .
What is missing to bring Piriformis back to function condition is the Fascia affect on ability of muscle to have range of motion and it support to movement.. What missing is solution is the connecting tissue or material that links all muscles together to move the body. To understand to change begins with functioning ability of basic what I call cables force like the Piriformis abilities is liked to the IT Band and if IT band is tight that affect what you can do with Piriformis and why it is connected that matters which is Fascia or ground substances that is through out the body makes up the body ability to move..
The solution are nice like vibrator and rolling aid in relief but it not reconditioning to make where you do not need to why it is Myofascial issue in range of movement and tensile strength for movement. You have strength to hold weight but tensile strength is the force of muscle during movement like walking. One can have strength holding weight but movement can me weak two different characteristically..
we are dealing with movement and what allows us to move and Piriformis muscle is a foundation and look where it is connect to on lag at that point only but what does it support in the lag that affect is ability to active range of movement . Without understanding Myofascial release which ins Muscles characteristics which is not simple but then add the relationship to Fascial characteristics and releasing is Facial material for it determines range of movement base on what it will allow muscle range to do. Understanding if your fascia has turned hard there is not movement support by it that limits in that areas of body. We are liquid what does that mean we are Fascia for when it comes hard your not movement will.
Example if your having Piriformis affect on leg and back and need to release it which means the muscle has NO range of movement. What affects piriformis in leg is the IT band which is side of leg so linked directly to the Piriformis. IF the IT band which is on side of lag is tight that affects the Pirifromis pulls. The fascia shape linking between Piriformis and IT band has to be address if you want Piriformis to really have range. This is NOT simple for person has to do it and lot of realization process and releasing and affecting tinsel strength within movement. It fun once you. realize how to affect the whole body for direct actions. There is more for add core breathing to affect energy release tight is directed to shoulders and stress range muscle movement.
Check out if your IT band is lock up, tight on side of lag and that part of leg that areas of leg cannot move that will pull on Piriformis muscle in movement that places pressure on Pelvis areas in many ways.that affect spine. NOT understanding connection internal forces as part of treatment limits solution of pain.
Without soft IT band that is a bad sign for Piriformis but more here we dealing with ground force influences of muscle range of movement. What allows movement is Fascia connecting to the muscle itself and NOT releasing fascia you just working to keep pain away not having solution to range of movement as one get older. I talking about liquefy the fascia or ground force material. Heat affect things but to really liquefy say the IT Bands is facia challenges.
They are really good ideas and solutions without dealing with Myofascial relations limits solutions to range of motions and types of pain. I hope keep put the good work. What is missing also is bore breathing to release process that influence range of movement base on stress in shoulders. if you have stress in shoulders that affect range of movement base fascia action. Just realizes it not simple and there lot person can learn to affect their body and mind relationship.
Hey Bob/Brad could you please tell me what table you are using in the video? I need a portable stretching table for clients... do you have a good recommendation? Thank you!
Hey Don - Not sure what Bob & Brad use in the video, but Amazon has many varieties of padded massage tables that are really quite affordable. Some have headrests (removable) and some are 72" long and others are longer. Many fold up and are portable and not too heavy. See one here: www.amazon.com/Master-Massage-Catalina-Portable-Package/dp/B008RN14XO/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=massage%2Btables%2Bwell%2Bpadded&qid=1559490321&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011&rnid=2661617011&s=gateway&sr=8-3&th=1
Thank you, this helps me
Is there any Imaging that can give a positive result for piriformis. I'm stuck in between where I had a what felt like muscle pull near my L4 and L5. X-ray shows narrowing but all the pain is in my buttock and my knee. A little in the low back
I’ve been suffering with pain in this area on my right side for a few weeks now. I think I may have what you’ve described. I was wondering if leaning over a work bench for 8 hours a day would cause this? And does it heal quickly once the exercises start? It has been misery. Cheers for the vids!
hey sir how are you know are you healed
I have a tender spot and very low grade pain/ weird sensation running down my leg only when I lie down to go to sleep. Rest of the times, no problem. Doing these stretches really helps. Is it my piriformis?
Have you ever had a doctor check out your low back and spine? They show how to test for piriformis issues. What you describe could also be due to lumbar nerve impingement, not directly the piriformis issue. I would certainly get a medical opinion and find out exactly what is going on with your low back and/or hip instead of simply guessing it might be just the piriformis.
You CAN fix broken hearts, you make us smile and laugh at every video! :-))
So kind of you to say! :)
@@BobandBrad Learning a lot from your videos, I am a massage therapist working in a chiropractors office, I'm using what I'm learning from you guys :-))
Love u guys- my go to for relief every time!