Piriformis issues? Here’s what to do!

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  • čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
  • LEAVE THE PIRIFORMIS ALONE!! I feel really sorry for this guy!
    9/10 times someone is getting hip pain or back pain or glute pain... the piriformis gets the blame!! 😫
    It’s just one muscle in an entire complex of muscles, nerves, bones and all that magic that holds you together.
    Fair enough if you really want to narrow it down and point the finger to the exact point of specific site of pain, but what I’m always interested in is how to fix the issue... blaming said piriformis and digging a ball into your bum doesn’t really help much. 🤔
    You have to look at all the parts involved. See what you're not doing, which movement directions you're constantly missing out of, what areas might be weak or tight and rectify that. Improve your hip movement and generally the issue will sort itself out!
    Muscles don’t do things just to be mean, they’re trying to help you. Stop fighting against your body and start to work with it! 💪🏼💪🏼
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  • @lucasterable
    @lucasterable Před rokem +471

    If you happen to be one of those very few who do not have a pole in their house, you can do this drill against a door frame. ;)

    • @Lisa-fz2nl
      @Lisa-fz2nl Před rokem +9

      Thank you great suggestion!

    • @ronhilton2255
      @ronhilton2255 Před rokem +11

      I was thinking exactly that as I was watching.

    • @trees5338
      @trees5338 Před rokem +7

      I automatically went to a door frame, good routine

    • @joannewatkins8370
      @joannewatkins8370 Před 11 měsíci +13

      Amazing! Both my hips just clicked and unlocked first time!

    • @marthamullen8078
      @marthamullen8078 Před 11 měsíci +2

      😂 I was just about to ask!!

  • @jamesinoregon1081
    @jamesinoregon1081 Před 8 měsíci +54

    Thank you for the excellent video! And in particular thank you for getting right to the point without a 20-minute Preamble on the embryological development of the piriformis. Thank you also for not going into any type of ontological discussion about the piriformis and how it was meant to wag our Tails when we were salamanders And finally thank you for not having music playing throughout the entire video

    • @sergkr2d2
      @sergkr2d2 Před 2 měsíci

      PREACH!

    • @wuffpaw
      @wuffpaw Před měsícem

      😂

    • @tsurutom
      @tsurutom Před měsícem +3

      Th- there's music playing throughout the entire video though?

    • @jessicaotherwise9194
      @jessicaotherwise9194 Před 7 dny +1

      Are you kidding? There's literally a skit on a bus.

  • @philipc3153
    @philipc3153 Před 11 měsíci +9

    I was having problems with my Piriformis for years. Nothing worked. Deep massage almost daily. Physical therapy. Deep foam roller. Massage balls. Etc. But when I stumbled upon this. It worked.

  • @ImTheBlade65
    @ImTheBlade65 Před 2 lety +268

    This is undeniably the best demonstration I've ever witnessed on how to stimulate the neuromuscular connection between all the additional synergistic muscles in the hip, pelvis and gluteal regions. Your 100% correct! The poor piriformis actually gets so overworked cause all of his roommates are sleeping in and he's left to do all the bloody housework on his own. Now with your methods all of the folks that live down there can pitch in and do a little work so he doesn't get overwhelmed.
    Outstanding work! Thank you so much for such a wonderful contribution. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS VIDEO!!!!

  • @mahmoudbarakat2425
    @mahmoudbarakat2425 Před 4 měsíci +16

    I was laying down on my couch when your video coming suddenly on my screen.
    Believe it or not i apply these stretching moves i just watched three times in a row and my sciatica pain disappear!!!!!
    I was suffering from this pain for more than 3years and i tried thousand's of streches without any permanent recovery
    Thank you so so so much Sir for sharing this on CZcams 🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

  • @chriskhuchar6032
    @chriskhuchar6032 Před rokem +187

    I've been doing these stretches along with a few others recommended by you for less than a week. I am nearly 100% pain free. I thought with getting older, this was just the new normal. I can't believe I've been missing out on these things. Thank you so much Tom!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +9

      Fantastic news! Keep it up! 😄

    • @marcusstrymon693
      @marcusstrymon693 Před 6 měsíci

      still?

    • @chriskhuchar6032
      @chriskhuchar6032 Před 6 měsíci

      Still. I actually overdid it with some lifting and had some sciatic pain the last 2 weeks. I used these stretches with some others. Now back to pain free.
      @@marcusstrymon693

    • @a0b0
      @a0b0 Před 5 měsíci

      which others have you been doing, please advise.

  • @ShadowHunter
    @ShadowHunter Před rokem +33

    This video is life changing. I read all the comments here saying oh I did this twice and it helped in a big way and thought "sure it did". For reference I have had piriformis for about 4 months been to acupuncture, chiropractor, watched and tried all the other rehab videos on YT and nothing helped. I thought I would just live with this pain forever. Literally two times is what it took to reduce my pain 95% and have it stay that way. 3 days later I am feeling so much better and will continue to do this until fully healed. THANK YOU SO MUCH! You are the only person who's info and hip drill made a difference. So grateful to have found your video.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +7

      Absolutely brilliant! Definitely keep it up! And check out our hips playlist here too! There’s loads more there 😄

    • @ShadowHunter
      @ShadowHunter Před rokem +2

      @TomMorrison Thanks Tom! Absolutely will do. I've subscribed and look forward to watching more of your content. Fan for life! 🙏

    • @robingreen3391
      @robingreen3391 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Awesome how many reps/days did you commit? I’m looking to be pain free now!!

