I Released the Piriformis with Deep Tissue Massage 20 Years Ago | NOW I Do THIS!
Channel: Engaging Muscles Massage
Date: 2020-09-26

Most massage techniques are designed to release your piriformis muscle and that's the problem. Because your piriformis provides stability, I stopped releasing it. Related article: https://bit.ly/piriformispain In this video, I demonstrate how I apply a transverse friction massage technique to the tendinous attachments of the piriformis muscle. You'll see how I make accessing the piriformis's attachments to the sacrum (origin), the sacrotuberous ligament (origin), and the proximal femur (insertion) easier. Ask your massage therapist to do what I demonstrate in this video, and the surrounding tight muscles will relax because they no longer have to make up for what the underperforming piriformis muscle hasn't been able to provide. To put it another way, in most cases, the piriformis isn't tight. Instead, it's underperforming. So, when you stretch or perform self-massage with a lacrosse ball, you're attempting to release a piriformis that isn't tight. 

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You'll Learn

 How to address the attachments of the piriformis muscle 
How to position the arms for better access to the sacral attachments
The best position for the thigh when addressing the femoral attachment is a side-lying  position 

Chapters

0:00 To make the sacral attachments more accessible, place the patient's arms on a chair. 
1:11 Rick Merriam shows how he applies a transverse friction massage technique for the sacral attachments of the piriformis muscle.
2:23 How to effectively use your finger to address specific areas of the sacrum. 
3:37 The sacrotuberous ligament runs from the PSIS to the ischial tuberosity. So, when you address the sacral attachments of the piriformis, you're also addressing the ligament. 
6:19 Rick demonstrates how he positions the thigh when the patient is lying on their side. Positioning the femur in this way puts the piriformis on stretch.  
7:31 How to make accessing the femoral attachment of the piriformis easier.
7:55 How and where to press the femoral attachment of the piriformis into the greater trochanter.

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