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Trigger Points in the Piriformis Muscle: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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

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

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

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

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

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 | 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

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

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

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?

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,...
Treating Sciatic Pain - The Slump Test

Treating Sciatic Pain - The Slump Test

  Assessing Sciatic Pain - Stuart Hinds   Assessing Sciatic Nerve Pain - The Slump Test As a general rule, we apply the Slump test as a follow up to...