    • @ShadowHunter
      @ShadowHunter Před 3 měsíci

      @robingreen3391 honestly this only helped for so long and then I had a full blown slipped disc incident. I highly suggest starting the DDPY program from Diamond Dallas Page. This has been the absolute best thing for my back injury which was causing my piriformis pain.

    • @StaminaFear
      @StaminaFear Před 19 dny

      I would die for feedback now, how are you doing now?

  • @frannyp46
    @frannyp46 Před rokem +23

    I’ve had osteo arthritis in both hips for years ( got one replaced 3 months ago). Who would have thought that a quick yt video could really start loosening things up. Why couldn’t the physios show me this years ago? Promising start after 3 days. Thank you very much.

    • @Hugo97HD
      @Hugo97HD Před 7 měsíci +1

      Surprisingly, there are out there still many physios who have been trained with very outdated information and sadly even more of them do not attempt to think outside the box. Ive had ahoulder problema for a long time and the approach that many went for was massages, telling me to just work through it whilst taking ibuprofen/paracetamol, acupuncture, etc. Ive had to do loads of research by myself in order to step by step try to solve the problem.

  • @Blitsun
    @Blitsun Před rokem +183

    I am a martial artist. We go through a lot of these movements as a matter of regular training. After an injury, and lockdowns, I lost a lot of strength and had trouble reengaging my muscles like I used to do as a matter of course... and stuff started to hurt. I'd like to thank you for these videos, because while my regular training will naturally take me through these exercises, I am glad to better understand the underlying muscles (and muscle-neighbourhoods) I take for granted when all is functioning just fine and I am blissfully unaware.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +21

      Awesome! Yes I learned a lot of our methods from martial arts, even the FRC techniques I use I would still personally relate them to martial arts forms and conditioning drills, no better place to learn about the body than learning how to punch and grapple!

    • @chrisconrad2287
      @chrisconrad2287 Před rokem +3

      0:59

    • @chris_troiano
      @chris_troiano Před rokem +18

      Dancers too. With more defined leg positions, this would be part of a typical ballet warm up.

    • @dreamervanroom
      @dreamervanroom Před 11 měsíci +3

      That’s what I was thinking, to look for modern dance exercises online, or maybe ballet. I’m a familiar with the dance

    • @unwokesnake
      @unwokesnake Před 6 měsíci

      @@TomMorrison Honestly, I love it. I used to train and got lazy af. I jumped back into training after longer absence, started kicking and punching the heavybag, doing stretching routines. And suddenly piriformis hit me. And I did exactly the things you showed, and nothing really helps, and if it did, only for a short time. This one feels different!

  • @michelleharper2940
    @michelleharper2940 Před rokem +73

    THANK YOU!!! I’m super active, former dancer, flexible with a really good range of motion. I suffered a fractured L4 and hip a few years ago and since then, I’ve become addicted to the exact exercises you demonstrated- especially the clamshell! I can’t tell you what a huge difference this movement has made in my pain and discomfort 💜💜💜 thank you so much for this 🥰 and btw- your acting skills are fantastic!!😂😂 thanks for the laugh!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +9

      So awesome to hear!! Keep it up 😄 should check our fix hip pain and discover the cause video too!

    • @cnightingale9
      @cnightingale9 Před 11 měsíci

      The clamshell always seems to make things worse for me!

  • @cindyleoppky7229
    @cindyleoppky7229 Před rokem +18

    Actual movements start about 3:58. Fantastic advice!!

  • @EricSchryver
    @EricSchryver Před 8 měsíci +2

    This dude has made me realize how much I've neglected my hips... very rarely I find something so useful.

  • @justinsims5
    @justinsims5 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Gotta revisit this and just say...I had some glute and hip pain for around a month after a run. It hurt to walk for a while and definitely didn't run. I found this video. Stopped stretching and stopped massaging like I had been. I did THIS exercise about 3 times a day for 3 weeks or so and I went back out on a slow 3 mile run - not 100 percent but better. Kept doing this exercise and now I have NO pain in the pirformis when I run and am getting back into a regular routine of 3 mile runs. Thank you, Tom!

    • @BrandyWiseNL
      @BrandyWiseNL Před 2 měsíci

      How are you now? Still running smoothly?

  • @lithium2060
    @lithium2060 Před 11 měsíci +15

    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO! I was experiencing some random flare ups since January and this actually provided relief within an hour. I am religiously doing this routine now. God bless you man. Update: Nov 2023: Still doing great, no relapse/flareups, your channel has been a godsend.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 11 měsíci +4

      Glad it helped! 😄

    • @Odin_Odette
      @Odin_Odette Před 5 měsíci

      I'm experiencing sciatica pain, chiropractor said it's piriformis related, and actually said the same things as you about poor piriformis is working like a madman while other muscles aren't doing anything, I'm starting these drills from now on, I'll report back in a couple of weeks for you guys to see what results I got. Btw im 34, going to the gym 4 times/week, unfortunately the glutes area is my weak point and now I see that's why I injured there, I pushed myself too hard in the previous months.

