Ahh, piriformis. You little stinker. Yoga teachers, fitness instructors, and trainers love to blame for this guy for so much… piriformis syndrome, for starters.  Today, we discuss the origins, insertions, innervations, and actions (OIAs) of this pyramid-shaped muscle.  Is pigeon pose going to cure all your piriformis ailments?  Let’s take a looksy.

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Links to some of resources that may enhance the material in this episode:

5’6” Skeleton Model:  https://amzn.to/2JYTyXt

Atlas of Surface Palpation:  https://amzn.to/2yVLV1O

Muscles Testing and Function with Posture and Pain, 5th Ed. (Kendall, et al.):  https://amzn.to/2V3135U

Atlas of Human Anatomy, 7th Ed. (Frank H. Netter, MD:  https://amzn.to/2K0yFey

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