Brothers who often watch the market should not sit for long periods, otherwise, it’s easy to develop piriformis syndrome. Move around more.


Sudden soreness and pain behind the buttocks, no injury from exercise, has been intermittent for 2 months before discovering it’s piriformis syndrome.
Mainly caused by spasm, inflammation, hypertrophy, or adhesion of the piriformis muscle pressing/stimulating the sciatic nerve, leading to buttock pain.
It’s so uncomfortable. Leg lifting hurts.
Soreness and swelling from prolonged sitting have already affected my normal life.
Went to the hospital for an MRI, luckily the femoral head is fine, it’s just the piriformis pressing on the nerve.
The piriformis is located deep in the buttock muscles.
General massage and physiotherapy can’t reach it at all.
Just finished acupuncture...
The needle is really long.
The nurse quickly inserted it into the flesh with a swift motion.
The soreness and distension are full.
Also need to use electrotherapy.
Electrify it, and the whole muscle dances.
This feeling is really intense and satisfying.
Tomorrow I need to go for acupuncture again.
If the condition doesn’t improve, I can only get an injection of corticosteroids...
Ways to improve:
Stand up and move every 30-60 minutes, change sitting posture.
Strengthen core, gluteal, and hip flexibility training.
Maintain good sitting posture (chair height appropriate, lumbar support).
Warm up before exercise, avoid sudden intense movements.
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NodeUnderTheAurora
· 2h ago
Core training is indeed key. I’ve been doing glute bridges for two months, and now my lower back doesn’t ache from sitting too long.
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WhaleInAGlassBottle
· 2h ago
Acupuncture needles look scary, but the description of electrical therapy making muscles dance is so vivid, haha.
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On-ChainChatbot
· 2h ago
Sitting for long periods really is an invisible killer. I used to have back pain as well, and now I set a Pomodoro timer to force myself to get up and move.
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MemeTide
· 2h ago
Closing the needle is the last resort. I hope acupuncture will be effective. Take care, brother.
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