  • @miriamh3799
    @miriamh3799 Před rokem +11

    THANK YOU! I have been dealing with pain in my butt for a few months, off and on, and it turned into full blown piriformis sciatica this past week. I have been doing all the stretches and went to the chiro and got my little tennis ball and all in all, it's gotten MORE painful and MORE difficult to sit and stand. I just did a full round on each leg of this, not expecting much, and here I am, an hour later, and I can sit and stand (slowly and carefully) WITHOUT the nerve trying to kill me! This will now be added to my morning and evening routine. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem

      Fantastic!! Yes this is a great one to start with to lead you to other stretches, definitely check out our back pain flare up video too!

  • @Bob6554
    @Bob6554 Před 3 lety +115

    Total life saver, got a really bad bout of sciatica. Done all the stretching which fixed my back pain but not the sciatica. After literally 2 days doing this - wow pain all but gone. Cheers Tom, will be doing this hip routine every day from now onwards!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 3 lety +8

      Absolutely brilliant! Really happy to hear this!

    • @danchinho5210
      @danchinho5210 Před 8 měsíci +1

      2 days of exercises removed "a really bad bout of sciatica"? Would really like to believe that, but its highly doubtful. I'm gonna try to do this exercise, although I don't have a pole to spare.

    • @noneyourbusiness341
      @noneyourbusiness341 Před 8 měsíci

      @@danchinho5210probably wasn’t as bad as he thoughht

    • @Bob6554
      @Bob6554 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@danchinho5210and how did you get on? Just balance standing beside a chair, no pole needed

    • @StrafezLIVE
      @StrafezLIVE Před 13 dny

      @@danchinho5210and? How did it go?

  • @emmajames1807
    @emmajames1807 Před 2 lety +48

    Hi Tom (and others suffering from pain out there!). I just tried this ONCE, and ppl you have to try this. My pain disappeared for the first time in months. I am in shock!!! Thank you SO much. Subscribed now and following all you do!!! Sharing with my women friends too, who suffer from tight hips alot....

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 lety +4

      Brilliant! Yes it sometimes gets a really quick win!! Nows the time to start adding other things too in order to build some more strength and stability! 😄

    • @FlowByAda
      @FlowByAda Před rokem +1

      Same for me!!! Thank You!!!!❤

    • @RGR465
      @RGR465 Před rokem +2

      Seriously??!!

    • @user-qj8wp4yo1b
      @user-qj8wp4yo1b Před 14 dny

      Same for me, TMI but could not sit comfortably on the loo and did this once! 🙌

  • @lynnwilliams1882
    @lynnwilliams1882 Před rokem +35

    Ok, I’ve had pain in my buttocks for the past few weeks. It got so bad that I was almost unable to walk. I was told to stretch , but that made it worse. I just spent a few minutes doing this on both sides and the relief was immediate! This is definitely going into my routine and you got a new subscriber! Thank you and bless you!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +3

      Awesome! Yes keep it up a few times a day for a while and definitely check out our hips playlist!

    • @yvetteandjorgenlarsen9753
      @yvetteandjorgenlarsen9753 Před 10 měsíci +1

      My story, too. Thanks

  • @rotemika
    @rotemika Před měsícem +2

    I always go back to this magic. fantastic advice !

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před měsícem

      Awesome to hear!!! Would be good to have a look through our hips playlist to see if there’s anything there you find super challenging!

  • @elysemeaney9333
    @elysemeaney9333 Před 5 měsíci +1

    I'm an orthopedic bodyworker who spends many hours a day treating athletes, my success is based on my patient's outcomes. Tom's comprehensive method toward strengthening/stretching the whole joint (and connective tissue) instead of focusing on a singular muscle is always the best approach and the one I use, even with an MRI in hand. There are so many causes of pain. Never assume, and work comprehensively. Thanks!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 5 měsíci

      Love to see this! Thanks so much!

  • @selasun4
    @selasun4 Před rokem +27

    I'm so glad you turned up in my feed today ❤ I suffered a back injury 3 years ago and despite going to physio, chiro, massage, I'm still having problems with my back, hip and my knee now, sometimes l can hardly walk, the pain is intense. Just reading all these comments gives me hope. Thank you sooooo much 🙏 I'm now a new subscriber. I'll check out your other videos 🙏🙏🙏

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Awesome! Will be good to check our hips playlist, only try a few things at a time to get a gauge for what’s working for you 😄

  • @nathanpaterson9506
    @nathanpaterson9506 Před 9 měsíci +7

    This video saved me from much pain which I reckon was the sciatic nerve being trapped but was diagnosed as Piriformis syndrome. Thanks for sharing!! A couple days of these stretches and no more pain. 👌🏼

