A controlled clinical trial investigating the effects of stretching and compression exercises on electromyography of calf muscles in chronic LBP patients with a deep gluteal syndrome

Abstract Background In deep gluteal syndrome (DGS), the piriformis muscle could impinge the sciatic nerve. The FAIR (flexion adduction internal rotation) test is a provocation test used to identify sciatic nerve irritation caused by this muscle. Compression and stretching exercises are usually presc...

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Autors principals: MohammadBagher Shamsi, Maryam Mirzaei, Kevork Hopayian
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: BMC 2024-01-01
Col·lecció:BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-023-00802-4