Inclusion Criteria:  Chronic pain in the buttock and hip area Tenderness to palpation over the sciatic notch Positive FABER (flexion, abduction, external rotation),FAIR (flexion, adduction, internal rotation) maneuvers.  Exclusion Criteria:  Malignancies History of steroid therapy Rheumatoid arthritis/ Osteoarthritis Pain medications/ muscle relaxants Osteoporosis Fracture of femur and hip joint dislocation