Effects of Hip Abductor Strengthening Exercises in Patients With Piriformis Syndrome

Inclusion Criteria: * Males and Females between 18 and 45 . * Unilateral involvement, Onset of pain not \> 2 weeks. * Grade 1-3 Tenderness at piriformis muscle. * Numeric pain rating scale\>3and equal to, \<6. * Any three positive test among Piriformis Test, Beatty Test, Freiberg Test, FAIR Test, Sign of Pace \& Nagel. Exclusion Criteria: Positive Leagues' sign. * Any pathology or recent injury around hip, knee and SI joint . * Fracture of femur \& hip joint dislocation. * Pain due to neurological, spinal or pelvic origin. * Limb length discrepancy . * Stenosis of spine and disc herniation . * Any postural abnormality/ deformity . * Tumors and facet joint pathology. * Congenital or acquired abnormality in the spinal column . * Pregnancy . * Neurological conditions like, CVA, Parkinson's disease, non-cooperative \& subjects with psychological impairment .