Permanent Nerve Damage from Piriformis Syndrome?

I have been diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder or piriformis syndrome, and they are doing an MRI to see if I have a herniated lumbar disk also. I have been having the sciatic pain for years now and have left it untreated. I have constant hip pain due to the piriformis syndrome. I have another appointment next week. I also get sharp needle like pains sometimes in the back of my leg. And sometimes I get radial nerve pain in my arms. Could I have Permanent nerve damage since the sciatic pain was left untreated for years? The pain doesn't go away. It stays the same and medicine isn't relieving the piriformis muscle? Any suggestions? Thanks alot!

Also, do you think I will ever recover? I am in law enforcement and excercise alot.

piriformis syndrome is spasm of piriformis muscle affecting the sciatic nerve.

if the pain does not pass your knee, chances are the MRI will not show herniation of lumbar disc. if you have no disc rupture, see a physical therapist or chiropractor. they know how to relax the piriformis and release the pressure on the nerve. nerves can heal but it is a slow process.

the sacroiliac joint can mimic piriformis syndrome and herniated disc, so if your scan is negative, my suggestion is get physical care for the problem

good luck with it!

There are 120 articles in Pubmed if we perform a search on "piriformis syndrome "suggesting it to be a rare disease

As to whether there would be permanent nerve damage .,there
was one study published in 2006 which showed that there is slowing of nerve [functional damage] compared to controls and it increases with disease duration