An exercise regimen targeting the gluteus medius and hip abductor muscle groups can alleviate symptoms of piriformis syndrome within days.
Piriformis syndrome does not occur in children, and mostly seen in women of age between thirty and forty.
This means the abductors on the outside can not work properly and strain is put on the piriformis.
This position externally rotates the hip, lessening the stretch on the piriformis and relieving the pain slightly.
The inferior gluteal nerve reliably emerged inferior to the piriformis muscle.
Several medical conditions that can cause difficulty sitting are back injuries, sciatica, and piriformis syndrome.
Thus, disproportionately weak hip abductors/gluteus medius muscles, combined with very tight adductor muscles, can cause the piriformis muscle to shorten and severely contract.
In 15% of the population, the sciatic nerve runs through, or under the piriformis muscle rather than beneath it.
