Effects of Neural Mobilization and Stretching in Piriformis Syndrome

Bahria University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Piriformis Syndrome

Treatments

Other: Stretching

Other: Neural Mobilization

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06808659

IERC/IIRS-IU-KC/18/005

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study compares the effects of piriformis stretching and neural mobilization of the sciatic nerve in individuals with piriformis syndrome, a condition that is frequently characterized by hip and buttock pain and discomfort brought on by the piriformis muscle compressing the sciatic nerve.

Full description

In a study involving 40 patients diagnosed with sciatica, researchers aimed to investigate whether neural mobilization of the sciatic nerve or stretching of the piriformis muscle was more effective in treating piriformis syndrome. The patients were divided into two groups, each containing 20 individuals. Group A underwent neural mobilization therapy, while Group B performed piriformis muscle stretches, with both groups receiving treatment three times a week for two weeks. Assessments, including Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, hip range of motion (ROM) in flexion, abduction, and external rotation, as well as the FAIR test, were conducted before and after the interventions.

Enrollment

40 patients

Sex

All

Ages

22 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Positive lasegue sign
Positive piriformis sign
Tenderness at sciatic notch (over piriformis muscle).

Exclusion criteria

• Prior surgery of lumbar spine (laminectomy)
- Unrecognized pelvic fracture
- Known case of renal stones
- Disc herniation in lumbar spine
- Myositis ossificans of piriformis muscle.