It's unreal how quickly you can go from in fantastic shape strong af to absolutely debilitating pain that makes you unable to stand..and the next day it can just be gone. Piriformis is a nightmare
I was having issues until I watched athlen x video on it and within a few days off the stretch he recommends it was basically gone. might want to give it a watch
Bro, I couldn't find any video or online article which describes exactly what I have experienced in the past 1.5 years. I feel every single word you say in your video, even how you (we) got injured in the first place and what you (we) have learned from it . For me, I took almost 6 months off from doing any workout and it helped a bit. Now I am gradually recovering and training my strength. Hope you are now (almost) back to where you left off.
seriously.. ive been dealing with this for 4 months. im getting better , its been a painful rehab forsures.. ive had to push through the pain slowly ..
Dude you just described everything I went through about 3 years ago. I tried all the exercises all of this stretches ibuprofen Aleve Tramadol Naproxen Doctors even offered me oxy Codeine and percocet. When it's that bad you can't even walk nor make it out bed Too much pain to go to sleep not even Take a shower or bath and driving is out of the question.
Kobi Timmons I'm in my 4 month. I could not sit for first 5 weeks. A few times I could barely get out of bed. Next week my doc will review my MRI and let know what he sees. In beginning tramadol and Norco did nothing to rid the pain but frozen oeas worked very well. Place a bag of peas inside a ziplock and then smash the peas flat, then freeze. I always have two bags in the freezer ready to go. Placing the bag of peas inside the ziplock eliminates sweating. Only using frozen peas and ibuprofen. I stopped stretching bcuz it seemed to make it worse. Best thing is for me to walk and stay in my back until my doc looks at the MRI. God bless. I hope I helped.
I'm gonna make a video soon, but here is what helped me the most, realizing it was inflammation pushing the nerve!!! So I treated it as such with essential oils mixed in jojoba oil; eucalyptus, rosemary (verbone), some clove and peppermint. I looked up on line to see which essential oils were good for inflammation and made my own mix, used it 4/5 times a day on the lower back, cause that is where it is radiating from, after the first hour of using the oils , I was sitting watching a movie and realized the pain was almost gone!!! then I went to aloe gel, cause it doesnt smell, same thing every day 4 5 times put it on thick, then the best help for stretching is the wall lean, stand with side facing wall feet 2 3 feet away from wall and lean in towards the wall checking your posture, and the pull up bar, hang from it BUT with toes touching so you can really relax the lower spine!!! again 4 5 times a day!!! and lastly the seated figure four stretch BUT do not bend!!! Imagine your head being pulled up by a rope and slowly lean up and forward, experiment with your chin up and down. Oh yeah I also put two squeeze balls into a sock and kept it inside my pants attached to my belt and worked the muscle in my glutes and against the lower back muscles at every opportunity while at work, leaning into walls ect, sitting. After two weeks of this the pain just went away, about 90% the first week and almost all of it later. oh one more thing, I was massaging out the tightness in my thighs and then did a Achilles tendon stretch, but make sure your foot is relaxed, not off a step. wow what a difference when the foot is relaxed! Let me know if you try this, would love to hear that it worked for you !
weezahriah thank you for your info, I just came across this video and have been having this pain for almost 2 years, even had a discectomy surgery that was unsuccessful.
I have a weird sharp glute pain when I handle anything over 80% on deadlifts. It is excruciating when I pull sumo. Good mornings can also cause flare ups. It doesn't go down the leg or anything. It's driving me nuts. Once it is aggravated, it stays that way for about a week.
There may be not much scientific info but as someone dealing with Piriformis Syndrome for the first time( and shoulder impingement) this video gave me hope as an older lifter. Thank you Leo for sharing, and I agree that although life throws out hardships, these are an opportunity to learn and grow and stay grateful. Good luck to anyone with chronic injury on your journey to recovery.
Thank you so much for this informative video. I have been suffering for the last couple of weeks, not sure what triggered it. I had a bit of pain but it got worse after I did a few sets of stiff legged deadlift. I haven't stopped training, just that I'm constantly dreading the pain and not being as confident as I used to. I stopped doing the conventional deadlift and mostly stick to sumo deadlift. Your video gave me so much hope and it's always good to know that you're not the only one suffering. I'm currently working on strengthening my glutes, I guess it plays a big role. I didn't turn to any form of medication, I do stretch, post workout and ice it. Thanks once again, keep training, same goes for the others in comments section. Good luck and wish y'all a speedy recovery.
Dont let nothing to keep you away from your dreams!! you are really inspirational ,i really would never say you had any kind of problems or syndromes for how you look right now ,keep it up 💪💪
I had this issue for 8 years. I tried chiro, physio, they all helped at the time, but I never got anywhere near satisfactory relief. Then I stumbled upon IMS. Basically, they stick needles in your muscles, which makes holes in them, to get the muscles to release. This has helped tremendously! I had to go at least a few times before the muscles would release. I use to go once every 2 weeks, I am now at once a month. I've gone about 2 dozen times. Give it a try.
Thank you for sharing! Good on you for continuing with your fitness journey! I am challenged with TFL/piriformise too and I have had to modify my fitness gains to allow healing and as well investing time in mobility along with range of motion. So warm up/cool downs are gold now... ✌🏼😎
I've had the same problem since 5 years ago, this problem gave me a lot of setbacks in life. The one thing i can advise to others is dont skip leg days and do some deadlift. When I was hitting the gym last year the problem went away, been out the gym for about a year now and it's coming back to me. Gotta hit the gym again!
Try Strengthening your feet - weak feet and fallen arches can affect the hip gait while walking and standing. This can eventually pull the hips out of alignment and impinge nerves the hips and lower back.
I've had this problem for about 2 months now and it's really inspiring to see someone go through what I'm going through right now. I spent about a month out of the gym until I could walk properly again and started strength training again recently. Still numb in the left leg and my hamstring is tight like a guitar string but I'm willing to make it past this life lesson. I'm subscribed and I can't wait until your next video so I can compare our recovery process.
i feel you steven. 2 months in i didnt know what was happening to my body. ive never gone through pain like it before. about the 4 month mark, ive started doing this workout regimen, i was adamant about not letting this injury change me, or beat me. 6 months in i didnt think there was a way out. but i learned to live with the pain. now that im 95 percent better, i can look back and say that i never gave up. good luck to you! youll get better, stick to the workouts, the stretches, and take care of your body, it knows what to do
Been dealing with this same PI issue for a couple of months now. Glad to see this video and the stretches you do. Been trying a few of these like the Samson and pigeon stretches and I will try and incorporate some of the modifications as well as the KB swings. I do find that the stretching helps tremendously alleviating the pain.
