I went for a calming 75 minutes on my recumbent yesterday, out into the countryside north of Morgan Hill then by means of some native neighborhoods. I’m nonetheless restricted by sciatica. It feels high-quality using however can flare up later if I overdo it. I used to be lucky sufficient to get an appointment squeezed in with my physician on December twenty ninth about this. Hopefully, she will be able to get the ball rolling on diagnostics and getting referred to PT. Within the meantime, I’m alternating cold and hot compresses and doing all of the stretches I do know. And I’m making an attempt to loosen my piriformis muscle by means of reciprocal inhibition: the piriformis muscle abducts and externally rotates the hip, so contracting the muscular tissues that adduct and internally rotate it ought to loosen up it. I discovered plenty of helpful info and workouts within the e-book Piriformis Syndrome: Prognosis, Remedy, and Yoga: Ache within the Butt by Dr. Loren Fishman, a specialist on this syndrome.