May 22, 2015
Simplicity works! One of my favorite sayings and a way of living I aspire to follow. Too often we overcomplicate the hell out of everything, especially in the pain game. “It can’t be that simple man!’ Well, it can and often is. Keep in mind, simple does not mean easy. If it was, more people would be doing it. You gotta use your noggin’ and look for relationships. And as you know, relationships can be dysfunctional 🙂
Take the pain in the ass (literally) Piriformis Syndrome. An extremely painful and tough condition to get rid of where the piriformis muscle chokes down on the sciatic nerve causing pain down your leg. I’ve had it and it’s awful. My life was completely turned upside down from pain. What does the piriformis muscle do?
A few things…
The piriformis originates on the anterior surface of of the sacrum and inserts on the superior border of the greater trochanter of the femur.
The question to ask is WHY is the Piriformis muscle choking down on the sciatic nerve? What is causing it to go crazy?
Remember there are TWO piriformis muscles, one on each side of the body. They MUST play nice together and maintain balance. What happens if one piriformis is not efficient? Inhibited (not engaging at the right time)? The other might become overactive (facilitated). When it becomes overactive, it may choke down the sciatic nerve.
The simple relationship to assess is one piriformis to the other. Are they balanced? Is there a Yin to a Yang?
Possible Scenario:
Client presents with right sided piriformis syndrome and many sessions of releases have been done to the right piriformis. Problem still exists. So lets’ check the right one AND the left one in relationship to each other.
Now you have a relationship to address.
How?
By using the RAIL reset system I teach in Primal Movement Chains course.
Now go back and recheck the standing rotation assessment. Is it better? Do the hips move more? Do muscle test on the left piriformis. Is it stronger? If so, you are on the right track and repeat the procedure daily as needed.
What if the left piriformis was not an issue based on your assessment? Then it’s not the relationship you need to fix. Find another one. One possible relationship is inhibited internal hip rotators on the right. Could you have both? Sure can. There is always a relationship. The piriformis does not exist by itself.
Summary:
HAVE FUN! Thank you for reading and I hope this inspires you to have hope in getting better. Feel free to share and inspire others. That’s where the MOJO lives.
MOJO = MAGIC
Until next time…live and inspire with MOJO!
Perry