This vid is giving me hope. I was cycling and doing crossfit like a savage. Then my but stopped working properly and I couldn’t walk or stand. 3 weeks in already very little improvement seeing all kinds of specialists just hanging in there for now. I hope to be back it like soon
Thank you for your video, appreciate you sharing your journey living with piriformis injury. I have the same and it has been almost an year. I think I developed it from squats and it got worse after I started a new job which requires me to seat for a long period of the time. The pain was so severe at some point I had to be in strong pain killers as I couldn't seat or even move in bed. I feel a lot better now but the pain is there, I can tolerate but it put me off from squats which is my favourite leg exercise. I am still training legs but the result is always pain afterwards. I like what you said, to stretch more, I was like you I would stretch or warm up I just use to go straight to lifting, today I know how stupid that is and I learned the hard way the importance of stretching. Thank you again for your video.
Thanks for the video...I’m 57 years old and I’ve been working out hard for the last 19 years. Since the last 6 months I’ve been dealing with periformis symmdrome. It’s really frustrating because the pain is constant. I love to workout my legs but I have been hesitate to do so and it’s very frustrated. Your video has been very helpful and I’m going to start fallowing your advices..Thanks again.
thank you for this video, only one i found in relation to gyming. i stayed away for three weeks thinking it would heal but went back and it actually feels way better afterwards
reverse hypers and back extensions for reps with very short rest periods, basically go for the most intense burning pump you can imagine, shove as much fresh blood through the muscle as possible. go with the largest range of motion on those exercises you can at first and work your way up, they hurt like a SOB at first but its the only thing that worked for me.
Hey bro, thanks for the vid. I suspect to have the same thing due to similar symptoms and have been struggling with this for 1.5 years now, have seen multiple chiros and fysical therapists, with little success. I also stretch a lot. Do you also suffer from inflammation in your lower back muscles, mostly your QL's after training? I don't have any issues while working out when it comes to pain, just after cooling down it starts to flare up most of the time. My glute on the side that is affected also activates not as much as it used to. Even though I'm right handed my left glute used to get better activation compared to the right one before this injury, now it is the other way around. You also have issues with glute activation on the affected side? All the best!
I also have the same exact thing going on on my left side it's coming up to a year now , I wasn't able to feel no soreness or at all after working out at first but I stopped going to gym and stretching more then I ever had because I didn't believe In it till now lol but when I go to the gym now and workout and stretch I can feel more and ita kinda does get sore so maybe a lil rest and stretching and then physical therapy when your leg can handle it
Thank you for sharing this. You were extremely informative. I also developed piriformis syndrome and it's going on 7 weeks. At times, I even doubted that I can recover. I hope to find your other videos about your recovery.
I overloaded the leg press in an endorphin fuelled rage 2.5 years ago. My recovery has gone back and forth since then. English NHS didn't diagnose properly and I've only just worked out that it's poriformis syndrome. I'm on the road to recovery with more understanding. I've gone from Chiro which was good then aggravated it to deep trigger point/sports massage. The piriformis stretch has to be very gentle and worked up or the muscles spasm and its back to ice and ant inflamatories. I think strengthening it gently is probably more effective than stretching it as very easy to go too far with this little muscle. I'm now using specific piriformis related yoga (yoga international online.) Also referring weight to the outer feet and heel fires the piriformis muscle. Not tilting pelvis etc, looking at sleep and drive posture. One day I'll be able to lift and cycle again but not before I'm 100 percent ready.
hey Flick, did you ever get this fixed? Sounds like i'm going down the exact path as you described here. I'm an avid cyclist and its killing me to not ride much.
This is crazy how Piriformis Syndrome snuck up on you. You were so active. I feel stretching more as well as some yoga would help you! This video is excellent . It goes to show us all this condition can happen to anyone.
Thank you for this video. Haven’t found other videos talking about this in relation to bodybuilding/weight lifting. I started feeling a slight sharp pain in the middle of glutes every couple weeks for a day or two, typically after an intense leg day. This obviously had me worried, and I’ve started doing stretches like these, but hearing your experience is helpful.
Well done, but how do you get the time and what kind of job do you do that allows you to do so much exercise in the morning and yet still do a day of work?
Had 11 chiropractor adjustments, 8 hours of deep tissue massage and one hour of acupuncture. Best thing later that helped the most, I stopped stretching and used frozen peas and ibuprofen.
Thanks for sharing, everytime i lift over 80% desdlift or squat it flares up and stays tight for atleast a week , i cant even run anymore How long did it take u doing the rehab before recovering ?
For years I thought I had a disk problem, only recently was diagnosed. I am going thru Physical Therapy right now and my PT says I probably went too heavy on my squats, my butt muscles were not up to the job and the Piriformis was pulled in the process. 4 weeks into therapy, it is still there but getting better. Trying to get the glutes up to par again. I will be thrilled to get rid of this problem....
I injured my right piriformis right after my last meet about 5 months ago. The injury is still there, however, I am able to squat and deadlift again. My strategy is to start with lighter weights and not push too far. If I go too heavy, then it definitely lets me know. I like your approach to the recovery process. I have been doing many of the same things you are doing as far as stretching and improving mobility. I have been spending a lot more time focused on strengthening the glute muscles as I feel those were weak and led to the injury. Now I am looking forward to my next meet in 8 months from now. Anyways, this video was great motivation and solid content! Thanks!
Hey my friend great video,i also suffer from sciatica,first time in my life that i feel this thing,thanks god i dont have pain,just some minor lighting feeling on my right leg.In the past i had problems with my back but most of the times in 1 week i was recovered,this time is a bit harder i am 4 month with this problem but i dont give enough time to my back to heal.Also i love your wall you have my favorites fighters from the street fighter game that play,also you have pyros dimas on your wall,our best weight lifter ever pass in my country :)
You sum it up bro.... False sciatica... This is the word.... In my case its hearts behind the knee and the glute... I feel weak legs since a time... This syndrome sucks.... Thanks for your help... By the way liked+subscribed....
At 58 now, I suffered through this a few times but still training. When a flair up starts I recognize the early symptoms and reduce my loads for a period and it gets better.
@leo Pando I can so relate to the discomfort you experience. 4 yrs and still I have no relief from the pain. Recently I opted for weight training, and there's surely an improvement. But yes, leg day hurts a lot, especially lunges! I have accepted the minor discomfort will persist for the entire life. But do you have suggestions with what intensity I should train? I tend to loose balance while squatting that worries. me a lot.
Hey Leo. I’m a 62 year old woman not in the best shape (and not the worst 😊) cuz have bad knees that slow me down....just not ready for replacements. I’v Been suffering with sciatica or piriformis ...not sure. Have been surfing RUclips and trying various things. Your moves with the circle band have helped me and my also knees somehow. I found them online but unsure of which resistance and also wondering how you determine what size to order. Is it important where you place it? Maybe 4 or 5 inches above the knees? Thanks for your time.
