The human body is incredibly complex. If there is just one tiny structure that isn’t doing its job, we can experience devastating consequences.
This is true of all parts of the body. For example:
A tear of the minuscule supraspinatus muscle in the shoulder can make it difficult to use the arm.
Damage to the 1.5-inch ACL in the knee can prevent many athletes from ever returning to high-level competition.
Any muscles that press even slightly on the sciatic nerve in the leg can cause debilitating pain and weakness.
For the purposes of this article, we are most concerned with the third bullet point above.
Specifically, how a small muscle known as the piriformis can pinch the sciatic nerve. And how that leads to numbness, pain, and weakness throughout the entire leg. READ MORE
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