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Various yoga poses can be used to treat the condition known as Piriformis Syndrome. In fact, Piriformis in the human body is one of the external muscles that assists in the rotation of the femur or the thighbone.
In the Piriformis Syndrome, you feel pain, tingling and a numb sensation in your buttock region. You can feel ache in the mid butt area that radiates through the whole of back legs. The pain becomes unbearable with prolonged sitting, walking up stairs or running. So, how can yoga therapy and yoga postures help cure Piriformis Syndrome?
Different Yoga poses and asanas can help you get over Piriformis syndrome, quite effectively. Following are the asanas that could help:
* Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose)
* Raja Kapotasana (King Pigeon Pose)
* Eka Pada Kapotasana (Pigeon pose)
* Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Lord of the Fishes Pose)
These asanas help you stretch the Piriformis muscle. These poses require the external rotation of the femur that ultimately soothes the painful condition. While performing any of the above stated asanas, make a note of proper alignment. It is very important and so it is recommended that you practice the yoga poses under the guidance of an expert.
Not only yoga but also meditation could do a lot of good to relax your whole body and thus provide you relief from the pain associated with piriformis syndrome. Guided imagery also help you reach a state of utter relief wherein the pain may not affect you that much.
Pirifomis is an area of our body that most of us are usually not aware of. The exact location of the piriformis is deep in the buttock. Many people often ask about the need to strengthen the piriformis. A strong piriformis ensures stable and strong pelvis and knees.
Since yoga poses like those mentioned above especially target the hip and the waist muscles, they could do a lot of good to strengthen the pirifomis. Piriformis syndrome is usually a result of tightness of the muscles or pressure exerted on the sciatic nerve.
In rare cases, surgery may be prescribed by the doctor but in most of the cases, yoga and Pilates is used as the initial treatment that may help the patient stretch the affected area. So, if you too are suffering from piriformis syndrome then take respite in various yoga poses and you sure sure to notice a marked improvement in your condition very soon.
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