Piriformis syndrome

Piriformis syndrome is a painful condition characterized by a stabbing pain in the hip or buttock. The pain is caused by the compression of a large nerve (sciatic nerve) by a deep gluteal muscle (piriformis muscle). The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back, via the buttock, to the leg. Symptoms include pain in the buttock, hip and groin, pressure pain in the center of the buttock, radiating pain down the back of the leg, and numbness and tingling down to the back of the knee. The pain worsens when sitting, moving or squatting for a long time, and decreases when lying on the back. Chiropractic care helps heal and prevent piriformis syndrome. Chiropractic care helps to heal and prevent (recurrence of) piriformis syndrome.