Stretching techniques for buttock pain from pinched nerve
Part of Brain & nervous system, Pain clinical trials.
This study compares two stretching methods to treat piriformis syndrome, a condition where a muscle in your buttock pinches a nerve. The trial tests whether one stretching approach works better than the other for reducing pain.
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Who can take part
- You are between 20 and 55 years old
- You have buttock pain that may travel down the back of your thigh but not past your knee
- Your pain gets worse when sitting, climbing stairs, or rotating your hip
- Your doctor has confirmed tenderness in a specific area near the sciatic nerve
- You have a positive FAIR test (a specific physical examination for this condition)
- You do not have cancer, severe arthritis, hip bone death, osteoporosis, bone fractures, or hip deformities
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