  • @JasonJohnMaddox
    @JasonJohnMaddox Před 2 měsíci +1

    Man I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Reading all the comments about how it worked so quickly for people gave me a lot of hope, and I did the exercises to the T, but still no relief. Terrible piriformis pain for 7 months now, starting to feel helpless. Happy for the people it has helped though

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 měsíci +1

      It can take a few weeks to start helping, and there’s other elements to take into account too like strength and balance overall, you probably just have a few things that all need worked on together, SMM would be great for you

  • @kenmckenna4303
    @kenmckenna4303 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Not only does he give you the best exercise for your hips, he gives worthwhile advice of making sure you have the hip mobility before you workout and build a major muscle on top of a joint problem that hasn’t been addressed.
    Doesn’t get any better!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks so much! Yes I do like to make sure there’s things that don’t get missed! Have to move joints like joints and a lot of exercises are only partial ranges

  • @ST-rj8iu
    @ST-rj8iu Před rokem +16

    Thank you so much! I have been doing this all separately and nothing worked. Putting it together hits and actually seems to correct my muscle imbalances. I have had this problem for 4+ years. Super motivated this was it!

  • @bahavamoss8372
    @bahavamoss8372 Před rokem +4

    I am grateful for your videos. Been injured for 6 months and am trying your videos. You have given me confidence . Have started incorporating your movements before my training . Thank you.

  • @WalkingmanPattaya
    @WalkingmanPattaya Před 5 měsíci +1

    Amazing how 20-30 year olds seem to know 65 year old people's problems 😅 You guys rock and are motivated ✌️👍

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 5 měsíci +1

      This is an issue that many people have, not just 65 year olds! We also work with those in their 60s, 70s even 80s on a daily basis and help them get moving & out of pain 💪

    • @WalkingmanPattaya
      @WalkingmanPattaya Před 5 měsíci

      @@TomMorrison yes you are right.. am getting weak in retirement...need a trainer for motivation and advise

  • @sarahhatherall
    @sarahhatherall Před rokem +2

    3 chiros, 4 physio's and 2 Drs None worked. .But this has helped alleviated my symptoms!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem

      It’s a weird one isn’t it!! Years later to me now it seems like common sense but still hear this every day

  • @gilldavies
    @gilldavies Před rokem +22

    I can't thank you enough!!! This video came up in my YT feed - I've been struggling with such a lot of pain from sciatica. Did these movements and the pain was gone instantly. So many years of doing the clam and stretching and rolling for piriformis issues without improving. Now to strengthen my core with another of your videos.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Fantastic news! Yes the side plank march would be another great one for you to test

  • @wasjustjoeking
    @wasjustjoeking Před 2 lety +28

    Thank you for this Tom! Only did a few rounds of this drill and can already feel a massive difference. Will be including this in my leg day warmup routine going forward 🙏

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 lety +2

      Fantastic! Love to hear that, will never stop doing this one 😄

  • @juliantu1542
    @juliantu1542 Před 8 měsíci +2

    New to your Channel Tom! And I am glad I tried your technique. I started having sciatica this year. (Less than a year and in my 20s). I do have a chiro session but then I have to wait a couple days before my appointment and having restless sleep due to pain gets exhausting.
    I tried this for 2 days and I don't feel it anymore, but will continue to ensure it doesn't come back.
    Whoever has pain, try this videoo!!

  • @juliehueston7075
    @juliehueston7075 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I had a slip and fall accident on ice back in December 2021. I feel very hard on my right back side. Since then I've experienced sciatica pain ranging from 1 to 10. I've done months of PT, got xrays, MRI's, injections and acupuncture. None of it was working. My doctor said the next step would be to cauterize the nerves. That doesn't solve the problem it just masks the pain. I switched my approach to diet and exercise. I dove into youtube videos finding many Physical therapist channels as well as PT's that are Pilates instructors. I LOVE to golf. I moved to a golf community so I could golf more. Every time I golf, the days following I experience so much pain. I have a goal to golf in a 4 day tournament in August. I found your videos and am hoping they are my key to success! Please keep posting sciatica exercise and care video's. This was the first time I saw this technique. It started to work immediately. And they are hilarious! thanks for the laughs

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 11 měsíci

      That’s awesome! Did you catch this blog, understanding more about it and how to manage it through moving is half the battle!
      tommorrison.uk/blog/sciatica-lets-kick-its-ass

  • @vstpierre7
    @vstpierre7 Před rokem +8

    I've been having awful issues for awhile and have tried stretching and strengthening but I still have some pain. This is what I needed!! Thank you so much!!

    • @janazaki1063
      @janazaki1063 Před 8 měsíci

      I'm w Piriforms Deep muscle strain sciatic nerves 3 weeks .I'm adding these poll/doorframe Hip mobility exs and
      I see the difference already in my Right Hip I was limping this morning I did these on both sides and my gait pattern n pain decreased right afterwards .
      Thank you!

  • @DarthPotatoes
    @DarthPotatoes Před rokem +10

    This is nuts, I've been fighting ITBS and pain for a month now and I did this one time for about 2 minutes per side and my IT band seems to already be feeling a little better. I'll be doing this regularly. Thank you for this video and you've got a new subscriber

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +2

      Awesome! Yes it makes an appearance in this one too!
      czcams.com/video/bA0E3wAMdzw/video.html

    • @patrikbjorling4391
      @patrikbjorling4391 Před 8 měsíci

      Sllloooowwlyy with an ankle weight..killer.

