How To Tell If Your Back Pain Is A Real Sciatica

10/2/2017

Way To Make Sure Your Back Pain Is Not A Sciatica

Piriformis Syndrome AKA pseudo-sciatica is an uncommon neuromuscular problem that is caused when the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve. The piriformis muscle is a little muscle positioned deep in the buttock (behind the gluteus maximus).
In the video below, Dr. Masoud Shamaeizadeh of Soft Touch Chiropractic in Porter Ranch, California explains how an imbalance in this muscle can lead to back pain and how to recognize the vicious cycle they may create.