PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME – ROLL & STRETCH – VIDEOS

Massage Ball for Glutes .
(1) Standing with small ball against the wall: rock side to side
Piriformis Stretch & Sciatic Nerve Floss – Jacob Harden – Chiro
– The diagnosis of piriformis syndrome or piriformis related nerve pain is a murky one.
– I tend to approach it from the perspective of a sensitive nerve rather than any type of piriformis compression issue.
(1) Back Lying Knee Crossover: gently pull knee to opposite shoulder; off leg straight
(2) Back Lying Nerve Floss: Hip at 90º hands behind knee; do repeated Knee Extensions with toes pointed

Piriformis Trigger Points– TpTherapist (This video is not shown below. Click this link to watch on Youtube)

Piriformis or Disc? – Performance Place – Chiro
– can be a Disc problem not the Piriformis
(1) Posture Test: slouch sitting, getting-up and standing; repeat with no slouching
(2) McKenzie Stretching for the Lower Back
Rolling and Stretching – Frost – Physio
8:10 → (1) Supine Small Ball Massage – Lower Back: pain can be coming from a low back disfunction
Small Ball Rolling the Piriformis – Lawrence – Physio
(1) Small Ball – standing leaning on the wall: place the ball on the glutes above the greater trochanter
(2) Small Ball – sitting on the floor: place the ball on the glutes above the greater trochanter; careful not to apply too much pressure
Foam Rolling the Glutes & Piriformis .
(1) Foam Roll on the floor: rock side to side on trigger points; 2 minutes for gluteal region