I'm gonna make a video soon, but here is what helped me the most, realizing it was inflammation pushing the nerve!!! So I treated it as such with essential oils mixed in jojoba oil; eucalyptus, rosemary (verbone), some clove and peppermint. I looked up on line to see which essential oils were good for inflammation and made my own mix, used it 4/5 times a day on the lower back, cause that is where it is radiating from, after the first hour of using the oils , I was sitting watching a movie and realized the pain was almost gone!!! then I went to aloe gel, cause it doesnt smell, same thing every day 4 5 times put it on thick, then the best help for stretching is the wall lean, stand with side facing wall feet 2 3 feet away from wall and lean in towards the wall checking your posture, and the pull up bar, hang from it BUT with toes touching so you can really relax the lower spine!!! again 4 5 times a day!!! and lastly the seated figure four stretch BUT do not bend!!! Imagine your head being pulled up by a rope and slowly lean up and forward, experiment with your chin up and down. Oh yeah I also put two squeeze balls into a sock and kept it inside my pants attached to my belt and worked the muscle in my glutes and against the lower back muscles at every opportunity while at work, leaning into walls ect, sitting. After two weeks of this the pain just went away, about 90% the first week and almost all of it later. oh one more thing, I was massaging out the tightness in my thighs and then did a Achilles tendon stretch, but make sure your foot is relaxed, not off a step. wow what a difference when the foot is relaxed! Let me know if you try this, would love to hear that it worked for you !
Piriformis syndrome had been getting progressively worse for me before I found out what it was. I'm a marathon runner and qualified to run Boston this Sept. I really want to do it and I've been taking what's now over a month off of running bc It seems to exacerbate it. So I'm looking to strengthen my piriformis / glut in general. I'm worried to squat tho, that's something I used to do on the regular and I hear that can cause the syndrome as well? That's a very similar movement to the kettlebell warm up you do. Are you sure that's a good thing to be doing? Stuck at home bc of Covid so I don't have a bar or a kettlebell anyways. Just some free weights and bands. Any suggestion are welcome!
Mine came towards the heavier squat weight coming up from depth....any advice on squat tech?....or should I just avoid them for a long time? Thx and good luck
I was specifically told not to roll my piriformis with a foam roller or ball. By my chiropractor and my massage therapist. What works best for me is doing assisted bridge with a yoga block under my sacrum, heat, turmeric, and rest. No part of the body is isolated. It's all connected. My quads and my psoas are also tight and under stress which is pulling everything from my lower lumbar to my pelvis out of line. More power to you that you can exercise this much with PS but for me, it upsets it even more. Good luck to anyone out there trying to heal piriformis syndrome.
Dear Leo, Thanks for your video. I’ve had the injury for about 3 weeks now. Firstly I’d like to say thanks for the tips on how to recover. It’s also very encouraging to see your recovery as my own recovery progress seems frustratingly slow. I have some short questions that I would be happy to hear your answers to and opinions on the subject. The questions mainly relate to time and dealing with pain. If the information helps, I am a soccer player, so my main aim is to be able to sprint, run and lift weights again (squats, deadlifts and lunges. The usual lower body exercised) free from the pain of the injury. 1. You mentioned that you felt strength training I.e. weightlifting and leg days in particular were beneficial in your recovery. At what stage in your recovery did you begin to do strength workouts such as the one in the video? I also assume that you began very lightly and gradually increased the intensity of the workouts 2. I would also like to ask if you are currently running/ doing sprint workouts and if so, how long it took you to do so pain free? 3. You mentioned that you are still currently dealing with some pain. Would you find it painful while training like you have shown in the video or while running? Also would you say it is necessary to go through a pain barrier (within reason) while training? I ask because I don’t wish to exacerbate the injury through training as I find bending over and touching my toes to be an issue, like yourself. 4. Also at what point in your recovery did you feel you were workout ready again? Or at what point did you feel you alleviated the pain to the extent that it was manageable enough for you to be able to train again like you have shown in the video? Thank you in advance. Thanks as well for your video which was very helpful and informative. It was also good to get a benchmark for the injury too. Best wishes, Stephen
1. 1. I waited a month before I lifted. But as soon as I started I realized that it actually helped a ton rather then hurt. Motion is lotion 2. 2. I was doing alot of elliptical work, and stair stepper work. Avoiding hip flexion with bikes and rowers. No sprint work or running yet as I think that’s what caused the issue in the first place. 3. 3. Well I would listen to my body in regards to pain barrier, worsening pain is usually not a good sign. Doing light squats, lunges and band walks helped more than anything. I progressed in weight 5lbs per week But with piriformis stretches and foam rolling would only end up flaring the tissue up worse. Especially in the beginning. You gotta balance rest, anti-inflammatories and exercise to the extent of the injury. 4. 4. Well it took 9 months overall before I could tie my shoes. The first 4 months were absolute hell. Then I would have days where it felt ok and back again. The main thing I noticed was that If I was active the day before ie: walking, working out; I would feel better the following day. Just keep moving, keep a workout, rest and medication schedule. Good luck Stephen!
Hey Leo! I think I have what you have. I have pain in my glute and it feels like the sciatic nerve, but I’m not sure. I’ve had it for about 3 months now and it’s getting a little better. I’m still limping when I’m walking and it hurts to get out of bed. Not sure what I should do. I am currently going to a chiropractor, I think it’s helping but I’m not sure I still feel the pain a little. Let me know what you think.
Leo Panda, I'm dealing with many of the same symptoms for the past month. Were you able to work your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back without increasing your injury/Piriformis inflammation? If so, could you elaborate on your specific hamstring warm-up? Btw, I'm trying to schedule PT right now, so I assure you I'm not trying to solely treat myself
Hey man, the tightness is in my upper glutes and transfers a bit to my back. Is this the same as pirformis? and I do strengthening with bridges and clams everyday.
Hey Leo I just wanted to know - how does it feel today? Are you completely injury free? I am dealing with the same issue for 6+ months... It's really frustrating.
Hey today I'm doing great, I really thought there would be lingering effects after 11 months of piriformis, but I've been good and back to lifting w no limitations. There is light at the end of the tunnel, good luck!
@@rnleopando Thank you so much for the reply! Seriously, I genuinely appreciate it a lot! I especially find relief knowing that someone, who lifts heavy (like me), has found relief from the pain, so thank you! Have a great day, kind sir!
I heard you shouldn’t stretch your Piriformis if you have long Piriformis syndrome, but instead strengthen it and your glute muscles. If one of your knees cave in during a relatively heavy squat and it’s also that glute that hurts it’s likely you might have long Piriformis syndrome. I just figured this out recently after years of pain. Starting to implement strengthening exercises hopefully they will work.
Hello I have been dealing with this injury for about 5 weeks already. I’m a mom and I know what it is to go through contractions but let me tell this is the most excruciating pain ever. I do bodybuilding competitions and I feel that those days are long gone. I can’t stand for more that 3 mins cause I start getting this horrible pain combined with muscle spasms, cramps and burning session from my butt all the way down to my toes. It even got to the point where I had to go to the ER, they gave me Valium and Percocet but that only help for a little. I know your video is a year old but can you tell me if you have gotten better or the pain still there but just not as bad? Thank you
Hey I feel your pain!. Its much better now, along with keeping active and being flexible.. The thing that helped the most (but was also my last resort) was medications. I eventually went to my md and requested 3 things. Gabapentin for the nerves/sciatica, tramadol for the pain and lastly a 7 day course of prednisone which is a steroidal anti inflammatory. The prednisone helped alleviate the piriformis inflammation and its stranglehold on my sciatic nerve. If nothing else works I would talk to your doctor about this and they would know best.. but let me tell you after 11 months of pain that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, this regimen did the trick!
