To browse Academia. Piriformis muscle syndrome PMS is often responsible for chronic pain and crippling. On the therapeutic level, many authors validate the interest of rehabilitation care centered on the piriformis muscle.
Provided the latter is usually mentioned together with gestures infiltratifs of anesthetics, corticosteroids or botulinum toxin. Our objective was to evaluate the results of rehabilitation treatment led to a large population of patients.
Patients and methods. The self-rehabilitation techniques were explained during the consultation and fact sheets rehabilitation were given to the patient one for the physiotherapist, the other for the patient. The intensity of pain was evaluated by means of a visual analogue scale VAS , respectively for buttock pain and sciatica pain.
The results were evaluated as ''bad'', ''medium'', ''good'' and ''very good'', with the persistence, the reduction or disappearance of pain symptoms at the discretion of the patient to the buttock and sciatica. Treatment with analgesics and muscle relaxants level was consistently associated. Reassessment at 6 months allowed to confirm the stability of the results.
Awareness of the patient but also the physiotherapist via a tip sheet seems interesting. This form, probably perfectible, insists on spinal care stretching and abdominal sheath associated with basin-centered care and especially the piriformis muscle massage, stretching.. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research, Background: Piriformis Syndrome PS is a neuromuscular condition characterized by hip and buttock pain and may referred to lower back and thigh. Hence the aim of the study was to compare the effects of Reciprocal Inhibition and Post isometric relaxation in Piriformis syndrome.
