Standing Step-Behind Piriformis Stretch [For Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatica] 

God bless you! I'm not kidding. This back issue is LITERALLY ruining my life because the pain is so excruciating that I can't walk, leave my house or work and earn money but this stretch has put a light at the end of the tunnel and brought me back from the brink of suicide in just a few days. Thank you just isn't enough.

This is a new stretch, and the first pain free moment I've had in days! Thank you!

I feel I need to comment again. This is the first Christmas and New Year since 2018 that I haven’t been bothered with my sore piriformis area. After doing this exercise for a while occasionally I am still “aware” of it but I am no longer “constantly bothered” by it. Cannot thank you enough. All the stretches I was doing was making it worse. THIS made it better - thank you.

Instantly took pressure off me by doing this stretch bro. Thanks a lot!

I've never seen this stretch before. It's nice to be able to attack the issue in a new way.

Omg finally, the best one I’ve found yet. Most I’ve tried make it worse. This is the best explanation and the best outcome. Thank you

Brother I’m in literal tears right now. Thank you!!! I was to a point I couldn’t even put socks or shoes on my left foot, could stand or sit for more than a minute before the pain was unbearable and the numbing…. I’ve tried all the different types of stretches and they would either be too painful with no results or just plain didn’t work. This actually helped me! Thank you, you beautiful human being!

Thank you! Finally a standing stretch for the piriformis that makes sense!!

This is the BEST stretch I have come across yet!! Thank you!! I have been having a lot of pain with my knee (I think due to my tight periformis) and this seemed to instantly help the knee!

Thanks- This has been the best advice I've seen on RU-vid. It works like a charm and quickly relieves my pain. I've tried all the other stretches, but this one works the best for me- by far.

You are a great teacher!

Wow! Thank you. I'm always excited to find new stretches I haven't tried before. I'm a runner, and this one is great! It's always a little tricky to get the Piriformis and this does it.😊👍

Really helpful. One of the best relief stretches I've found for sciatica.

I think I've done every piriformis stretch on RU-vid but no real relief. IMMEDIATE relief from your stretch here! Unable to sleep, knee hurt, ankle hurt in addition to the "infamous" pain in the butt cheek! Thanks you so much! So glad I found you. Genius!

Thanks for the video...tried it and it really helps with the pain!

This is a new stretch that I hadn't heard of and it works! Thanks!

This is the first posture I have ever seen, thank you so much and I hope it's will help me for my pain piriformis syndrome for 3 years.

Great stretch. I’ve been looking for a standing piriformis stretch for so long. Thank you 🙏

This stretch is amazing. It's the first time I've felt the correct area stretching. This guy really knows his stuff!

This unique stretch has really helped my left side ache sore Piriformis/Sciatica in just a few days. Thanks!!

Ty! You made my life better. I had pain for several weeks. Tried a lot of workouts and they made things worse. After your workout instant relief of pain. ❤️

Thank you Eric! Doing these stretches have been a great help in relieving the pain I had on the side of my right hip which I believe it comes from the glute pain. God bless you always.

Instant relief... This stretch is so much better than the others... Thank you👐👐👐😄❤❤❤❤

Thanks a million!

This is the stretch I've been searching for! Thank you. Feeling optimistic about recovery again after some dark days. Subscribed 👍

I want to thank you for helping me from the bottom of my heart. I fell XCountry skiing and injured my pelvis…Had regular and Pelvic floor physio. THIS exercise and the one for SI joint pain in your video with Stan the Skeleton have given me back my life in 3 days. I think the other physio helped a lot but this advice fine tuned my recovery. I feel normal and pain free for the first time in a year, I slept last night so deeply. God Bless you , thank you.

Hi, you're the best for this problem. Very logical too, thank you..

Wonderful stretch Coach E. ❤️ Thanks 🙏

This is the best stretch that helps me with my pain. It is just amazing! I get instant relief. I have tried so many stretches over the years, but this one is unbelievable. Thank you!

