David, a 35-year old truck driver, spends most of his time in the driver’s seat. On weekends, he enjoys long-distance running. In the past few months, he has experienced right buttock pain radiating ...

A reader of this column recently wrote to me with the following question: “I’m getting physical therapy for lower back pain and sciatica that is said to be from ‘piriformis syndrome.' My treatment has ...

There are differences between piriformis syndrome and sciatica, even though the symptoms are similar. The reason they are similar is due to the fact the piriformis muscle may irritate or compress the ...

Nerve flossing targets conditions that involve irritation of the nerves, such as sciatica and piriformis syndrome. Nerve flossing exercises offer relief by gently mobilizing compressed or irritated ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Institute for Nerve Medicine in Los Angeles, have found that new nerve imaging technology called Magnetic ...

Your piriformis is a small muscle located beneath your glutes that helps to rotate and stabilize your hips. When this muscle gets tight, overused, or irritated, it can put pressure on your sciatic ...

About 40% of people in the U.S. experience sciatica—leg pain caused by a pinched nerve in the lower back—at some point in time during their life. Because the condition can be quite painful, and affect ...

Sciatica is a set of symptoms involving the longest nerve in the body.

Treatment for sciatica — pain that occurs along the sciatic nerve because of compression — generally starts with home remedies such as stretching, and, if it doesn’t clear up on its own, progresses to ...