"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 ...

Piriformis syndrome is a neuromuscular condition that happens when the piriformis muscle in the butt, which is flat and pear-shaped, pushes against the sciatic nerve, according to the Genetic and ...

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 ...

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 ...

“It’s a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve ... short walking breaks between 30 seconds to a minute to stay mobile or using a recumbent bike. Yes, piriformis syndrome can ...

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 ...