I have renewed hope!! Merry Christmas and God bless you!

Nice one bro, thank you.

Instant relief! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

You, sir, are a godsend. I've been suffering from sciatica/piriformis pain for over a week and sleeping in my recliner. I tried your exercise this morning and can already feel the difference. I still feel the soreness in my butt, but I have no doubt that adding your exercise to my daily routine will get me back to normal in no time. Thank you God bless you!

Yeah that works. Thanks for that. A lot of piriformis exercises don't hit my injury spot.

These are gems, thanks buddy 😊 wish you the best in life&work, in New 2023

Felt great. Thank you!!!

Nice n easy... does the job.

Thanks!! I have been battling this for over two years with no relief!! Thankful

Loved this stretch, thank you sir 🙏

Thanks for bringing this video to us.

Have been dealing with the pain in the butt...tried this stretch and was amazed at the results....thank you so much...

Oh needed this one!! Thx so much!

Thanks heaps. This great to do at work occasionally when I don't have a chance to sit or lay down.

Could not believe this, I had instant relief, I'll be doing this daily

OMG!! THANK YOU!! i have si joint issues where they get hung up both anteriorly and posteriorly .. i just started doing aquatic therapy and walking about 3 weeks ago and this muscle on my left leg has been SCREAMING for the last 4 days .. ive tried stretching every way possible and could not find relief .. my chiro didnt want me doing the more popular stretch for fear of making my si issues worse but i need SOMETHING! i cant kerp walking through the pain because its just getting worse .. THIS ONE WORKS - INSTANTLY!!! 😁😁😁 and its so simple to do in the gym after warming up .. thank you thank you thank you!!

Thank you so much. Only stretch that has made any difference for me so far. F'ing dying here!

This is awesome I've never seen it before, great for older people also I'm sending it to my mom

Yep .... piriformis still hurts......this is good for public stretching .......Thanks

Thankyou Instant subscription..!!

Wow really feel this one...

This works. I have relief in my thigh pain. Thanks

Great strech

Thankyou Darling, i had now piriformis 1,5 month this is only that i feel helps!!Really i cannot bend myself down and i try this other movement dot really helping. If i tryed ball massage it came even worse. Thanks to you😍🙂☀❤ I had first siatica then left piriformis and now right. I wake up in night and to put right leg to cold water were us salt helps more than painkillers. And this i felt at last good in my leg May God Bless you and your family, frieds..Dear Darling❤🙏🙂, Greetings from Finland

Hi Coach E. I don't have Sciatica, but I do have right side knee pain and right at the top of my right foot, and ankle bones. This seems to be addressing both of these issues and this is just my second day. The right knee seems to be popping a bit, but I now have reduced pain, walking and ascending stairs! Who knew, not the doctors for sure!

What? The first I can do and it really helped. Thank you

HOLY CRAP THIS HELPED SO MUCH 😭

Magic!

Wow, awesome!

This worked brilliantly for severe pain in my ankle and leg, probably sciatica.

ok that's a new one....I feel that immediately

Excellent stretch established complete relief this morning after performing this stretch for one minute in my flip-flops Two days with the pain in the butt gone instantly Thank you for sharing 👍🏻

Thank u thank u thank u!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you

Usually with these videos I can pretty much follow along and easily visualize the muscle and it is apparent to me how the stretch will work. On this one, I wasn't skeptical because, of course, this guy does this for a living. However, I just couldn't get it straight in my head the mechanics of it. But I followed his instructions and the area of my body along the outer rt leg burned like crazy, and it happened immediately once I got into position. It was more of a sharp stab right below the hip joint. Obviously this is my problem area.

piriformis in my left buttock, right hip in pain constantly,this is an amazing stretch thank you

more people like u

Thanks a ton from India..