Yera - I hope that PS is now a long way away and you're back to 100%. I'm dealing with this for 8 weeks now (PS developed from my cycling). I've done physical therapy for the last three weeks. I think I'm turning the corner on this, but it's hard to know. I had a good day last Friday and Saturday, but then the two days that followed were not so good. I'm sure I overdid it. I'm able to walk more, and every step is encouragement to me. I never want this to happen to anyone. The pain at its height was unbelievably bad (it was evil). The only position I could assume to break this pain was to be flat on my back, but a complicating factor is muscle spasms of the hamstring and even on my back, I don't know how to make the pain disappear.
I have this and disc bulges. The piraformis stretch helped another but now when I do it and round my back get symptoms under my feet but they used to stop the current down my thigh. I re hurt my self again and its tough now cos the the things that worked for me b4 now worsen cos I may have hurt my mild disc bulges more What exactly is trigger point therapy?
Hey Leo, have you ever had an MRI done? I only ask because a decade ago I thought I had “piriformis syndrome” but in reality I had a herniated disk. When speaking to a physical therapist I was told that piriformis syndrome is something that can theoretically happen, but most people have L5/S1 disk herniations. Not sure how that would affect rehab protocols, but something to consider. Your garage gym is my goal btw! 👍
thanks chowder. thanks for watching! no i did not have an mri, but all clues pointed towards PI. mainly how the pain would be alleviated when i lengthened the contracted muscle through excercise and stretching. I could literally feel a balled up muscle overlying my glute/hip and i didn't have lower back pain tbh. just sciatic pain distal to the contracted piriformis muscle. if the pain does not subside i will get an mri and do an update.
Ive had it few years now and bursitis on the same side and its not fun. Cant sit to long lay to long or stand to long. I could prob do more to help but its almost like the more active I am the worse it gets until I cant walk. Not sure how to fix the situation. Been thru injections with bur. meds physical therapy. Both issues got so bad I was discharged from the military
Mine became an issue after a motorcycle accident. After physical therapy, dry needling, and minor exercises one problem was fixed. After that the piriformis became the issue and I'm in severe pain from it. The army doctors just keep giving me ibuprofen and muscle relaxers. They do nothing for the piriformis at all and the pain in still the same.
Do CBD topical work on something like this? I got slight pain from dumbbell squats. I image the cause is lack of flexibility. My hamstrings are pretty tight.
I got this problem. Been 4 months. Walking long distances help and then aggressively massaging my left butt cheek when the pain kicks in when I'm relaxed at home and have to get up or sit down. Mine happened after doing leg extensions too regularly. I did it everyday on those machines.
Not sure if I had pisiforms syndrome, but I had a bad pain on my lower back/top of my right buttock for months. Sleeping suck and moving around started to take a toll. When I hurt my knee I found this device called MARC PRO($650) or MARC PRO PLUS($960). Worth the money. Place those electro pads on my lower back and buttock. With in two hours of just relaxing and watching TV the pain was gone. Came back once since then, but did the same thing again.
I got this doing Squats... its been 2 weeks now I'm still working out (except squats i do leg press instead) but it feels like its getting worse... should i stop working out for awhile?...
Oh My God I am going through this pain for past 2 months I can't even stand and walk for more than 5 minutes. I am getting Chiropractor help but no relief at all . I will try your techniques to see if I can get rid of this pain at least 30 %. God bless you
I think that the chiropractor does to you what you should do every day for a long, long time... That's the conclusion I came to. And the chiropractor said that to me as well...
I got the same injury. Along with all this, I took high quality fish oil and CBD oil. It was the cardio that flared it up in my case. I see the light of it healing. It really sucks! I wouldn’t wish it for anyone.
slappy I did. I got a 10s unit. Pretty cheap on eBay. 4 pads. And shock messaged my low back glute and hamstrings. Made a huge leap towards healing. It takes a lot of time to heal too. Hope u get better.
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It's unreal how quickly you can go from in fantastic shape strong af to absolutely debilitating pain that makes you unable to stand..and the next day it can just be gone. Piriformis is a nightmare
Been dealing with mine for 2 months straight every day has been nothing but pain
I was having issues until I watched athlen x video on it and within a few days off the stretch he recommends it was basically gone. might want to give it a watch
@@Bigpapa250 Jeff Cavalier is a very smart guy. I too have been performing his stretches.
@@Bigpapa250 do you have a link to that video?
Well said
Bro, I couldn't find any video or online article which describes exactly what I have experienced in the past 1.5 years. I feel every single word you say in your video, even how you (we) got injured in the first place and what you (we) have learned from it . For me, I took almost 6 months off from doing any workout and it helped a bit. Now I am gradually recovering and training my strength. Hope you are now (almost) back to where you left off.
Respect....people don't understand this fight if they never had it!!
seriously.. ive been dealing with this for 4 months. im getting better , its been a painful rehab forsures.. ive had to push through the pain slowly ..
@@R0LLiND33P bro hiw you doing so far? Hope your completely healed
Impressed with your progression. Injuries happen to all. We eventually figure out how to fix them. Keep us updated.
Amazing gym setup.
thank you! and i WIll!
Dude you just described everything I went through about 3 years ago. I tried all the exercises all of this stretches ibuprofen Aleve Tramadol Naproxen Doctors even offered me oxy Codeine and percocet. When it's that bad you can't even walk nor make it out bed Too much pain to go to sleep not even Take a shower or bath and driving is out of the question.
Yeah it was a nightmare, I never knew what chronic pain was until I was baptised in P.S. glad we both made it out alive
Kobi Timmons I'm in my 4 month. I could not sit for first 5 weeks. A few times I could barely get out of bed. Next week my doc will review my MRI and let know what he sees. In beginning tramadol and Norco did nothing to rid the pain but frozen oeas worked very well. Place a bag of peas inside a ziplock and then smash the peas flat, then freeze. I always have two bags in the freezer ready to go. Placing the bag of peas inside the ziplock eliminates sweating. Only using frozen peas and ibuprofen. I stopped stretching bcuz it seemed to make it worse. Best thing is for me to walk and stay in my back until my doc looks at the MRI. God bless. I hope I helped.
