The Best Exercises for Piriformis Pain (From La Cañada Chiropractors)
The best (and safest) exercises for piriformis pain, from doctors who treat it every day at Flintridge Family Chiropractic in La Cañada Flintridge.
If you've Googled "best exercises for piriformis pain," you've probably seen a dozen conflicting lists. Here's what our doctors actually give patients — and, just as importantly, what we tell them to stop doing.
The piriformis is a small muscle deep in the buttock. When it gets tight, it can irritate the sciatic nerve running underneath it and mimic sciatica.
Rule #1: Move the Stiff Joints, Stabilize the Loose Ones
Most people with piriformis pain intuitively stretch the area that hurts. The problem is that the painful area is often the unstable segment — it's already moving too much. Stretching it more can make things worse. The area you actually need to work on is usually the joint above or below.
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