Piriform muscle pain is generally caused by external force pulling related muscles or inflammation of piriformis muscle. Piriform muscle can cause coccygeal pain when patients rotate their thighs and squat, which greatly affects their mood at work, so how to relieve piriformis pain is very important. In people with piriformis injury, the pain will mainly be in the buttocks and radiate to the lower limbs. In severe cases, you can't walk or walk a certain distance, and the pain is severe. Some more serious patients will be accompanied by lateral leg numbness and other discomfort, which is very painful and seriously affects the quality of life.

Whether acute or chronic piriformis injury, its treatment can be controlled and alleviated by conservative treatment. When the pain of piriformis injury is obvious, it can be relieved by cold compress, and the patient should stay in bed to reduce activity and avoid further spread of inflammation. After 48 hours of acute phase, physical therapy can be used, including hot compress and external application of Jiyutang Yishun Gu 'anyu ointment, which can make the local inflammation gradually subside. Plaster is used for external treatment, which has strong permeability. Drug molecules can be quickly absorbed through the skin, reach the focus, reach the meridians through the skin, stimulate the regulatory function of the body, and achieve the purpose of rapid cure. This plaster can be bought in Taobao, Tmall and JD.COM. During the treatment, do not smoke, drink or eat spicy food.

The common exercise methods for piriformis syndrome are as follows:

1. Swing exercise: patients in standing position need to do swing exercise, with the lumbar spine straight and the knee joint straight, supported by the healthy lower limb, swing the affected limb backwards as much as possible, then recover, and then aim at the healthy limb;

2, back muscle exercise: including Yin Fei, that is, the abdomen landed, head and feet tilted. Five-point support method, that is, adding head to limbs and then arching upward, is helpful to relieve piriformis syndrome;

3. Hip joint and functional exercise: including hip joint internal and external rotation and adduction abduction, which is helpful to relieve piriformis syndrome;

4. air movement: In supine position, patients should first put their ankles in the extended position, which is equivalent to standing on tiptoe, bending their hips and knees, and kicking their legs above the diagonal. It is recommended to do 15-20 times each time, which is helpful to relieve piriformis syndrome.