Strain-Counterstrain Treatment of Piriformis Pain

ConditionsLow Back Pain, Mechanical Piriformis Syndrome Somatic Dysfunction of Sacral Region (Finding)

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18-65

SponsorLoma Linda University

About this trial

The purpose of this investigator-initiated study is to provide an efficient and non-invasive treatment option for pain caused by the piriformis muscle.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

18 to 65 years of age

Tender point (or trigger point) in piriformis muscle determined by physical exam

Disqualifiers

Less than 45 degrees of active hip flexion, less than 5 degrees of active hip internal rotation or less than 30 degrees of active hip external rotation, on side of affected piriformis

Unable to lay prone

Non-English speaker

Inability to attend 2 sessions within the same month

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Strain-Counterstrain treatment of piriformis muscle

Treatment groups

30 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Loma Linda University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov