[NEW BONUS Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass!] "What am I doing wrong???!!!" Says the runner with terrible sciatic pain caused by piriformis pain syndrome, but otherwise fit and healthy... Let's take a look at why your running technique could actually be the cause of your pain - BUT why running itself is NOT to blame! Firstly, whilst most running websites will tell you that it's your mileage increase that has caused your pain, this is only a small part of the problem... The main problem is often not that you run - but the WAY that you run. The piriformis is a small guy with a big job. It both externally rotates the hip in extension (leg turned out + drawn back) and controls abduction when the hip is flexed (pulls knee out when knee is bent). Essentially: it helps controls the position of your leg - muy importante. Problem: if you over-extend (land your foot too far forward of your body), and/ or turn your foot inward or outward when you run - the piriformis has to do more work than it should. If you're running a lot of miles this is obviously multiplied! Solution: progressively start to run with a more natural, energy-efficient, technique - with the help of my BONUS Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass! *Starting to run in a more and more natural way is going to take pressure off piriformis, and you'll get less pain.* Big bonus - running will also start to feel waaaaayyyyy easier and you'll make [faster] progress! 🏆 But improving your running form is only ONE part of healing your piriformis pain. You need to re-strengthen the right muscles, and bring more elasticity to others, so that you CAN improve your running technique. And that's why I created the Piriformis Pathway! a step-by-step, 5-class series, in which you'll learn the exact combination of stretching and strengthening, and in the exact order, that will help you build that strength and elasticity to finally and fully relieve your piriformis pain. **Sign up to the Piriformis Pathway before August 12th and get bonus access to my brand new Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass!** → sign up at join.helenclareyoga.com/piriformis
Helen Clare Yoga
[NEW BONUS Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass!]
"What am I doing wrong???!!!" Says the runner with terrible sciatic pain caused by piriformis pain syndrome, but otherwise fit and healthy...
Let's take a look at why your running technique could actually be the cause of your pain - BUT why running itself is NOT to blame!
Firstly, whilst most running websites will tell you that it's your mileage increase that has caused your pain, this is only a small part of the problem...
The main problem is often not that you run - but the WAY that you run.
The piriformis is a small guy with a big job. It both externally rotates the hip in extension (leg turned out + drawn back) and controls abduction when the hip is flexed (pulls knee out when knee is bent). Essentially: it helps controls the position of your leg - muy importante.
Problem: if you over-extend (land your foot too far forward of your body), and/ or turn your foot inward or outward when you run - the piriformis has to do more work than it should. If you're running a lot of miles this is obviously multiplied!
Solution: progressively start to run with a more natural, energy-efficient, technique - with the help of my BONUS Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass!
*Starting to run in a more and more natural way is going to take pressure off piriformis, and you'll get less pain.*
Big bonus - running will also start to feel waaaaayyyyy easier and you'll make [faster] progress! 🏆
But improving your running form is only ONE part of healing your piriformis pain. You need to re-strengthen the right muscles, and bring more elasticity to others, so that you CAN improve your running technique.
And that's why I created the Piriformis Pathway!
a step-by-step, 5-class series, in which you'll learn the exact combination of stretching and strengthening, and in the exact order, that will help you build that strength and elasticity to finally and fully relieve your piriformis pain.
**Sign up to the Piriformis Pathway before August 12th and get bonus access to my brand new Natural Running Technique Essentials Masterclass!**
→ sign up at join.helenclareyoga.com/piriformis
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