PIRIFORMIS INJECTION

Course overview

PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME IS AN INFREQUENT CAUSE OF ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHY. A DIAGNOSIS OF EXCLUSION, PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME OCCURS SECONDARY COMPRESSION OR ENTRAPMENT OF THE SCIATIC NERVE BY THE PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE. HISTORICALLY, THE EXACT DEFINITION OF THIS SYNDROME HAS VARIED IN THE LITERATURE. IN 1928, YEOMAN WAS THE FIRST TO DESCRIBE PAIN IN THE SCIATIC NERVE DISTRIBUTION SECONDARY TO PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.