  • @northstar5971
    @northstar5971 Před 2 měsíci +1

    As always an excellent presentation. Yup the pain at one of my piriformis muscles is very tight & minimum flexibility causing nerve pains down the leg. A few weeks now in "corporation" physical therapy & they still haven't 'revealed' this wisdom [you routine] to me, instead they are pushing just the temporary relief routines that I can find anywhere on the internet. Well they are now stale toast. Doing what you are doing for humanity...GOD is giving you an 'ATTA BOY'!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 měsíci

      Love to hear it!! Keep working towards making everything stupidly strong!!

  • @healthopera3621
    @healthopera3621 Před 9 měsíci +2

    For anyone like me who has had weak / uneven / short hip on one side for years, and has tried 100s of stretches from a million YT channels giving some relief but only temporary, do this.

  • @robinbrown3290
    @robinbrown3290 Před rokem +3

    Sciatica caused by a slipped L5 vertebra and with other stretches, I’m def adding these for full range of hip and glute. Looks like I can do them at home in an open doorway. Many thanks!!

  • @helenbennett2069
    @helenbennett2069 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Thank you so much Tom for everything you share, after being very fit and healthy for many years, my back, hips and knees are playing up. Your advice has been invaluable in getting me back training again.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 11 měsíci

      Amazing! Love to hear that, it’s something I hate to see when people give up something they love because of pain

  • @HCSBusiness
    @HCSBusiness Před 3 měsíci +1

    Amazing video.. Yes I was absolutely getting obsessed with my piriformis, i knew where the pain was and I wanted to fix it.. I've spent about €500 so far on doctors, physio, chiropracters and an MRI....and hours trying to get at it and killing myself with stretching and the tennis ball and massage gun.... but you're so right.. keep working on the other 501 muscles and things in your hips and buttocks... !! tks sean

  • @jeangrell3454
    @jeangrell3454 Před 3 měsíci +2

    I have had this pain for more than 10 years and nothing has helped it. I can’t believe I’ve never seen this video.

  • @vivaciouswellnesspersonalc9363

    Love your videos Tom!!! I share them with my clients who struggle like me with joint dysfunction.

  • @_crow8887
    @_crow8887 Před 2 lety +9

    This made my hips feel so much free and mobile. I'd recommend it! If anything it's just nice to have that feeling after. Cant believe I haven't seen this elsewhere. Stay tuned for progress on the dreaded piriformis syndrome!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 lety +1

      Awesome to hear!! Keep it up a few times a day if you can!

    • @carolyn3746
      @carolyn3746 Před rokem

      Did it work for you? 1 year on?

    • @_crow8887
      @_crow8887 Před rokem +2

      @@carolyn3746 I didn't actually have piriformis syndrome - I thought I did but when I eventually went to physio they said it wasn't that. In the end the exercise for the physio helped solve my problem. But that exercise did help me feel a lot looser.

    • @carolyn3746
      @carolyn3746 Před rokem

      @@_crow8887 that is great news!

  • @viveksuryavanshi6165
    @viveksuryavanshi6165 Před 6 měsíci +1

    That visual explanation of all movements... A+

  • @seanfaherty
    @seanfaherty Před rokem +2

    Yup
    When I realized muscles weren’t sore because they were tight but because they were weak it changed everything

  • @SpyderBlackOfficial
    @SpyderBlackOfficial Před rokem +3

    This is the only exercise out of all the other videos I've seen from other channels that it has actually work for me

  • @alimcmanus4968
    @alimcmanus4968 Před 2 lety +8

    Hello. I've had piriformis pain and sciatica down my left leg since a very slight ankle injury 2/3 years ago. It flares up when I run long distances and occasionally after I've done any core/lower body strength movements. Just done a first round of this and although the cramping was 😖 my hip already feels better. Thanks for sharing this.

  • @mrs.rosemusic9418
    @mrs.rosemusic9418 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Amazing excercise!
    Thanks a lot from Montreal!❤

  • @Mr-tl2tw
    @Mr-tl2tw Před 3 měsíci +1

    For those of you complaining that you do not have a pole at home: you do not need one. I was able to do these exercises by standing next to the entrance of a room with the door open and using the wall as a pole. I know it's not perfect, but it is sufficient to start doing these exercises.

  • @WilliamInder-jj6ox
    @WilliamInder-jj6ox Před 9 měsíci +3

    I'm so glad I have found your videos. After a couple of years of lingering sciatica pain. Your tutorials have made a huge difference. Thank you Tom!