I'm gonna make a video soon, but here is what helped me the most, realizing it was inflammation pushing the nerve!!! So I treated it as such with essential oils mixed in jojoba oil; eucalyptus, rosemary (verbone), some clove and peppermint. I looked up on line to see which essential oils were good for inflammation and made my own mix, used it 4/5 times a day on the lower back, cause that is where it is radiating from, after the first hour of using the oils , I was sitting watching a movie and realized the pain was almost gone!!! then I went to aloe gel, cause it doesnt smell, same thing every day 4 5 times put it on thick, then the best help for stretching is the wall lean, stand with side facing wall feet 2 3 feet away from wall and lean in towards the wall checking your posture, and the pull up bar, hang from it BUT with toes touching so you can really relax the lower spine!!! again 4 5 times a day!!! and lastly the seated figure four stretch BUT do not bend!!! Imagine your head being pulled up by a rope and slowly lean up and forward, experiment with your chin up and down. Oh yeah I also put two squeeze balls into a sock and kept it inside my pants attached to my belt and worked the muscle in my glutes and against the lower back muscles at every opportunity while at work, leaning into walls ect, sitting. After two weeks of this the pain just went away, about 90% the first week and almost all of it later. oh one more thing, I was massaging out the tightness in my thighs and then did a Achilles tendon stretch, but make sure your foot is relaxed, not off a step. wow what a difference when the foot is relaxed! Let me know if you try this, would love to hear that it worked for you !
weezahriah thank you for your info, I just came across this video and have been having this pain for almost 2 years, even had a discectomy surgery that was unsuccessful.
I have a weird sharp glute pain when I handle anything over 80% on deadlifts. It is excruciating when I pull sumo. Good mornings can also cause flare ups. It doesn't go down the leg or anything. It's driving me nuts. Once it is aggravated, it stays that way for about a week.
There may be not much scientific info but as someone dealing with Piriformis Syndrome for the first time( and shoulder impingement) this video gave me hope as an older lifter. Thank you Leo for sharing, and I agree that although life throws out hardships, these are an opportunity to learn and grow and stay grateful. Good luck to anyone with chronic injury on your journey to recovery.
Thank you so much for this informative video. I have been suffering for the last couple of weeks, not sure what triggered it. I had a bit of pain but it got worse after I did a few sets of stiff legged deadlift. I haven't stopped training, just that I'm constantly dreading the pain and not being as confident as I used to. I stopped doing the conventional deadlift and mostly stick to sumo deadlift. Your video gave me so much hope and it's always good to know that you're not the only one suffering. I'm currently working on strengthening my glutes, I guess it plays a big role. I didn't turn to any form of medication, I do stretch, post workout and ice it. Thanks once again, keep training, same goes for the others in comments section. Good luck and wish y'all a speedy recovery.
bornofosiriss are you good now
Dont let nothing to keep you away from your dreams!! you are really inspirational ,i really would never say you had any kind of problems or syndromes for how you look right now ,keep it up 💪💪
thank Ben! i really appreciate your positivity. we need more of that in this world
You’ve described everything I’m going through over the last 3-4 months. Thanks for the suggestions
Wow, that's a nice garage Gym setup you have. Thanks for the video.
I had this issue for 8 years. I tried chiro, physio, they all helped at the time, but I never got anywhere near satisfactory relief. Then I stumbled upon IMS. Basically, they stick needles in your muscles, which makes holes in them, to get the muscles to release. This has helped tremendously! I had to go at least a few times before the muscles would release. I use to go once every 2 weeks, I am now at once a month. I've gone about 2 dozen times. Give it a try.
exee1 what does IMS stand for? Thanks
Thank you for sharing! Good on you for continuing with your fitness journey! I am challenged with TFL/piriformise too and I have had to modify my fitness gains to allow healing and as well investing time in mobility along with range of motion. So warm up/cool downs are gold now... ✌🏼😎
I've had the same problem since 5 years ago, this problem gave me a lot of setbacks in life. The one thing i can advise to others is dont skip leg days and do some deadlift. When I was hitting the gym last year the problem went away, been out the gym for about a year now and it's coming back to me. Gotta hit the gym again!
Try Strengthening your feet - weak feet and fallen arches can affect the hip gait while walking and standing. This can eventually pull the hips out of alignment and impinge nerves the hips and lower back.
I've had this problem for about 2 months now and it's really inspiring to see someone go through what I'm going through right now. I spent about a month out of the gym until I could walk properly again and started strength training again recently. Still numb in the left leg and my hamstring is tight like a guitar string but I'm willing to make it past this life lesson. I'm subscribed and I can't wait until your next video so I can compare our recovery process.
i feel you steven. 2 months in i didnt know what was happening to my body. ive never gone through pain like it before. about the 4 month mark, ive started doing this workout regimen, i was adamant about not letting this injury change me, or beat me. 6 months in i didnt think there was a way out. but i learned to live with the pain. now that im 95 percent better, i can look back and say that i never gave up. good luck to you! youll get better, stick to the workouts, the stretches, and take care of your body, it knows what to do
Been dealing with this same PI issue for a couple of months now. Glad to see this video and the stretches you do. Been trying a few of these like the Samson and pigeon stretches and I will try and incorporate some of the modifications as well as the KB swings. I do find that the stretching helps tremendously alleviating the pain.
Motivating asf i literally thought i was paralyized fr fr i deadass couldnt lift my right leg at all props. To yaa😂😂
This vid is giving me hope. I was cycling and doing crossfit like a savage. Then my but stopped working properly and I couldn’t walk or stand. 3 weeks in already very little improvement seeing all kinds of specialists just hanging in there for now. I hope to be back it like soon
hey Lucky, did you ever have your issue resolved? I'm a cyclist and 7 months into this with no end in sight :(
@@vrsixer1 how are you nown???...
@@mailtofirozahmed still have issues. the piriformis pain moved to the glute medius. But I still have the dysfunction. :(
@@vrsixer1 I'm so sorry... Bro is it too severe???... Like you are able to manage normal lifestyle work and stuff?
@@vrsixer1 I hope it's not too severe... Is it???
Thank you for your video, appreciate you sharing your journey living with piriformis injury. I have the same and it has been almost an year. I think I developed it from squats and it got worse after I started a new job which requires me to seat for a long period of the time. The pain was so severe at some point I had to be in strong pain killers as I couldn't seat or even move in bed. I feel a lot better now but the pain is there, I can tolerate but it put me off from squats which is my favourite leg exercise. I am still training legs but the result is always pain afterwards. I like what you said, to stretch more, I was like you I would stretch or warm up I just use to go straight to lifting, today I know how stupid that is and I learned the hard way the importance of stretching. Thank you again for your video.
Damn that’s a legit gym
Thanks for the video...I’m 57 years old and I’ve been working out hard for the last 19 years. Since the last 6 months I’ve been dealing with periformis symmdrome. It’s really frustrating because the pain is constant. I love to workout my legs but I have been hesitate to do so and it’s very frustrated. Your video has been very helpful and I’m going to start fallowing your advices..Thanks again.
thank you for this video, only one i found in relation to gyming. i stayed away for three weeks thinking it would heal but went back and it actually feels way better afterwards
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been dealing with this injury for a while and has kept me away from squats for a while!
Dude thanks for this video! Being in the Army I have the same approach as you in terms of crushing this damn syndrome!
reverse hypers and back extensions for reps with very short rest periods, basically go for the most intense burning pump you can imagine, shove as much fresh blood through the muscle as possible. go with the largest range of motion on those exercises you can at first and work your way up, they hurt like a SOB at first but its the only thing that worked for me.
