Wellness

[makeup addict]

Hi,

I don't have this, but I get knots from fibro. The pics in the thread remind me of pigeon in yoga. For a deep stretch, you can use your bed.

http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Bed-Stretches-Standing-Pigeon-Tight-Hips-3368271

You can also do this in bed. Lying down, knees bent, feet flat on mattress. Cross one leg over the other with the ankle resting above your other knee (kinda of how a guy crosses his legs). Slowly lift the leg that's still on the mattress. You can place your hands behind that knee and slowly bring the crossed leg to your chest.

Magnesium and manic acid help.

I also use something called a stick. Instead of using a drink bottle or a tennis ball to relax the spasm, you can use the stick to roll it out. From amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_7?url=search-alias%3Dsporting&field-keywords=the%20stick&s...

Eta: for the one pose standing next to the bed, to deepen the stretch, gently lower your torso until it's laying on the leg.

[violann]

Hi Nightowlz and sfnative! I do something like your exercise Nightowlz, and as you know, sfnative, there really is nothing like therapeutic massage for focusing on the kinks. Your stretch looks great addict- I'm going to try that one too. I wanted to add, in my experience, once you learn how to do the "release" for this you can use "the stretch" any time you feel the twinge. I had it with ileotibial band syndrome- o one-two punch, but once you get the stretch down pat, you can take control. I had it in both legs, with my right leg being worse.

[QueenDanceALot]

I do yoga after every weight workout as I have tight hips and hamstrings and have had piriformis pain in the past which gave me fits for awhile.

The poses that benefit me the most (for piriformis) are pidgeon and log pose.

I did see a chiropractor a few years ago about it and he insisted that piriformis syndrome is VERY rare. But I didn't get better seeing him. I got better through yoga!

[violann]

Well, I'm happy to hear for the rest of the world that it's rare, but sorry for those of us who have it!

[appleseed]

Thank you all for your wonderful, helpful replies and suggestions!!! I am using the stretches you've posted above, and I'm also making myself walk each day. I'm not trying for any particular distance or speed but am definitely striving for consistency to avoid my gluts from getting weak and atrophying again. I think recovery from Piriformis syndrome is a delicate balance between stretching and strengthening, and again, it is about consistency. I'm preachin to the choir.

[colliemom4]

I was never oficially diagnosed with it but know I've had it. It's taken me a long time to find relief from it. I try not to sit in one place for too long and that helps a lot. It still acts up now and again but I'm not experiencing anything like the pain I had when I first discovered I had it.