10 Piriformis Syndrome Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #1: Paresthesia
Paresthesia can be defined as an abnormal sensation where there is a tingling, burning, chilling, or pricking sensation on the skin without any apparent physical cause. Paresthesia can be chronic or transient. There are many causes of paresthesia such as hyperventilation, panic attacks, herpes simplex virus infection, shingles, and reactive hyperemia, among others.
The most common kind of paresthesia is the sensation that is often referred to as “pins or needles” or a limb that has “fallen asleep”. In piriformis syndrome, the paresthesia is often felt radiating from the sacrum through the gluteal area and the posterior aspect of the thigh, above the knee.
