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Are You Suffering from Piriformis Trigger Points?
If you’ve ever felt an unexplained pain deep in your buttocks or a sharp, radiating ache down your leg, the culprit might be your piriformis muscle. Though small, this muscle...
Trigger Points in the Piriformis Muscle: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Trigger points in the piriformis muscle are often an overlooked but significant cause of pain in the lower back, buttocks, and legs. These hyperirritable spots can create a host of...
Understanding Bowen Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide
Bowen Therapy, also known as the Bowen Technique, is a form of gentle bodywork that originated in Australia in the 1950s, developed by Thomas Ambrose Bowen Bowen has since gained...
Benefits of Stretching for Sciatica and Piriformis Syndrome
Sciatic Pain - Dr. Elizabeth Wagner DPT demonstrates stretching exercises for the Piriformis and Gluteal muscles A number of studies have shown the benefits of manual therapy and stretching for...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Quadratus Lumborum
Lower Back Pain (LBP) and especially chronic LBP is often associated with trigger points in the Quadratus Lumborum (QL) muscles. Quadratus lumborum (QL) is a muscle located in the lateral...
Sciatic Pain - Trigger Point Release
Sciatic Pain A number of studies have shown the benefits of manual therapy for treating sciatica Sciatica is a symptom of an underlying medical condition, such as a...
Trigger Points and Sciatic Type Pain - Gluteus Minimus
Gluteus Muscles Gluteus Minimus Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Video Notes In the video above, NAT Presenter Dr. Jonathan Kuttner shows how to locate trigger points in...
Piriformis Syndrome | Sciatic Nerve | Self Help | Manual Therapy
Piriformis syndrome is a result of impingement of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle Incorrect form or improper gait often leads to tightness and inflexibility in piriformis. The condition...
Sacrum | SI Joint Massage Treatment - Sciatica
Sciatica typically occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by a herniated disk or bone spur, but releasing muscle tension can often bring relief The sciatic nerve is the...
Low Back Pain - Slump Test and Nerve Flossing
The Slump Test is Performed in a Series of Steps Paul Townley (PT) Describes the Slump Test and Nerve Flossing The Slump Test: The Slump Test...
Sacrum | SI Joint Massage Treatment for Sciatica and Hip Pain
Treating Tight Calf Muscles Sciatica typically occurs when the sciatic nerve is compressed by a herniated disk or bone spur, but releasing muscle tension can often bring relief ...
What is Appendicular Sciatica?
With "Appendicular Sciatica", both the root cause and our approach to treatment are different than would be the case with "Axial Sciatica" This is because in Appendicular sciatica,...
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