Definition
A condition where the piriformis muscle (a small muscle deep in the buttock) spasms or tightens, irritating or compressing the sciatic nerve that runs beneath it. It produces sciatica-like symptoms without a spinal cause.
A condition where the piriformis muscle (a small muscle deep in the buttock) spasms or tightens, irritating or compressing the sciatic nerve that runs beneath it. It produces sciatica-like symptoms without a spinal cause.
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