Piriformis syndrome ?or hurted butthow do u know?

Question

i have all the symptoms cause i work as a garbologist(on a garbage truck)pulling stuff trash cans from 3 ft.-20ft.etc. and i constantly get up and down on the truck which the stand is bout 3 feet off the ground i do it more than 300 times easily

Answer 1

The piriformis muscle and its tendon have an intimate relationship to the sciatic nerve--the largest nerve in the body--which supplies the lower extremities with motor and sensory function. The piriformis tendon and sciatic nerve cross each other behind the hip joint, in the deep buttock.

Unfortunately, the treatment of piriformis syndrome is quite general, and often this is a difficult problem to recover from. Some treatment suggestions are:

Physical Therapy - Emphasis on stretching and strengthening the hip rotator muscles

Rest - Avoid the activities that cause symptoms for at least a few weeks, I know this is hard for you because of your job.

Anti-Inflammatory Medication - To decrease inflammation around the tendon, try Advil tablets

Deep Massage - I think this would help you tremendously.

Jacuzzi or hot bath - both of these would help relax the muscles around the nerve.

Chiropractic treatment - often chiropractors can help relieve the sciatic pain.

On some occasions, when these treatment fail, patients have surgery to release, or loosen, the piriformis muscle tendon. This surgery is not a small procedure, and generally considered the last resort if a lengthy period of conservative treatment does not solve the problem.

I've enclosed a link were you can find a chiropractor in your area.

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