Piriformis vs lumbar disc: the differentiation that changes everything
True lumbar-disc sciatica and piriformis syndrome can feel similar at a glance, buttock pain, pain down the back of the leg, but the drivers and treatments diverge sharply.
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Piriformis syndrome, more accurately grouped today under 'deep-gluteal syndrome', is sciatic-nerve irritation in the gluteal region, typically where the nerve runs under (or in around 15% of people, through) the piriformis muscle and surrounding external rotators.
The cardinal feature is deep buttock pain, often radiating down the back of the thigh, that patients and even some clinicians mistake for lumbar-disc sciatica.
True lumbar-disc sciatica and piriformis syndrome can feel similar at a glance, buttock pain, pain down the back of the leg, but the drivers and treatments diverge sharply.
First session 60–75 minutes, RM 120–200 in a Seremban or Nilai private clinic; home visits are useful when seated trigger-time is the main driver, so we can see your actual car seat or work stool.
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