The pain typically occurs when the body’s piriformis muscle presses on the sciatic nerve which results in inflammation. The piriformis is a muscle that runs down from the lower spine to the butt ...

Struggling with lower back pain and tension? Your piriformis muscle could be to blame. Here, a physiotherapist shares three stretches you can do to improve mobility in this area. Suffering with ...

Sciatic nerve pain (also called sciatica or lumbar radiculopathy) affects your lower back and can radiate to the thighs and legs. The pain occurs due to compression at the root of the sciatic ...

Andie MacDowell is getting candid about her journey with hip pain—and receiving a surprising diagnosis that helped her feel better. During a January 23 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the 66 ...

Struggling with sciatic nerve pain? These simple stretches and ... and with sciatica’s triggers ranging from a slipped disc and piriformis syndrome to pregnancy and simply living a sedentary ...

"I have piriformis syndrome, so it's a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve, and it was shooting down my leg," she told Barrymore, 49. "I thought I was going to have to have hip ...

He pulled out of World Cup Gavere, stating that he was suffering from Piriformis syndrome, a condition that causes pain when a muscle presses on the sciatic nerve. "A number of cycling tests ...