My hip hurts. That’s how I kept describing this ache near the top of my rump, until my Physical Therapist, Stu from Elevate PT, finally said it’s your glutes and probably your Piriformis muscle.
Wait, did he just say I have a literal pain in the ass??
Indeed and it’s an all too common issue.
Even though the piriformis is a small muscle, it can have a big impact on our daily lives. Addressing this problem, and seeking a safe solution is key to overcoming it.
In this article, I’ll be sharing with you some useful exercises to help alleviate that pain in the butt you’re experiencing, making sure to be safe in the process.
What is the Piriformis?
To understand what Piriformis Syndrome is and whether what you’re experiencing truly is that we need to first look at what the piriformis is.
The piriformis is a small muscle in your glutes that’s flat and band-like. It starts from near the top of your hip joint in the buttocks (specifically from the sacrum) and travels down to the top of your thigh bone.
This is also why issues related to piriformis can be described as pain that you feel in your hip or bum.
The piriformis assists us with lower body movement since it stabilizes our hip joint and lifts and rotates our thighs away from the body.
In this way, it enables us to…
