A reader of this column recently wrote to me with the following question: “I’m getting physical therapy for lower back pain and sciatica that is said to be from ‘piriformis syndrome.' My treatment has ...

Strain on a nerve at rest and during movement is more common than you think. Nerves need to share an extremely small space with muscles, fascia, bones, blood, lymph, ligaments, fat and tendons. To ...

Andie MacDowell is battling a painful neuromuscular disorder. "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," MacDowell ...

Piriformis syndrome is an uncommon condition where your piriformis muscle puts pressure on your sciatic nerve. The hallmark symptom is shooting, aching, or burning pain in your buttocks and the back ...