Piriformis Muscle Syndrome

  • Piriformis-Syndrome

    Piriformis Muscle Syndrome (PMS)

    by Dimitris Papadopoulos MD Fellow Of Interventional Pain Practice (FIPP)

    GENERAL The Piriformis Muscle Syndrome is a disorder in which the piriformis muscle irritates the sciatic nerve and causes pain starting from the buttock, radiating posteriorly to the thigh and down to the foot. The pain is similar to the typical sciatica resulting from a herniated intervertebral disc. The syndrome is more frequent in women [...]