Piriformis syndrome

Piriformis syndrome is a pathological condition characterized by deep gluteal pain that is diagnosed by ruling out other causes. It is hypothesized to be caused by muscle spasms or compression by the piriform muscle, fibrous bands, vascular malformations, and adherences to the obturator muscles and the quadratus femoris muscle. Dancers may also suffer from piriformis syndrome due to irritation of the sciatic nerve caused by spasm of the piriformis muscle.From: Hip Joint in Adults: Advances and Developments [2018], Possibilities of kinesio taping to prevent injuries of professional dancers [2019]

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Published in K. Mohan Iyer, Hip Joint in Adults: Advances and Developments, 2018

Prakash Chandran

Also known as deep gluteal pain, piriformis syndrome is a pathological condition diagnosed by ruling out other causes and is hypothesised to be due to muscle spasms or compression by piriform muscle, fibrous bands, vascular malformations and adherences to the obturator muscles and the quadratus femoris muscle. It manifests as pain in the gluteal region, with or without accompanying sciatic pain. It worsens with local deep pressure and generally continues for years.

Possibilities of kinesio taping to prevent injuries of professional dancers

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Published in International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 2019

Vladimir Berezutsky

KT was also effective in eliminating sacroiliac joint pain of recreational dancers, occurring in 13–25% of patients in the dance population [43]. Dancers and jumpers also often suffer from so-called jumper's knee. Jumpers using kinesio tape experienced significant reduction of knee pain on landing from countermovement jumps, increasing knee flexion during the decline squat and on landing from a countermovement jump [44]. Besides, dancers may suffer from piriformis syndrome caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve due to spasm of the piriformis muscle. The 72-h KT applied on the piriformis muscle trigger points relaxed the tensed muscle and significantly reduced pain syndrome in 33 patients [45].

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