I’m currently treating an array of pregnant patients, from the start of the second trimester to a few weeks before the due date. The interesting thing is that they all present with a variation of the same thing: lower back and pelvis area pain. For some it is relentless, and may even need crutches. For […]
Read More Osteopathy and PregnancyThe piriformis muscle is a deep muscle in the buttock, which primarily rotates the hip. It also flexes the hip (knee to chest), brings the thigh out to the side, and stabilises the pelvis. The reason this muscle is so clinically relevant is that the sciatic nerve interacts closely with it. There are a number of relationships […]
Read More Piriformis Syndrome: the other SciaticaSciatica specifically refers to symptoms arising from the sciatic nerve. It is an example of a “trapped nerve”. Symptoms The term is a commonly misused. Technically it only refers to pain in the distribution of the sciatic nerve, which typically presents as a clear line of pain down the back of the thigh (fig. B). […]
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