ReviewHip & pelvis2023
Looking beyond Piriformis Syndrome: Is It Really the Piriformis?
Review in Hip & pelvis, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07102355 (Comparative Effectiveness of Dry Cupping and Graston Techniques in Office Workers With Scapulocostal Syndrome; A Randomised Clinical Trail), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparative Effectiveness of Dry Cupping and Graston Techniques in Office Workers With Scapulocostal Syndrome; A Randomised Clinical Trail
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Piriformis Syndrome Is Often Overlooked as a Cause of Gluteal Pain and Sciatica: Diagnostic Challenges and the Role of Imaging-A Narrative Review.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2025Review
- Exploring non-invasive diagnostic tools for deep gluteal syndrome: a multimodal approach integrating clinical and imaging techniques.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Comparison of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Endoscopic Piriformis Release for Refractory Piriformis Syndrome: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- YouTube as a source of education on piriformis injection: a content, quality, and reliability analysis.BMC medical education · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Piriformis syndrome is a common differential diagnosis related to sciatica. The following review provides a concise synopsis of the diagnosis, management, history, and alternatives to diagnosis of piriformis syndrome. A search of the literature for research articles related to piriformis syndrome and associated differential diagnosis of sciatica was conducted. A thorough review of the included articles found that the condition known as piriformis syndrome is over-diagnosed and that potential anatomic and biomechanical variations originating in the pelvic region might be related to the complaint of sciatica. The criteria for diagnosis are based on findings from both physical examination and radio imaging. Piriformis syndrome resembles a variety of clinical conditions; therefore, conduct of future studies should include development of a validated method for evaluation as well as clinical criteria for diagnosis of piriformis syndrome.
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