weaver’s bottom or hamstring tendinosis?
WEAVER’S BOTTOM OR HAMSTRING TENDINOSIS?(Or Piriformis Syndrome?) WEAVER’S BOTTOM(ISCHIAL BURSITIS) HAMSTRING TENDINOSIS Because TENDINOSIS so commonly occurs at the bony attachment points as opposed to the musculo-tendinous junction, BURSITIS at the Ischial Tuberosity (the “butt bone” — aka WEAVER’S BOTTOM) can mimic a proximal (sometimes referred to as a “High”) HAMSTRING TENDINOSIS. But the question […]
the source of your pain: superficial or deep?
IS YOUR PAIN SUPERFICIAL OR DEEP? © Nevit Dilmen Despite the wealth and diversity of studies that have been reviewed in the current work, there is a paradoxical feeling that fascial research is still in its infancy, largely because it is not ‘mainstream’. Yet it is likely to become so in the foreseeable future if […]
piriformis syndrome video testimonial
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME & SCIATICA One of the hallmarks of PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME is that like DISC PROBLEMS, it has the ability to cause SCIATICA (leg pain). One of the hallmarks of Workman’s Comp is that people tend to get the run-around. Annette had been a patient for quite sometime, as had her HUSBAND; so when she […]
chronic pain testimonial from a retired dentist
RETIRED DENTIST DISHES ON CHRONIC NECK, SHOULDER, AND HIP PAIN Oswaldo Ruiz – Pixabay Fortunately for us, dentistry is no longer like the pictures above. Modern dentistry is far easier on us patients than it used to be. However, it is harder on the dentist — much harder. Dentists (and their assistants / hygienists) spend […]
piriformis syndrome in a young woman
SOLVING A CASE OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME IN A YOUNG WOMAN PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME is a bummer. Just ask anyone who has dealt with it. The other day I saw a patient who had struggled with the problem for over 40 years, whose problem we had solved several years ago (she was about 60 at the time). […]
piriformis syndrome; yesterday and today
IMAGING THE PIRIFORMIS: THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME Scar Tissue Regular muscle fibers run parallel to each other in a neat, orderly route. When scar tissue forms, it is a knotty, tangled and twisted mess, which is where pain may occur. When connective tissue is injured, the nerve tissue in […]
chronic abdominal pain / buttock pain testimonial
IS CHRONIC PAIN DESTROYING YOUR LIFE? DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! “Chronic pain has turned my life into a living hell.” An all-too-common theme of far too many of the patients who come to see me from all over. My business is not about me. It’s about you, and helping those of you dealing with Chronic […]
a simple test for helping with the “disc herniation or piriformis syndrome question?” question
RYING TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER YOUR BUTT PAIN / SCIATICA IS DISC OR PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME?TRY THIS SIMPLE HOME TEST DISC HERNIATION PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME My guess is that you may have already read my posts on PIRIFORMIS OR DISC? and PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME OR SCIATICA?. Today I would like […]
pain in the butt or piriformis syndrome?
BUTT PAIN OR PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME?DOES IT REALLY MATTER? If you watch very many of our VIDEO TESTIMONIALS, you’ll see that lots of people from all over the country (and even some from out of the country) travel to Mountain View, Missouri in search of relief for their Chronic Buttock Pain. Do all of these folks […]
what is the incidence of piriformis syndrome?
HOW COMMON IS PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME?MORE COMMON THANYOU EVER DREAMED! About 5 million of the 26 million Americans who suffer from low back pain each year have piriformis syndrome….. Even though your back is flawless, the piriformis muscle in the buttock may tighten, go into spasm and entrap the sciatic nerve, causing the same symptoms and […]
piriformis syndrome: how many visits does it take?
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO HEAL PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME? Valentin Sabau – Bacau/Romania – Pixabay You will either find great relief in this treatment, or it will not work. Jonie Barnes quoting my words to her in the video testimonial below. I WILL TACKLE the question of how long it takes to help people with […]
more on the cause of piriformis syndrome
WHAT CAUSES PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME? Anything that puts torque on the pelvis and pinches the Sciatic Nerve in the Sciatic Notch can cause butt pain and / or Sciatica. This restriction or torque does not necessarily have to be at the Piriformis Muscle itself. The Piriformis Muscle just happens to be the anatomical structure that physically […]
what causes piriformis syndrome?
WHAT CAUSES PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME? The Fascial Adhesions that are so often responsible for causing Piriformis Syndrome, do not always occur at the Piriformis Muscle itself. The Piriformis Muscle just happens to be the place where the Sciatic Nerve gets squeezed or pinched. The pelvic torque caused by underlying Scar Tissue can occur in any number […]
testimonial: 86 year old with piriformis syndrome
PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME86 YEAR OLD TAKES THE CURE Yeah; I know — I can’t use the word cure when talking about patients (the only thing that’s ‘cured‘ is ham). It’s not my word though; it’s Bill’s. After finding us online, Bill made the five hour trip from Broken Arrow, OK to bee seen for chronic butt […]
oklahoma piriformis syndrome video
VIDEO TESTIMONIAL FOR A PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME PATIENT FROM OKLAHOMA Many of you reading this post have no idea what PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME is. That’s great as long as you are not one of those sufferers who struggles with the problem, but, like most of my local patients, has never heard the word before (HERE is even […]
taking a bite out of three decades of chronic neck pain
CHRONIC NECK AND POST-SURGICAL LOW BACK / PIRIFORMIS PAIN “Doctors did not believe anything was wrong with me.” Jennie Lietke, Payson, AZ Jennie’s quote above is telling. Unfortunately, it is something that I hear on a daily basis. Jennie came all the way from Payson, Arizona to spend a week receiving treatment for health […]
butt-based sciatica / piriformis syndrome
BUTT-BASED SCIATICAPIRIFORMIS SYNDROME(Either way you slice it, it’s a Pain in the Butt!) Image by Anatomist90 “When a patient experiences painful persistent sciatica – pain radiating down the leg – physicians often look only for a herniated lumbar disk relying upon lumbar MRI scanning. Surgery for the disk herniation is often carried out to treat […]
post-surgical rotator cuff testimonial / piriformis syndrome
SCAR TISSUE REMODELINGCHRONIC SHOULDER PAIN IN A SURGICALLY REPAIRED ROTATOR CUFF AND A CASE OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME Not only do we usually get pretty good results with people who are struggling with CHRONIC SHOULDER PROBLEMS, we are often able to help people who are struggling with shoulder pain, who have already been through Rotator Cuff […]
two more piriformis syndrome testimonials
TWO MORE PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME VIDEO TESTIMONIALS(AND A GREAT SHOULDER TESTIMONIAL AS WELL) Here are a couple of short videos of patients that found instant relief from PAIN IN THE BUTT / PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME via our method of SCAR TISSUE REMODELING. Although neither one of these individuals had had their problem for a really long time […]
chronic neck pain, piriformis syndrome, and a combination of both
ANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFEVIDEO TESTIMONIALS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NECK PAIN, PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME, AND A COMBINATION OF THE TWO I often have people ask me why I only see patients three days a week (MW&F). Rather than simply tell you, I am going to show you what patient days are typically like for me. […]