At Apex we use a Mckenzie Lumbar Evaluation to rule out a lumbar problem and hip testing prior to testing the Sacroiliac Joint. If the lumbar and hip joints don’t appear to be a source of pain we then perform a series of five Sacroiliac Joint clinical tests to rule out whether we have a sacroiliac problem.The followingContinue Reading »
Facts on Piriformis Syndrome: *based on a a review article in Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA)* The Piriformis muscle acts chiefly as a hip rotator that rests over the sciatic nerve and in some cases the sciatic nerve passes through the piriformis muscle belly. Any trauma, inflammation or increase size of this muscleContinue Reading »