Note: Many in the alternative health field have known and treated piriformis syndrome for decades. I've personally prevented several surgeries with a simple acupuncture treatment that helps releive the spasm and tightness in this muscle.
For the last 70 years, a damaged disc in the lower back has been widely accepted as the most common cause of sciatica ? a condition where the sciatic nerve is pinched, causing pain to radiate down the leg. As a result, treatment for sciatica is based on diagnosis of a damaged disc, despite the fact that nerves cannot be viewed with routine imaging tests. Consequently, over one million patients each year undergo magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRI) for sciatica and many are told there is no obvious cause for their pain.
New Way To Diagnose Sciatica May Point To A Different Cause
