Re: Helen C - Onale - Cindy C./Mike-piriformus muscle

[Guest guest]

Wonder if the 'butt muscle' referred to is the piriformus that's in

that area. <just a thought>

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Not just a thought - that is the muscle involved. I was just

acknowledging that Cindy C was correct in that I sometimes get

pretty technical when a straight forward, plain English, word would

be easier for everyone to understand.

I think I wrote up a post recently about sciatica that described the

relationships of the priformis muscle to the sciatic nerve. There

are other ways the sciatic nerve can act up, but if it is associated

with pain in the middle of the side of the heiny (I'm trying Cindy

), it is probably piriformis syndrome - which is compression or

impingement of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle.

[Guest guest]

Mike--Could a hip that feels like it's going out of joint (slipping

anterior) to the point I can't bear weight on it, 'til it feels like

it's in---cause piriformus syndrome?

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Absolutely.

Attachment points for the piriformis muscle are the anterior surface

of the sacrum (origin) and the greater trochanter (head of the femur

leg bone) (insertion point). If the hip joint is slipping anterior,

it means that the head of the femur is slipping out of the hip

socket in a forward direction. Since the piriformis attaches to the

head of the femur, this is going to put an unnatural stretch/stress

on the piriformis muscle. That will also in turn tend to trap the

sciatic nerve in some fashion.

Since the origin is on the anterior surface of the sacrum, you won't

be able to " touch " the actual origin of the piriformis muscle but

you don't really need to when working with Polarity. Place the

finger tips of one hand right on the greater trochanter (top of the

femur where it enters the hip socket) and the finger tips of your

other hand along the edge of the sacrum. Focus your intention

THROUGH the sacrum to the muscle origin and then just hold for a

pulse and balance. I know you know to do this because it is the

same thing you have been doing - you are just using a couple of new

holding points.

[Guest guest]

Mike--Could a hip that feels like it's going out of joint (slipping

anterior) to the point I can't bear weight on it, 'til it feels like

it's in---cause piriformus syndrome?

-------------------

Absolutely.

Attachment points for the piriformis muscle are the anterior surface

of the sacrum (origin) and the greater trochanter (head of the femur

leg bone) (insertion point). If the hip joint is slipping anterior,

it means that the head of the femur is slipping out of the hip

socket in a forward direction. Since the piriformis attaches to the

head of the femur, this is going to put an unnatural stretch/stress

on the piriformis muscle. That will also in turn tend to trap the

sciatic nerve in some fashion.

Since the origin is on the anterior surface of the sacrum, you won't

be able to " touch " the actual origin of the piriformis muscle but

you don't really need to when working with Polarity. Place the

finger tips of one hand right on the greater trochanter (top of the

femur where it enters the hip socket) and the finger tips of your

other hand along the edge of the sacrum. Focus your intention

THROUGH the sacrum to the muscle origin and then just hold for a

pulse and balance. I know you know to do this because it is the

same thing you have been doing - you are just using a couple of new

holding points.