Piriformis muscle pain

[Anne-13]

Has anybody suffered with Piriformis muscle pain after a lot of running ? If so what has worked best ?

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Time and exercises..like these..

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Don't try to run through pain...x

[Anne-13 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you , really helpful Would you think it be ok to do easy and slow runs , providing they are pain free? Or is it best just to stick to walking to keep moving ?

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to Anne-13]

Definitely speak to your gp, running can be good or bad depending on circumstances. In the end, there is only one way to find out..

[Couchpotato2 Graduate in reply to Couchpotato2]

Personally I get lower back pain but running doesn’t affect it negatively, what helps though is core strength exercise like yoga and pilates.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to Anne-13]

Well..it is most important to pinpoint what is causing it..so maybe a Sports physio could help???

[TortoiseRegretsHare Graduate]

Hi @Anne-13. Make sure it is a piriformis problem. I used to be a cyclist, but I got pain in my butt, which was diagnosed by 2 physios as a piriformis problem. I did physio & exercises for a year and as soon as I got back on my bike it started again. So I thought - I'll try running instead & started C25K. No good. Went back to the GP and physio and they said - ah, it's a high hamstring problem. More physio, another year went by and still no good. I was getting really depressed about it. Then my wonderful partner gave me a course of osteopath sessions for my birthday. The osteopath fixed me in one visit - it turned out to be reduced movement in my sacroiliac joint. That was about 6 weeks ago. I've just come back from wk 4, run 2 and am amazed, as I used to hate running at school (a long time ago now!). So don't keep plugging on if things don't improve - make sure the diagnosis is right in the first place. Good luck!

[Irishprincess Graduate]

Sit on a tennis ball but do it gently.

And this stretch is the best one IMO. If you can't do it on the floor try it over a low bench.

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