Sciatica Exercises Part 2 - Piriformis Syndrome

Sciatica Exercises presented by http://www.sciaticaselfcare.com. "Sciatica Exercises Part 2" provides an exercise for relieving piriformis syndrome and also discusses how to tell the differenc between "true" sciatica and piriformis syndrome.

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• sciatica
• exercises
• syatica
• psyatica
• piriformis
• stretching
• health

[MeetAnch]

Hi Doc...thanks for the videos hope it will help me

[DrGeorgeBest]

@MeetAnch You're welcome.  Good luck!

[itsAirickk]

i also forgot to mention it doesn't hurt when i bend forward or bend backwards.

how often should i do these stretches if it relieves pain. once a day? three times a day?

[DrGeorgeBest]

@itsAirickk You probably have a bulging disc causing nerve irritation which in turn is causing the piriformis tightness. I suggest you do the exercises from both the Sciatica Exercises Part 1 and Part 2 videos frequently - up to a few times every hour you are awake. I also suggest you try using cold packs on your low back as directed in my ebook that is available for free on the website shown on the video. MRI will tell the extent of the problem, but hopefully the exercises will solve it.

[sloppymantis]

Hey thank you so much for making these videos. People often ask me about health stuff and as a rule I generally encourage exercise that strengthen and stretch muscles in the area of the pain.. I see now that for this particular situation stretching only would work sometimes. I have noted your information and thanks again!

[DrGeorgeBest]

@sloppymantis You're welcome! Thanks for your comment.

[Warchild203813]

My rear thigh is killing me.

[itsAirickk]

what can this be?? im getting a MRI next saturday to see if i have disc problems. im 18 and didnt do anything to injure myself.

the leg stretch test you said to do i did it and theres not that much pain when i stretch the painful leg but when i stretch the opposite leg (that doesnt hurt) i get sciatic pain going down the opposite leg :/

i dont have constant pain at all only when i do certain movements.

also it doesnt hurt when i walk or sit for a long time. is there any advice you can give me??

[itsAirickk]

Dr. ive been having pain in my right buttocks area for about a month and a half now been to the doctors twice, chiropractor which i think is making it worse.

Anyways i get pain n my buttocks area the most, no back pain and a little bit of sciatic pain down the leg but not all the way to my feet. also i did the piriformis stretch last night and the pain decreased atleast 50% i woke up and the pain kinda came back so i did the stretch again and the pain decreased again (continue)

[DrGeorgeBest]

@lindaOtis The numbness in the foot suggests that there is nerve compression occurring and this can happen with either a disc protrusion or piriformis contraction. I suggest you stretch the piriformis frequently for the next few days as well as try the exercise from the Part 1 video in case there is disc component. If you don't get any improvement within a week, an MRI would be a good idea to evaluate the problem further. Good luck!