Lumbar

• Definition, Symptoms and Risk Facotors of Piriformis Syndrome?

  • Piriformis muscle compressess on the sciatic nerve resulting in inflammation

  Symptoms

  • Burning
  • Aching
  • Pins and needles
  • numbness
  • In the buttock and back of the leg
  • Seen after walking, running, climbing stairs or sitting for long periods of time

  Risk Factors

  • Muscle weakness
  • Improper lifting
  • Injury
  • Not warming up properly
  • Over exercising
• Definition, symptoms, risk factors of Radiculopathies?

  • Pinching or compression of a nerve at the nerve root
  • Can be caused by bony structures, inflammation, disc material that decreases the size of the intervertebral foreamen

  Symptoms

  • Pins and needles
  • Burning
  • Numbness
  • Weakness and loss of reflexes
  • In the back and down the leg, can radiate into the toes

  Risk Factors

  • Obesity
  • Smoking
  • Strenous activity
  • Older age (Peak = 45-64 years of age)
  • Can be related to genetics