Hey bro, thanks for the vid. I suspect to have the same thing due to similar symptoms and have been struggling with this for 1.5 years now, have seen multiple chiros and fysical therapists, with little success. I also stretch a lot.
Do you also suffer from inflammation in your lower back muscles, mostly your QL's after training?
I don't have any issues while working out when it comes to pain, just after cooling down it starts to flare up most of the time.
My glute on the side that is affected also activates not as much as it used to. Even though I'm right handed my left glute used to get better activation compared to the right one before this injury, now it is the other way around. You also have issues with glute activation on the affected side?
All the best!
I also have the same exact thing going on on my left side it's coming up to a year now , I wasn't able to feel no soreness or at all after working out at first but I stopped going to gym and stretching more then I ever had because I didn't believe In it till now lol but when I go to the gym now and workout and stretch I can feel more and ita kinda does get sore so maybe a lil rest and stretching and then physical therapy when your leg can handle it
Thank you for sharing this. You were extremely informative. I also developed piriformis syndrome and it's going on 7 weeks. At times, I even doubted that I can recover. I hope to find your other videos about your recovery.
I overloaded the leg press in an endorphin fuelled rage 2.5 years ago. My recovery has gone back and forth since then. English NHS didn't diagnose properly and I've only just worked out that it's poriformis syndrome. I'm on the road to recovery with more understanding. I've gone from Chiro which was good then aggravated it to deep trigger point/sports massage. The piriformis stretch has to be very gentle and worked up or the muscles spasm and its back to ice and ant inflamatories. I think strengthening it gently is probably more effective than stretching it as very easy to go too far with this little muscle. I'm now using specific piriformis related yoga (yoga international online.) Also referring weight to the outer feet and heel fires the piriformis muscle. Not tilting pelvis etc, looking at sleep and drive posture. One day I'll be able to lift and cycle again but not before I'm 100 percent ready.
hey Flick, did you ever get this fixed? Sounds like i'm going down the exact path as you described here. I'm an avid cyclist and its killing me to not ride much.
Omg this is SOOO helpful. Thank you!
This is crazy how Piriformis Syndrome snuck up on you. You were so active. I feel stretching more as well as some yoga would help you! This video is excellent . It goes to show us all this condition can happen to anyone.
Thanks for the great video, you inspire me bro. 👍🏽 Do you have pain sitting down? Thanks
Your video gives me hope, after almost 2 months of this bs at 15, I feel like I'm finished with the workout world, maybe I'll get back someday.
Thank you for this video. Haven’t found other videos talking about this in relation to bodybuilding/weight lifting. I started feeling a slight sharp pain in the middle of glutes every couple weeks for a day or two, typically after an intense leg day. This obviously had me worried, and I’ve started doing stretches like these, but hearing your experience is helpful.
Well done, but how do you get the time and what kind of job do you do that allows you to do so much exercise in the morning and yet still do a day of work?
Very helpful, especially identifying causal factors & general information.
Thank you.
I have been suffering from this for past 20 years. Its terrible. 😢. Please share detailed video of your stretches.
I am not alone, WE are not alone !!
Thank you so much! this is very helpful to we who suffer from this! Thank you!
I am going through this right now...really a bummer. Good tips...glad I found this video.
Had 11 chiropractor adjustments, 8 hours of deep tissue massage and one hour of acupuncture. Best thing later that helped the most, I stopped stretching and used frozen peas and ibuprofen.
where did you apply the frozen pees to?
Great video. Did you have any sort of relapse during your recovery?
Thanks for sharing, everytime i lift over 80% desdlift or squat it flares up and stays tight for atleast a week , i cant even run anymore
How long did it take u doing the rehab before recovering ?
Hey how has it the pain been? I hurt mine during deadlift. I'm in powerlifting and I recently tied my 70% and hurt it again 🤦🏽♂️
For years I thought I had a disk problem, only recently was diagnosed. I am going thru Physical Therapy right now and my PT says I probably went too heavy on my squats, my butt muscles were not up to the job and the Piriformis was pulled in the process. 4 weeks into therapy, it is still there but getting better. Trying to get the glutes up to par again. I will be thrilled to get rid of this problem....
I injured my right piriformis right after my last meet about 5 months ago. The injury is still there, however, I am able to squat and deadlift again. My strategy is to start with lighter weights and not push too far. If I go too heavy, then it definitely lets me know. I like your approach to the recovery process. I have been doing many of the same things you are doing as far as stretching and improving mobility. I have been spending a lot more time focused on strengthening the glute muscles as I feel those were weak and led to the injury. Now I am looking forward to my next meet in 8 months from now. Anyways, this video was great motivation and solid content! Thanks!
Would using a trap bar deadlift help with the pain
Hey my friend great video,i also suffer from sciatica,first time in my life that i feel this thing,thanks god i dont have pain,just some minor lighting feeling on my right leg.In the past i had problems with my back but most of the times in 1 week i was recovered,this time is a bit harder i am 4 month with this problem but i dont give enough time to my back to heal.Also i love your wall you have my favorites fighters from the street fighter game that play,also you have pyros dimas on your wall,our best weight lifter ever pass in my country :)
i am a yogi....more then one year dealing with it....its so much better..its healing to completion
great video and also shows me that I can return to the Gym. After a doctor told me to finish weight training so many thanks
You sum it up bro.... False sciatica... This is the word.... In my case its hearts behind the knee and the glute... I feel weak legs since a time... This syndrome sucks.... Thanks for your help... By the way liked+subscribed....
At 58 now, I suffered through this a few times but still training. When a flair up starts I recognize the early symptoms and reduce my loads for a period and it gets better.
@leo Pando I can so relate to the discomfort you experience. 4 yrs and still I have no relief from the pain. Recently I opted for weight training, and there's surely an improvement. But yes, leg day hurts a lot, especially lunges! I have accepted the minor discomfort will persist for the entire life. But do you have suggestions with what intensity I should train? I tend to loose balance while squatting that worries. me a lot.
I love ur home gym!!! 👍🏼😍 how much it costed u to complete it??
Hey Leo. I’m a 62 year old woman not in the best shape (and not the worst 😊) cuz have bad knees that slow me down....just not ready for replacements. I’v Been suffering with sciatica or piriformis ...not sure. Have been surfing RUclips and trying various things. Your moves with the circle band have helped me and my also knees somehow. I found them online but unsure of which resistance and also wondering how you determine what size to order. Is it important where you place it? Maybe 4 or 5 inches above the knees?
Thanks for your time.
Hope that you found some pain relief.
This is helpful. I just injured this area I felt a pop on both sides during conventional deadlift
thanks for sharing mate,good video
Your a kind soulful person.great strengh of character.i have subscribed to ya channel.i will enjoy youre uploads.best wishes frm wolf.🥇🐺
Thanks for posting this personal account.
hey, i really like this video. i have a question for you. i have just tightness in the piriformis so u recommend the same way like u?
