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My mother complained of increased hip and pelvic pain and had been experiencing a notable decrease in both her mobility and quality of life. She rued the fact that this might be her new normal, but I had a hunch. After performing a series of tests on her, I deduced that she didn’t have advancing arthritis, nor did she demonstrate overt muscular weakness. She was, in fact, quite robust in her strength, balance, and endurance, but just had to contend with elevated levels of pain during movement.
Her pain was in her piriformis muscles. Not good news in that tight, painful piriformis muscles can wreak havoc on your quality of life, but great news in that there are many exercises that focus directly on the piriformis muscles and help to rehabilitate them back into pain-free movement.
5 Effective Exercises for Tight Piriformis Muscles
The following routine can help your piriformis muscles move from being tight and painful back toward healthy function.