Thx 👍🏼

Yeh bad boy stretch my guy! Finally found someone with abit about them yo. Free up the piriformis. Love from 🇬🇧

I feel the stretch in my hip flexors

Whoa, this felt really good. Like what I'm trying to stretch when I move all around trying to get relief from pain. Thank you. Also, funny thing; I noticed while doing this that my sinuses opened up a bit. Almost like I got some more "head clarity" and just felt a bit more open breathing! Any idea why? That was a surprise.

Baller video.

WOW thank you so much for this amazing stretch that immediately relieved my pain! I'm going to share this with my pelvic PT that only suggested the prone release which did NOT help at all. I'm on your website now and sure your info can help me w neck and shoulder pain, thanks again!!!

Does the piriformis syndrome cause a person to limp? How long does it take for the mussel to get back to normal.

Had a right hip replacement 18 months ago and about four months ago started having right thigh pain when i started walking for exercise. It kept getting worse to the point I am having a hard time walking without a cane. Back dr said it’s sciatica. Someone suggested an exercise which I’m guessing is similar to this. Stand with one leg pointing straight ahead and the other pointing inward towards the straight ahead foot. Rock to the side with the inward pointing foot. I immediately started getting relief and I’m guessing it stretches the piriformis similar to the stretch in the video?

It works

WOW !!! I’m currently on a seven day ‘pain in the arse -leg’ … I’m now your treatment, I’ve been on others in the last 7 days and ..it’s SLOW !! 😉.. yeah , peace ☮️👌

Wow i dealing with this pain for over 2 years and find this pose, result is good. How many do i have doing that pose for a day?? Thanks btw.

i cant rotate my leg externally at all tos tretch the piriformis so this helps. i dont feel it as much tbh as a pidgeon but it did provide relief

I don't have piriformis syndrome or sciatica, but i sense that my piriformis could use some mobility improvement. I could feel a nice, gentle piriformis stretch with this exercise. I wasn't surprised to also feel a nice, gentle sartorius stretch. I think that will help, too.

I 💕 you!

Do we do this for both sides? And if not which side goes back, the one in pain right? Thank you so much. hoping this will prevent me from having to have surgery.

My obliques start spasming. I don't feel any stretch.

good

Hi, I have a question. I followed your other video regarding the periformis in which you claimed that when the muscle tightens you have a reason, and the solution is not stretching, but strengthening, because the problem is neuromuscular. And here you are stretching the periformis muscle. I did not understand why. Thank you

So the affected leg is the one stepped back of forward?

Is the stretch you show for the left or right piriformis/sciatic pain?

I.have a doubt that, the stretch which u have mentioned in this video could be used for both short and long periforimis syndrome. Pls answer me

My pain is in my right leg below the knee. Unbearable pain most of the time. I had an MRI and showed L5 which runs along my shin bone and outside part of my leg throbs. Is there anything focusing on this part that I can do?

I have left leg piriformis pain, it hurt more and more when i am standing, it feel better when im sitting. Should i look for sitting and lay down stretching or try this standing stretching?

Also is this safe to do if the SI is involved and will it help that?

oh...interesting !

Hi, I suffer with this and have spent a year living with it so fare. I had a Total knee replacment about 17 months ago, so I can’t do these exercises you are giving. Do you know any I can do that doesn’t involve twisting the knee? I would love to hear from you. Thanks Bev

It's not clear to me which side the hind leg should be. Should the hind leg be the one with the pain or vice versa ?

It seems that it helps ... but do your knees hurt a little? or am I wrong? Thanks

I’m hypermobile (hEDS) and tried this stretch. I think the idea might be a key for me but the only way I feel it is putting more weight on my front leg and hinging/twist my torso forward. Any thoughts?

Tyty

Alot of people talk about the other stretch, but not this one

Hello, why do I only feel a stretch in the front of the hip? I don't feel it at all in the piriformys. I only feel disnconfort in the IT band afterwards.

How often should this exercise be done in a day and how many times in each stretching session?