I'm gonna make a video soon, but here is what helped me the most, realizing it was inflammation pushing the nerve!!! So I treated it as such with essential oils mixed in jojoba oil; eucalyptus, rosemary (verbone), some clove and peppermint. I looked up on line to see which essential oils were good for inflammation and made my own mix, used it 4/5 times a day on the lower back, cause that is where it is radiating from, after the first hour of using the oils , I was sitting watching a movie and realized the pain was almost gone!!! then I went to aloe gel, cause it doesnt smell, same thing every day 4 5 times put it on thick, then the best help for stretching is the wall lean, stand with side facing wall feet 2 3 feet away from wall and lean in towards the wall checking your posture, and the pull up bar, hang from it BUT with toes touching so you can really relax the lower spine!!! again 4 5 times a day!!! and lastly the seated figure four stretch BUT do not bend!!! Imagine your head being pulled up by a rope and slowly lean up and forward, experiment with your chin up and down. Oh yeah I also put two squeeze balls into a sock and kept it inside my pants attached to my belt and worked the muscle in my glutes and against the lower back muscles at every opportunity while at work, leaning into walls ect, sitting. After two weeks of this the pain just went away, about 90% the first week and almost all of it later. oh one more thing, I was massaging out the tightness in my thighs and then did a Achilles tendon stretch, but make sure your foot is relaxed, not off a step. wow what a difference when the foot is relaxed! Let me know if you try this, would love to hear that it worked for you !
What's a squeeze ball, is that like a soft sponge ball with medium pressure?
I looked at his profile but doesn't seem like he did. However, I am going to find a cream and apply it instead of making my own.
i just got this injury two weeks ago, i needed this video, cause i nearly quit lifting weights...now to get back!!
Piriformis syndrome had been getting progressively worse for me before I found out what it was. I'm a marathon runner and qualified to run Boston this Sept. I really want to do it and I've been taking what's now over a month off of running bc It seems to exacerbate it. So I'm looking to strengthen my piriformis / glut in general. I'm worried to squat tho, that's something I used to do on the regular and I hear that can cause the syndrome as well? That's a very similar movement to the kettlebell warm up you do. Are you sure that's a good thing to be doing? Stuck at home bc of Covid so I don't have a bar or a kettlebell anyways. Just some free weights and bands. Any suggestion are welcome!
Are you good now?
Did you run the marathon
Holy smokes what a nice home gym
Mine came towards the heavier squat weight coming up from depth....any advice on squat tech?....or should I just avoid them for a long time? Thx and good luck
Have you recovered yet and if so how long
Hello man i have piriformis too, quick question do you do all these stretches and trigger points before a workout or just when you had pain? Thanks
I was specifically told not to roll my piriformis with a foam roller or ball. By my chiropractor and my massage therapist. What works best for me is doing assisted bridge with a yoga block under my sacrum, heat, turmeric, and rest. No part of the body is isolated. It's all connected. My quads and my psoas are also tight and under stress which is pulling everything from my lower lumbar to my pelvis out of line. More power to you that you can exercise this much with PS but for me, it upsets it even more. Good luck to anyone out there trying to heal piriformis syndrome.
Dear Leo,
Thanks for your video. I’ve had the injury for about 3 weeks now. Firstly I’d like to say thanks for the tips on how to recover. It’s also very encouraging to see your recovery as my own recovery progress seems frustratingly slow.
I have some short questions that I would be happy to hear your answers to and opinions on the subject. The questions mainly relate to time and dealing with pain.
If the information helps, I am a soccer player, so my main aim is to be able to sprint, run and lift weights again (squats, deadlifts and lunges. The usual lower body exercised) free from the pain of the injury.
1. You mentioned that you felt strength training I.e. weightlifting and leg days in particular were beneficial in your recovery. At what stage in your recovery did you begin to do strength workouts such as the one in the video? I also assume that you began very lightly and gradually increased the intensity of the workouts
2. I would also like to ask if you are currently running/ doing sprint workouts and if so, how long it took you to do so pain free?
3. You mentioned that you are still currently dealing with some pain. Would you find it painful while training like you have shown in the video or while running? Also would you say it is necessary to go through a pain barrier (within reason) while training? I ask because I don’t wish to exacerbate the injury through training as I find bending over and touching my toes to be an issue, like yourself.
4. Also at what point in your recovery did you feel you were workout ready again? Or at what point did you feel you alleviated the pain to the extent that it was manageable enough for you to be able to train again like you have shown in the video?
Thank you in advance. Thanks as well for your video which was very helpful and informative. It was also good to get a benchmark for the injury too.
Best wishes,
Stephen
1.
1. I waited a month before I lifted. But as soon as
I started I realized that it actually helped a ton rather then hurt. Motion is
lotion
2.
2. I was doing alot of elliptical work, and stair stepper work. Avoiding
hip flexion with bikes and rowers. No sprint work or running yet as I think that’s what caused the
issue in the first place.
3.
3. Well I would listen to my body in regards to
pain barrier, worsening pain is usually not a good sign. Doing light squats,
lunges and band walks helped more than anything. I progressed in weight 5lbs
per week But with piriformis stretches and foam rolling would only end up
flaring the tissue up worse. Especially in the beginning. You gotta balance
rest, anti-inflammatories and exercise to the extent of the injury.
4.
4. Well it took 9 months overall before I could tie
my shoes. The first 4 months were absolute hell. Then I would have days where it
felt ok and back again. The main thing I noticed was that If I was active the
day before ie: walking, working out; I would feel better the following day. Just
keep moving, keep a workout, rest and medication schedule.
Good luck Stephen!
Legs up the wall stretch is really good too
Did you experience any leg pain as well? Specifically, in the back of the thigh? Also, was sitting an issue?
I have piriformis syndrome and I experienced all of that
@@davidpersson1147 i have piriformis i can go gym
Hey Leo! I think I have what you have. I have pain in my glute and it feels like the sciatic nerve, but I’m not sure. I’ve had it for about 3 months now and it’s getting a little better. I’m still limping when I’m walking and it hurts to get out of bed. Not sure what I should do. I am currently going to a chiropractor, I think it’s helping but I’m not sure I still feel the pain a little. Let me know what you think.
Leo Panda, I'm dealing with many of the same symptoms for the past month. Were you able to work your hamstrings, glutes, and lower back without increasing your injury/Piriformis inflammation? If so, could you elaborate on your specific hamstring warm-up? Btw, I'm trying to schedule PT right now, so I assure you I'm not trying to solely treat myself
its just stressfull knowing i leave for bootcamp in 48 days and this pain will not go away..
I know how you feel, I join the army in just over a month and it's looking bleek
Hey man, the tightness is in my upper glutes and transfers a bit to my back. Is this the same as pirformis?
and I do strengthening with bridges and clams everyday.
Simply Strength yes it is .do fire hydrant hold 10 sec hold
Hey Leo
I just wanted to know - how does it feel today? Are you completely injury free?
I am dealing with the same issue for 6+ months... It's really frustrating.
