Effect of piriformis stretch and muscle activation exercises on piriformis syndrome

Comparison of effectiveness of piriformis stretch and muscle activation exercises among patients with piriformis syndrome

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210326050770N2

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-19

Start date

2023-06-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Piriformis syndrome is one of the common causes of sciatic pain which negatively affects the activities of daily life of an individual and ultimately leads to poor quality of life.. Lesion of sciatic nerve, unspecified lower limb

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group (Piriformis stretch): All the patients of this group were treated by piriformis stretch. First baseline treatment was given. The subjects were made to bent two legs

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Suffering from Piriformis syndrome Piriformis syndrome patients both male and female. Age between 20 and 50 years. Those patients who use steroids and non-steroids.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The condition be a complication of hip surgery or fracture

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain. Timepoint: On 1st day pre-intervention measurement and post-intervention measurement after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Numeric Pain Rating Scale.;Disability. Timepoint: On 1st day pre-intervention measurement and post-intervention measurement after 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability index.	—

Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactNaseer Ahmad

Rashid Latif Medical College

na992311@gmail.com+92 303 7272342

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026