  • @HeatherMariePhilipp
    @HeatherMariePhilipp Před 7 měsíci +3

    Oh my good golly goodness! Thank you so much!! Already feeling relief in the first session after MONTHS and MONTHS of pain, MRI, and recent diagnosis of piriformis syndrome with compressed nerve. Also, just in general you are amazing and so very generous Tom and Jenny! I am looking forward to getting stronger and more flexible or Flonger and more Sexible sooooo soon!! Just blown away by the great presentation, education, and instruction. Much love and appreciation from Chile!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 7 měsíci

      Aw amazing!! Thank you so much! You've done so well putting in the work 💪

  • @jf1341
    @jf1341 Před rokem +2

    Thanks, you are a joyful person! I'm glad I bumped into this channel 🙏🙏👍👍

  • @junem9327
    @junem9327 Před 5 měsíci +1

    You are real expert in your domain! I hope this video reaches to as many people as possible.
    In a few minutes, you explained it all.
    I hope majority of the humanity will understand....
    Bravo!

  • @leerotzien2380
    @leerotzien2380 Před 3 lety +9

    This is my favorite to daily hip routine because my hips are super tight, like not so mobile! I have had do much glute and piriformis pain for years. I get relief every time from this hip rotations! You are the best!

  • @blessingmonye1344
    @blessingmonye1344 Před 2 lety +9

    Hey Tom, I just watched your video for the first time today, hoping to try this out when I get to the gym today, I have been suffering from glute tightness for over three years now, it’s really frustrating. Hopefully I should get some relief. Thank you ❤️

  • @Chris_Traynor
    @Chris_Traynor Před 8 měsíci +1

    Easy to progress and feels awesome!! Thanks so much- and for the great explanation too!

  • @trishbech9082
    @trishbech9082 Před rokem +3

    Wow!!!!!! I happened upon your channel and I’m freaking out! Lol The foam rolling, clam shells and the stretching is what I HAD to do every day, among a few other ones or else I was in a constant flare… and even still, I would have some sort of issue especially along my butt, leg and foot. I knew my hips were insanely tight and very sore after a jog, but I was always told “they were a separate issue”… lol I went for U/S and laser treatments etc Physiotherapist and Kinesiologist couldn’t offer me long term solutions. After performing ONE set of your exercises pain in ALL my problem areas lessened dramatically and then disappeared! 😮 I will be doing this exercise to help me as I work on strengthening my weak muscles. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Your advice is spot on!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Awesome to hear! Yes it almost seems too simple to just move your hip like a hip! But yet it makes so much sense!

  • @conormckenna25
    @conormckenna25 Před 4 lety +8

    Love this channel. Informative and great craic too

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety

      Conor McKenna Thankyou!!! Yeah we really enjoyed making this one!! 😄😄😄😄

  • @paivielinaanatchkova7140
    @paivielinaanatchkova7140 Před 3 lety +12

    This was great. Helped me with my IT+ knee pain, reminded me of my joints needing attention too. Already doing many of your exercises 🙏.

  • @ludovica1914
    @ludovica1914 Před rokem +1

    I already had to find this all out myself the hard way. Really wish I had this video sooner, thank you for putting it out there!!!

  • @notesfromleisa-land7893

    Fantastic video. You model showcased the movement perfectly with your narration. Thank you.

  • @muckers28
    @muckers28 Před 4 lety +7

    I've been using smm for a week and feel a big shift in flexibility already, the shoulder workouts are worth their weight in gold for me with a long term ac joint injury.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +1

      muckers28 so happy to hear this!! 😄💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @Pearsonthegreat
    @Pearsonthegreat Před rokem +3

    great video, great drill. You can feel the difference immediately, can only imagine if you did this for a few months then with resistance.

  • @deeznuts3526
    @deeznuts3526 Před 8 měsíci +1

    You are awesome sir

  • @cathydavies3526
    @cathydavies3526 Před 11 měsíci +1

    20 years trying to sort my piriformus doing ALL the stuff at the beginning of this video 🤦‍♀️...already saw and doing the 2 movements of raised foot across body and out.. it works!!!.. so definitely incorporating the other movements shown here..

  • @CarolinvonPetzholdt
    @CarolinvonPetzholdt Před 7 měsíci +3

    Great video!
    I’m so much pain right now for piriformis syndrome. I had to check into ER.
    I’m on heavy meds. But doing your exercises 3-5 day.
    It helps! Thank you for posting

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 7 měsíci

      Awesome!! Keep it up hopefully you get some long term relief soon! Check out our hips playlist too!

    • @cindyjusino4911
      @cindyjusino4911 Před 6 měsíci

      How are you now? Been suffering for 9days now. Can't even sit down.

  • @dandykes4837
    @dandykes4837 Před 11 měsíci +6

    I'm glad this popped up today. I've a lot of spinal, pain and where it relates - pretty much everywhere 😅 Love that you've put it altogether in an easy flow.
    I've done this a few times, experiencing cramp in the hips. It hasn't taken away much pain yet but it's alleviated some around my waist and a little in the hips. Seems promising, thanks so much, never stop monkeying around 😂 👍

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 11 měsíci

      Excellent! Would be worth looking at our hips playlist and seeing if there’s anything there you find super hard!

  • @Didiaguilar561
    @Didiaguilar561 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I understand now, I only needed someone like yourself to make a cool video like this. ❤❤❤

  • @carolynpeisert218
    @carolynpeisert218 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video, true practitioner! Thank-you so much!

