Actress Andie MacDowell recently got candid about her health, revealing key symptoms that led to her diagnosis of piriformis ...

Studies show that women are disproportionately affected by piriformis syndrome, with six women diagnosed for every one man.

Leg and hip pain can be frustrating to navigate given that so many different things can cause it. After all, struggling with issues in these areas can be a sign of problems with everything from ...

"I have piriformis syndrome ... "The condition is primarily associated with sciatica; however, other symptoms may include tenderness, aching, tingling and/or numbness of the buttock and pain ...

On "The Drew Barrymore Show," MacDowell said she now lives in a South Carolina community with "people my age" and delved into recent health problems.

For “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” star Andie MacDowell, life recently has been a real pain in the ... sciatic nerve. It runs from the buttocks to the leg and was causing the former Calvin Klein model to ...

or overuse of the piriformis muscle, according to GARD. That can make the muscle swell or tighten, putting pressure on the sciatic nerve and causing symptoms. There is a wide range of potential ...

Treatment and diligent hip exercises have relieved her symptoms, describing the improvement as 'a miracle.' Piriformis syndrome is a rare condition causing pain and numbness in the buttocks and ...

MacDowell also said she counts it as a "great fortune" that she loves to work out, but exercising has brought on symptoms that ... on to open up about having piriformis syndrome, which she ...