Hey today I'm doing great, I really thought there would be lingering effects after 11 months of piriformis, but I've been good and back to lifting w no limitations. There is light at the end of the tunnel, good luck!
@@rnleopando Thank you so much for the reply! Seriously, I genuinely appreciate it a lot! I especially find relief knowing that someone, who lifts heavy (like me), has found relief from the pain, so thank you! Have a great day, kind sir!
12 hour shifts? I know that game, vato. Great video!
thanks alex! it really is a pain, but better than 5x 8 hour shifts no?
True, unless you get stuck working 7 12's or lots of overtime. You know how it goes
I heard you shouldn’t stretch your Piriformis if you have long Piriformis syndrome, but instead strengthen it and your glute muscles. If one of your knees cave in during a relatively heavy squat and it’s also that glute that hurts it’s likely you might have long Piriformis syndrome. I just figured this out recently after years of pain. Starting to implement strengthening exercises hopefully they will work.
Hello
I have been dealing with this injury for about 5 weeks already. I’m a mom and I know what it is to go through contractions but let me tell this is the most excruciating pain ever. I do bodybuilding competitions and I feel that those days are long gone. I can’t stand for more that 3 mins cause I start getting this horrible pain combined with muscle spasms, cramps and burning session from my butt all the way down to my toes.
It even got to the point where I had to go to the ER, they gave me Valium and Percocet but that only help for a little.
I know your video is a year old but can you tell me if you have gotten better or the pain still there but just not as bad?
Thank you
Hey I feel your pain!. Its much better now, along with keeping active and being flexible.. The thing that helped the most (but was also my last resort) was medications. I eventually went to my md and requested 3 things. Gabapentin for the nerves/sciatica, tramadol for the pain and lastly a 7 day course of prednisone which is a steroidal anti inflammatory. The prednisone helped alleviate the piriformis inflammation and its stranglehold on my sciatic nerve. If nothing else works I would talk to your doctor about this and they would know best.. but let me tell you after 11 months of pain that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, this regimen did the trick!
Thank you for your response.
How long did you take them for?
Yera - I hope that PS is now a long way away and you're back to 100%. I'm dealing with this for 8 weeks now (PS developed from my cycling). I've done physical therapy for the last three weeks. I think I'm turning the corner on this, but it's hard to know. I had a good day last Friday and Saturday, but then the two days that followed were not so good. I'm sure I overdid it. I'm able to walk more, and every step is encouragement to me. I never want this to happen to anyone. The pain at its height was unbelievably bad (it was evil). The only position I could assume to break this pain was to be flat on my back, but a complicating factor is muscle spasms of the hamstring and even on my back, I don't know how to make the pain disappear.
I have this and disc bulges. The piraformis stretch helped another but now when I do it and round my back get symptoms under my feet but they used to stop the current down my thigh.
I re hurt my self again and its tough now cos the the things that worked for me b4 now worsen cos I may have hurt my mild disc bulges more
What exactly is trigger point therapy?
breathing and ice baths help me a lot
This really helped me, I'm going through this.....
I am sure you have researched everything. However, have you tried sciatic flossing?
Hey Leo, have you ever had an MRI done? I only ask because a decade ago I thought I had “piriformis syndrome” but in reality I had a herniated disk. When speaking to a physical therapist I was told that piriformis syndrome is something that can theoretically happen, but most people have L5/S1 disk herniations. Not sure how that would affect rehab protocols, but something to consider. Your garage gym is my goal btw! 👍
thanks chowder. thanks for watching! no i did not have an mri, but all clues pointed towards PI. mainly how the pain would be alleviated when i lengthened the contracted muscle through excercise and stretching. I could literally feel a balled up muscle overlying my glute/hip and i didn't have lower back pain tbh. just sciatic pain distal to the contracted piriformis muscle. if the pain does not subside i will get an mri and do an update.
Ive had it few years now and bursitis on the same side and its not fun. Cant sit to long lay to long or stand to long. I could prob do more to help but its almost like the more active I am the worse it gets until I cant walk. Not sure how to fix the situation. Been thru injections with bur. meds physical therapy. Both issues got so bad I was discharged from the military
Mine became an issue after a motorcycle accident. After physical therapy, dry needling, and minor exercises one problem was fixed. After that the piriformis became the issue and I'm in severe pain from it. The army doctors just keep giving me ibuprofen and muscle relaxers. They do nothing for the piriformis at all and the pain in still the same.
great video thanks for the tips
Do CBD topical work on something like this? I got slight pain from dumbbell squats. I image the cause is lack of flexibility. My hamstrings are pretty tight.
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Can you explain why did those exercises helped you with the pain? what was about them which alleviate the pain ? especially the non stetches ones
I got this problem. Been 4 months. Walking long distances help and then aggressively massaging my left butt cheek when the pain kicks in when I'm relaxed at home and have to get up or sit down. Mine happened after doing leg extensions too regularly. I did it everyday on those machines.
Do you mean those American "swings" , or will classic KB-swings (just the hip extension, not the high row) do the same (if not better)?
i feel both work by opening up the hips just as well, but you def get a better ROM and stretch from the american swing
I can relate to th his and been fealing with it. This is so helpful.
Really helpful, thanks a lot.
Good information
Not sure if I had pisiforms syndrome, but I had a bad pain on my lower back/top of my right buttock for months. Sleeping suck and moving around started to take a toll. When I hurt my knee I found this device called MARC PRO($650) or MARC PRO PLUS($960). Worth the money. Place those electro pads on my lower back and buttock. With in two hours of just relaxing and watching TV the pain was gone. Came back once since then, but did the same thing again.
I know this video is 2 years old. But do you still have PI or is it completely gone?
I got this doing Squats... its been 2 weeks now I'm still working out (except squats i do leg press instead) but it feels like its getting worse... should i stop working out for awhile?...
I got it to for a few months. I've slowed down working out. I might stop completely..sucks
Did it ever go 100% away? And what do you do now to keep it away?
Oh My God I am going through this pain for past 2 months I can't even stand and walk for more than 5 minutes. I am getting Chiropractor help but no relief at all . I will try your techniques to see if I can get rid of this pain at least 30 %. God bless you
I think that the chiropractor does to you what you should do every day for a long, long time... That's the conclusion I came to. And the chiropractor said that to me as well...
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Leo! When are you coming back!? Missing your content brother. Hope all is well.
Can you still do squats and train legs with Piriformis syndrome ?
Going into 2 months with this injury. Its a reaaly bad injury. So much pain and hard to recover from. Looks like i have a long journey ahead
I got the same injury. Along with all this, I took high quality fish oil and CBD oil. It was the cardio that flared it up in my case. I see the light of it healing. It really sucks! I wouldn’t wish it for anyone.
Hey George, ever get yours resolved? Mine gets worse too with cardio (cycling)
slappy I did. I got a 10s unit. Pretty cheap on eBay. 4 pads. And shock messaged my low back glute and hamstrings. Made a huge leap towards healing. It takes a lot of time to heal too. Hope u get better.