Studies show that women are disproportionately affected by piriformis syndrome, with six women diagnosed for every one man.

walking or running," a description reads. "Piriformis syndrome is caused by damage, irritation or overuse of the piriformis muscle which can make the muscle swell or tighten." Through the years ...

and then can get nerve pain running down your leg,” Dr. Anastasio says. However, he says, unlike with sciatica, folks usually don’t have back pain with piriformis syndrome. Piriformis syndrome ...

For “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” star Andie MacDowell, life recently has been a real pain in the ... sciatic nerve. It runs from the buttocks to the leg and was causing the former Calvin Klein model to ...

Hollywood star Andie Macdowell is battling Piriformis Syndrome, a painful neuromuscular condition that causes numbness in the buttocks and back of the legs and leads to discomfort in the leg.

Andie MacDowell, 66, revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she has been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome, which causes sciatic nerve pain. Treatment and diligent hip exercises have relieved ...

Actress Andie MacDowell opened up about being diagnosed with a rare condition during a recent appearance on “The Drew Barrymore Show.” ...

During a January 23 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the 66-year-old shared that she’s been diagnosed with a condition called piriformis syndrome, which causes her pain. “It’s a muscle ...

Symptoms may include include tenderness, aching, tingling and/or numbness of the buttock and pain when sitting for a long period of time, climbing stairs, walking or running. Piriformis syndrome ...

I'm working out really hard now doing PT. I'm not falling apart." She went on to open up about having piriformis syndrome, which she described as a symptom in which "a muscle kind of clamps down ...