According to the Cleveland Clinic, piriformis syndrome causes pain or numbness in a person’s butt, hip or leg. The pain ...

"I have piriformis syndrome, so it's a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve, and it was shooting down my leg," MacDowell told Barrymore, 49. "I thought I was going to have to have ...

Hollywood star Andie Macdowell is battling Piriformis Syndrome, a painful neuromuscular condition that causes numbness in the buttocks and back of the legs and leads to discomfort in the leg.

According to Harvard Health, piriformis syndrome "develops due to irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve near the piriformis muscle." The condition is more common in women. Previously ...

It's caused by muscle overuse when the piriformis muscle pressures the sciatic nerve. Symptoms include pain, tingling or numbness in the buttocks, pain while walking and pain down the back of the ...

Andie MacDowell, 66, revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that she has been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome, which causes sciatic nerve pain. Treatment and diligent hip exercises have relieved ...

Andie MacDowell is getting candid about her journey with hip pain—and receiving a surprising diagnosis that helped her feel better. During a January 23 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, the 66 ...

She went on to open up about having piriformis syndrome, which she described as a symptom in which "a muscle kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve and it was shooting down my leg." "I thought I ...

The pain typically occurs when the body’s piriformis muscle presses on the sciatic nerve which results in inflammation. The piriformis is a muscle that runs down from the lower spine to the butt ...