  • @alexbryden7526
    @alexbryden7526 Před 4 lety +4

    Great informative content, excited to see this channel blow up over the next few years and get the recognition it deserves!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +1

      Alex Bryden thanks so much!! Yes I only used to use CZcams to store videos for reuploading to Facebook in the past 🙈🙈 regret it now!! Haha, but have a good regular posting schedule now! 😄 thanks so much for commenting! Where did you first come across us??

    • @alexbryden7526
      @alexbryden7526 Před 4 lety

      CZcams’s algorithm suggested it on the side of a video I was watching. I’m very glad that it did.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety

      Alex Bryden fantastic! What are you struggling with? I’ll be able to link you something rather than you having to search through loads of stuff 😄

    • @alexbryden7526
      @alexbryden7526 Před 4 lety +1

      Tom Morrison Right now I’m struggling with mobility in my hip flexors and hip extensors. I have the flexibility to hold a deep squat as long as I want. But when I try to do deep squats with load above 80% 1RM, my hip flexors tend to get very tight and painful afterwards. Also I suffer from spasms in the piriformis when my glutes and hamstrings are fatigued after a hard lower body day.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +1

      Alex Bryden interesting! definitely sounds like a muscle firing issue! There’s a drill here also that may be helpful also! It will probably take a week or two to start noticing changes but stick with it!!
      czcams.com/video/anNEf6hyy_M/video.html

  • @robincrowflies
    @robincrowflies Před rokem +6

    Hey, I had to come back here to say--I did these exercises while watching, then did a few reps after. That was about an hour ago. For days I've been having weird pain/feeling like my knee needed to crack, and it seemed like the whole thing was originating from my hip but I couldn't figure out how. Well, I feel normal again!
    Definitely putting these on daily round. Thanks!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Awesome! Yes definitely check out our hips playlist and try some of the others too!

  • @zx6r79
    @zx6r79 Před 22 dny

    This guy is really knowledgeable and wants to actually help people. I love seeing shit like that..... hes got some great videos. Im feeling really strong and solid with the clam shell and peeing dog leg lift excersises. Looking forward to trying this. Thank you so much

  • @kera113
    @kera113 Před 8 měsíci

    The best exercise!
    Thank you very much 🙏😊

  • @christineharrelson4831
    @christineharrelson4831 Před 4 lety +4

    Thank you so much for this - I have to gently school my clients on their doctor's bogus diagnosis ... this video will help :)

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +3

      Christine Harrelson I know! It’s so frustrating! No one is ever questioned on their lifestyle or habits, just given a diagnosis 🙈 thanks for commenting! Any requests ever just let us know in a comment!! 😄

    • @tinacarson4792
      @tinacarson4792 Před 3 lety

      You are wise to continue to tell what people need to hear! Thank you!

  • @lilitalia777
    @lilitalia777 Před rokem +3

    Thank you thank you thank you! I started getting this pain in my butt only on long runs. Now it's progressed to the point where it is keeping me up at night (it comes on during runs and when I am laying down). I didn't realize the piriformis stretches weren't getting to the root cause and a waste of time. 5 minutes of doing your hip drill felt so good. Excited to see how this will help my pain over the coming days.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Yes! May take a few weeks for it to really help so keep it up!!

    • @justinsims5
      @justinsims5 Před 10 měsíci

      I’ve had the same issue on long runs but this exercise has helped so much in the past week or so. Still not full strength though. Just curious if you kept doing the exercise and can run painless again by now?

    • @lilitalia777
      @lilitalia777 Před 10 měsíci

      @@justinsims5 Yeah I did the exercises for as long as I had the pain. It finally went away completely a few days before my marathon and has stayed gone while my weekly mileage has been a lot lower.
      I don't do the exercises currently, but if the pain starts back up - even just a little bit - as I begin training for my fall race, I plan to nip it in the butt with these exercises before it becomes a huge pain in mine again! 🙂

  • @junem9327
    @junem9327 Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely The Best advise ever.
    Thank you Sir!

  • @liamwba1
    @liamwba1 Před rokem +2

    I’ve only recently discovered your channel Tom and I’m extremely glad I did. Incredibly well presented and clear explanations/demonstrations. Thanks!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před rokem +1

      Thanks so much! The playlists are handy for anything specific you need 😄

  • @Brakzer
    @Brakzer Před 3 lety +3

    this one is gold ! i feel less tension specially in my pelvic floor which is tight, but i can activate my glutes after like for real lol
    i had pelvic pain the 2nd day doing this but i think it is due to the fact that my piriformis is weak in the first place, i'll see in the future
    thank you tom

  • @jadedforeman1503
    @jadedforeman1503 Před rokem +3

    I thought I had something wrong with my piriformis, but it turns out my mattress was just garbage.

  • @ericandriechack1726
    @ericandriechack1726 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Tom God Bless you for this! I was able to work a full day because of yoh!
    I have been recovering from a really severe piriformis strain (and a bulging disc) over the last 6 weeks. This is helping SO MUCH! love your energy and intensity too. Subscribed.

  • @howarddavies782
    @howarddavies782 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Probably the best video I've seen on the subject- thank you. Good video.

