Indeed, symptoms include pain in the glute and/or leg. When the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve, the symptoms can be very similar to those of sciatica caused by a herniated disc or ...

Sciatica can be caused by a herniated or ruptured disc; narrowing of the spinal canal (stenosis), or swelling from an injury to your piriformis muscle, which runs from your lower spine to the top ...