Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment
Piriformis syndrome is an underdiagnosed extraspinal association of sciatica. Patients usually complain of deep seated gluteal pain. In severe cases the clinical features of piriformis syndrome are primarily due to spasm of the piriformis muscle and irritation of the underlying sciatic nerve but thi...
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| author | Md Abu Bakar Siddiq Moshiur Rahman Khasru Johannes J. Rasker |
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| description | Piriformis syndrome is an underdiagnosed extraspinal association of sciatica. Patients usually complain of deep seated gluteal pain. In severe cases the clinical features of piriformis syndrome are primarily due to spasm of the piriformis muscle and irritation of the underlying sciatic nerve but this mysterious clinical scenario is also described in lumbar spinal canal stenosis, leg length discrepancy, piriformis myofascial pain syndrome, following vaginal delivery, and anomalous piriformis muscle or sciatic nerve. In this paper, we describe piriformis and fibromyalgia syndrome in a 30-year-old young lady, an often missed diagnosis. We also focus on management of the piriformis syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2267f149ba24513a4680e01ae87828e2025-08-20T01:29:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Rheumatology2090-68892090-68972014-01-01201410.1155/2014/893836893836Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful TreatmentMd Abu Bakar Siddiq0Moshiur Rahman Khasru1Johannes J. Rasker2Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Feni Diabetes Hospital (FDH), Feni 3900, BangladeshPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, BSMMU, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshRheumatology Department, Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The NetherlandsPiriformis syndrome is an underdiagnosed extraspinal association of sciatica. Patients usually complain of deep seated gluteal pain. In severe cases the clinical features of piriformis syndrome are primarily due to spasm of the piriformis muscle and irritation of the underlying sciatic nerve but this mysterious clinical scenario is also described in lumbar spinal canal stenosis, leg length discrepancy, piriformis myofascial pain syndrome, following vaginal delivery, and anomalous piriformis muscle or sciatic nerve. In this paper, we describe piriformis and fibromyalgia syndrome in a 30-year-old young lady, an often missed diagnosis. We also focus on management of the piriformis syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/893836 |
| spellingShingle | Md Abu Bakar Siddiq Moshiur Rahman Khasru Johannes J. Rasker Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title | Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title_full | Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title_short | Piriformis Syndrome in Fibromyalgia: Clinical Diagnosis and Successful Treatment |
| title_sort | piriformis syndrome in fibromyalgia clinical diagnosis and successful treatment |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/893836 |
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