  • @shanethos
    @shanethos Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks for this video Tom, I found it great. I tweaked my glute on a trail run at the weekend and found just one session of this greatly helped, I think one more today and I can get back running after a couple of days rest. I just found this video when I was searching for exercises to help with this. I have a goal for next year to run my first ever marathon and only recently ran a sub 20min 5k. As I build up the mileage I know I'll also need to build up strength to cope with those stresses, do you have a program you'd recommend to help with this goal and staying injury free?!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 lety +2

      Awesome to hear!! Yes SMM would be perfect to support your running!
      tommorrison.uk/the-simplistic-mobility-method

  • @huntermaynard8837
    @huntermaynard8837 Před 3 lety +6

    First time trying this but I’ve been stretching and rolling for a week with no hope in sight and no physio available until another 4 weeks and this instantly felt better! And it makes so much sense! Thanks Tom! I am an athlete (CrossFit and running), what’s your advice for exercise and training with this kind of injury?

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 3 lety +2

      Brilliant to hear!! Obviously I am biased but for CrossFit you need to move as well as possible and be able to cope with a lot of bilateral training so The Simplistic Mobility Method is really what you want to have in your back pocket! Also ultimate core to avoid imbalances from the olympic lifts!

    • @huntermaynard8837
      @huntermaynard8837 Před 3 lety +4

      @@TomMorrison a local chiro told me I had a bulging disc at L4 based off an x-Ray, no MRI, I did your piriformis stretching and 90/90 for 2 weeks and I’m back at 100%! Thank you!!!

  • @littlemonsterfitness4592
    @littlemonsterfitness4592 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Your the man Tom..!

  • @nerissa2808
    @nerissa2808 Před rokem

    Many thanks Tom. I think your videos are amazing.

  • @shotbyjenni
    @shotbyjenni Před 4 lety +5

    Totally worth getting the bus for 1 stop for 😂😂

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +1

      Jenni Sanders 🤣 there’s no way Shelley would film me she says, she’s mortified 🤣🤣🤣

    • @shotbyjenni
      @shotbyjenni Před 4 lety

      @@TomMorrison you've got to be dedicated 🤣🤣

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 4 lety +2

      Jenni Sanders 😎😎😎 all in the name of SICK CONTENT!!!
      Tom Morrison on a BUS!
      That lucky bus 😎😎🤣

  • @florentinosanchez3969
    @florentinosanchez3969 Před měsícem

    I love this guy so much

  • @letakenney4287
    @letakenney4287 Před rokem +1

    Another amazing video Tom! Thank you💗💗💗

  • @barraflynn504
    @barraflynn504 Před 10 měsíci

    Brilliant stuff from Tom as usual. Bought the SMM a couple of weeks ago but seeing out a treatment program with my physio first. Thank you Tom.

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 10 měsíci +1

      Awesome! Let me know how your tests go 😄

  • @CVsnaredevil
    @CVsnaredevil Před 5 dny

    Outstanding drill and explanation. Thanks! 😎

  • @JR-iw8du
    @JR-iw8du Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks ... this has really helped my very sore hip.

  • @alvasmollett7088
    @alvasmollett7088 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I've practiced ballet and contemporary dance at an amateur level all my life and your excellent videos are explaining just how good dance training is as so much of what you do is incorporated in dance training. I never realised the science behind it all but am now so glad that I kept dancing as Im fully fit at 62. Keep up the good work!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 6 měsíci

      Love to hear this!! Yes I have picked up a lot of techniques from different dance teachers! Especially foot and ankle stuff as well as the hips!

  • @howarddavies782
    @howarddavies782 Před 5 měsíci +1

    The best videos out there, IMHO, on the muscles that can lead to pain and how to fix it. Great videos Tom.

  • @She_it_her
    @She_it_her Před 5 měsíci +1

    Best mobility moves Ive ever used thnx

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you!! Glad it helps 💪💪

  • @illmilly2714
    @illmilly2714 Před 7 měsíci

    😂 Tom you crazy. I love your authenticity and appreciate you sharing this knowledge with us

  • @thelectricspiders
    @thelectricspiders Před 2 měsíci +1

    THANK YOU FOR THESE VIDEOS!!!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 měsíci +1

      You’re very welcome!!! Glad they help! 🙌

  • @philf4086
    @philf4086 Před rokem

    Brilliant, can't wait to try this!

  • @AnitaKolkman
    @AnitaKolkman Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you so much....just few weeks en now already much better...after 2 years struggeling .Big thank you from Holland

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před 2 měsíci +1

      Ah awesome to hear!! Keep it up! 💪🏼💪🏼

  • @testforall555
    @testforall555 Před rokem

    Thank you very much. The internal extension and last one are very difficult but they sounds that are the ones I should target. Thank you. Mohamed

  • @DawnHudgens-yn7lo
    @DawnHudgens-yn7lo Před měsícem

    😮oh my word! I have needed this for two years, thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge!

    • @TomMorrison
      @TomMorrison  Před měsícem

      You are so welcome! Hope it starts to help quick! 💪🏼

  • @riveryoga7487
    @riveryoga7487 Před rokem

    Thanks Tom.