Using table support to stretch piriformis

Piriformis can be a major cause of sciatica—in fact modern chiropractic research suggests that piriformis syndrome accounts for up to 60% of all sciatica.

What many people do not know is that piriformis syndrome, if severe, can mimic all the symptoms of intervertebral disk impingement.

Prudence and risk avoidance suggests that stretching piriformis is a good idea before looking for other causes.

This exercise demonstrated here is one of the strongest you can try, and one of the most novel in terms of daily life movements. As well, it strongly affects the substantial fascia of the whole hip, including gluteus maximus. The advantage of this version is that you do not need a partner—all you need is something solid to hand on to.

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• piriformis
• piriformis syndrome
• sciatica
• Stretch Therapy
• Overcome beck & back pain
• chiropractic research