Piriformis syndrome causes sciatic pain

by Crescence Allen

(Health Secrets) Piriformis Syndrome is one of four conditions that can cause sciatica pain, a pain that is felt all the way down the leg. Research suggests that approximately 80 percent of Americans suffer from low back pain at some point in time, and up to 80 percent of low back pain is muscle related. Of those with , one in seven are susceptible to Piriformis Syndrome. The sciatic nerve passes through the piriformis muscle, rather than underneath it, in 15 to 30 percent of the population, which leads to a greater incidence of nerve entrapment, compression and sciatic nerve irritation leading to Piriformis Syndrome. Read More.