Is Your Sciatic Pain a Pain in the Butt?

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Some Sciatic pain literally is from the gluteal/butt region originating from the piriformis muscle.

Common causes are inflammation from the following possibilities:   

1.  Acute injury

2.  One Leg is shorter than the other

3.  Foot problem (flat feet, forefoot varus (where the neutral position of the forefoot is inverted)

4. Other:

  • Abdominal infections

  • localized infections

  • Toxic overload from:   heavy metals, processed foods,  antibiotics, environmental toxins, etc

The first 3 above may respond to stretching, the last one would probably require a holistic approach and come in to our clinic to find the root cause.

Here is more detailed information and stretches you can do:

Please note that the information is for informational purposes only and not intended to replace a qualified assessment from a health care professional.   WARNING:  DO NOT DO THESE EXERCISES IF IT CAUSES MORE PAIN.