To find an experimentâs dependent variable, you only need ask what the hypothesis is about. For example, an experiment testing the hypothesis âfertilizer A will increase the growth rate of sunflowersâ is primarily interested in the effect on different growth rates, making âgrowth rateâ the dependent variable.
Re: Piriformis causing foot and calf pain? YES!!!!!!!! When I started reading your post yesterday, piriformis was my first thought - not a slipped disc or anything like that. Beleive it or not, injuring or basically aggravating the piriformis can affect you in so many ways.
Piriformis syndrome is an uncommon neuromuscular disorder caused by the compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. It results in pain in the buttocks and the leg and it is an unusual cause of sciatica.It is often misdiagnosed or unrecognised in patients with lower back pain.ommon causes of piriformis syndrome include: 1  Long-distance walking or running (overuse of the piriformis muscle). 2  Direct compression of the piriformis muscle (repetitive trauma). 3  Direct trauma to the buttocks resulting in sciatic nerve compression.