Indiana Woman Finds Pain Relief in Rural Southern Missouri
When I saw Jennifer a year ago this week, she was in rough shape and had been for a long time. She needed pain relief. Jennifer was struggling with hip / buttock / low back pain that no one had been able to help her with — and now it was going to ruin her […]
woman drives from florida for relief of her chronic pain
FLORIDA CHRONIC PAIN RELIEFIN MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI Lynda is one of those people who looks and acts much younger than she is. Holding down three part-time jobs that could almost be described as full-time hobbies, Lynda found her active lifestyle in jeopardy as three years of chronic hip and buttock pain had become almost […]
another cause of hip, buttock, or low back pain: the sacroiliac joint
I’ve heard it about a million times in my twenty-five plus years of treating patients. “My sackariliyack is killin me doc! Can ya fix it?” If any of you have ever experienced a sacroiliac problem, you know all too well just how miserable it can be. And yes, contrary to what you may have experienced […]
piriformis syndrome or something else? a case study
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME OR SOMETHING ELSE? A CASE STUDY Sometimes I take emails I get and turn them into blog posts that I call “CASE STUDIES“. This email is from an individual somewhere in the upper Midwest, where they are having it much colder than even our brutal Arctic blast. I’ll call this person ‘Dave’. Dear […]
columbus, ohio gym owner finds relief in tiny mountain view, missouri
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME / CHRONIC HIP FLEXOR PROBLEMS: RELIEF IN A SINGLE VISIT! When Angela told me that back when she started working out she was 60 lbs overweight and struggling, I frankly couldn’t believe it. When I met her a couple weeks ago, she was not only fit and motivated to stay that way, I […]
post-surgical dequervain’s syndrome and piriformis syndrome solved in a single visit
POST-SURGICAL DeQUERVAIN’S SYNDROME AND PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME SOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT The picture above was taken in the early 1930’s and shows a man “Head Sawing”. Today, the Head Sawyer sits in a small cab and runs a slew of levers, buttons, and foot pedals, all designed to allow him to maneuver the log so […]
piriformis syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic disease: a case history
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME: A CASE HISTORY Lately, I’ve been taking something someone sends me and answering it via a blog post for everyone to share (HERE are some others). As in many cases, I feel this individual (“Linda”) may be holding the key to dramatic improvement in her hand. Even though her question was filed under […]
chronic pain: where should i start?
STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH CHRONIC PAIN? WHERE’S THE BEST STARTING POINT FOR RELIEF? “I just wanted to add that I wish I had come here first, because if I had I known about Doctor Schierling, it would have saved me two cat scans, a cat scan with dye, two MRI’s, a diagnosis of possible liver […]
hey doc; can you help my piriformis syndrome?
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME: CAN YOU HELP ME? Dr. Russ, Matt and I had identical issues and I came to see you about seven months ago. You were absolutely awesome, but like Matt, the pain came back. I just finished my two surgeries from the same physician Matt used in Milwaukee. I’m still recovering but the pain […]
chronic hip flexor tightness & hip flexor strains including the illiotibial band
TIGHTNESS, STRAINS, TENDINOSIS AND ADHESIONSOF THE FASCIA OF THE HIP FLEXOR MUSCLESA POST IN PICTURES Problems with the Hip Flexor muscles are one of the most commonly undiagnosed / misdiagnosed entities that I see in my clinic. Hip Flexion describes the action of drawing the front of your thigh up towards your abdomen. Although it […]
case history: piriformis syndrome caused by liposuction
A CASE OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROMECAUSED BY LIPOSUCTION Paravis The picture on the left (from Wikimedia) carried the caption, “Power-assisted liposuction is the technique being performed in this image. The cannula is inserted to about 80% of its full length.” From the picture on the right you you get a better idea of the length of […]
can the piriformis muscle be overstretched?
A POST-TREATMENT CAUTIONARY TALE “Cold packs…. are applied after exercise or manual therapy. Cold modalities help to decrease pain and inflammation that may have been further triggered by stretching or massage. Remember to stress to patients the importance of light and gradual stretching techniques for the piriformis muscle to avoid overstretching and possible further irritation […]
a piriformis syndrome / thoracolumbar adhesion testimonial
SOLVING A CASE OF SCIATICAA COMBINATION OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME & THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA ISSUES Sasha I saw Marlene a few months ago for what she believed to be PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME. Although she had some fairly intense FASCIAL ADHESIONS in her hip / buttock region, that was just for starters. She had the same stuff in her […]
ten-year case of piriformis syndrome: solved!
A DECADE OF BUTT PAIN /SCIATICA/ PIRIFORMIS SYNDROMESOLVED! Zara J Tammy came to see me several years ago as a last resort. She had been dealing with over a decade of hip / BUTTOCK PAIN and SCIATICA — the hallmarks of something known as PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME, and was frankly tired of riding the MEDICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND […]
self help and self treatment for piriformis syndrome
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME SELF HELP AND SELF TREATMENT “Prevalence of piriformis syndrome [in patients with Sciatica] was 6.25%. Piriformis syndrome is one of the differential diagnoses of low back/buttock pain with Sciatica. Individuals of all activity levels can be affected. Females are more affected than males. Causes are overuse, prolonged sitting, trauma, and vigorous massage. Diagnosis […]
helping solve chronic butt pain in two time xterra world champion, lesley paterson
MEETING AND TREATING TWO TIME (SCRATCH THAT) THREE TIME XTERRA OFF-ROAD TRIATHLON WORLD CHAMPION LESLEY PATERSON “After winning a few races, I found that I had a different approach to the sport. I genuinely enjoyed training, I genuinely enjoyed racing and what’s more, my body felt different. It felt more mature and I guess I had […]
chronic hip / buttock pain testimonial: piriformis syndrome
VIDEO TESTIMONIAL OVER A DOZEN YEARS OF CHRONIC HIP AND BUTTOCK PAIN SOLVED IN ONE VISITPIRIFORMIS SYNDROME & SCIATICA Michelle started having chronic hip and buttock pain with sciatica (PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME) almost immediately after the birth of her second child — over 13 years ago. By the time I saw Michelle for the first time seven […]
long-term post-surgical pain and piriformis syndrome
SCAR TISSUE REMODELING FOR PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME AND POST-SURGICAL PAIN Ginny is a real sweetheart who recently moved to this area from Nebraska. After suffering for years, finally being diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, having a liver / kidney transplant, and living on the MEDICAL MERRY-GO-ROUND, Ginny came to me looking for some sort of […]
carrying and delivering twins causes piriformis syndrome
LONG-TERM CASE OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME SOLVED Ask any woman; carrying and delivering babies is hard work! Knowing this, it’s not surprising that women tend to develop a problem known as PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME at a rate between 12 and 15 times greater than men. And as you might also imagine, multiple births magnify everything. After delivering […]
chronic hip spasm solution
TWO DECADES OF CHRONIC HIP SPASMS SOLVED! Bruce Blausen Pictures like this one (left), while anatomically accurate, do not tell the whole story — not by a long shot. The spine / skeleton is literally mummified in LIGAMENTS, covered with TENDINOUS ATTACHMENTS, and wrapped up in both MUSCLES and FASCIA. This is why X-rays (and […]