<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>An uncomon cause of sciatica is piriformis syndrome, that involves deep buttock pain reffered to the leg. Piriformis syndrome is usually discribed as a neuromuscular disorder caused by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. There are a lot of means to diagnose Piriformis syndrome, and to distinguish it from other pain inducing conditions. Unfortunatelly not every practitioner has the opportunity to use special means, and not every patient has the financial support to beneficiate of the same special means, represented by Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Electromyography (EMG) and Neurography. For this reason, the present paper gathered the most popular functional tests used in the practice to diagnose the piriformis syndrome</p></abstract>

An uncomon cause of sciatica is piriformis syndrome, that involves deep buttock pain reffered to the leg. Piriformis syndrome is usually discribed as a neuromuscular disorder caused by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. There are a lot of means to diagnose Piriformis syndrome, and to distinguish it from other pain inducing conditions. Unfortunatelly not every practitioner has the opportunity to use special means, and not every patient has the financial support to beneficiate of the same special means, represented by Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Electromyography (EMG) and Neurography. For this reason, the present paper gathered the most popular functional tests used in the practice to diagnose the piriformis syndrome

Diagnostic Methods in Piriformis Syndrome

Lecturer PhD, West University of Timișoara, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

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An uncomon cause of sciatica is piriformis syndrome, that involves deep buttock pain reffered to the leg. Piriformis syndrome is usually discribed as a...

Diagnostic Methods in Piriformis Syndrome

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Jan. 2016

Seitenbereich: 22 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2013-0012

Schlüsselwörter
piriformis muscle, sciatic nerve, functional test, orthopedic test

© 2013 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Diagnostic Methods in Piriformis Syndrome

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Jan. 2016

Seitenbereich: 22 - 28

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tperj-2013-0012

Schlüsselwörterpiriformis muscle, sciatic nerve, functional test, orthopedic test

© 2013 Timisoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
piriformis muscle, sciatic nerve, functional test, orthopedic test