Andie MacDowell, 66, reveals she suffers from Piriformis Syndrome as she discusses aging in Hollywood
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Andie MacDowell has shared some health news. When talking to Drew Barrymore on her eponymous talk show on Thursday, the actress revealed that she suffers from Piriformis Syndrome. Piriformis syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the buttocks and down the back of the leg. It occurs when the piriformis muscle spasms and compresses the sciatic nerve, according to the Mayo Clinic.
![[Piriformis syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the buttocks and down the back of the leg. It occurs when the piriformis muscle spasms and compresses the sciatic nerve, according to the Mayo Clinic; seen January 22 in NYC]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/19/94449329-14318781-image-a-37_1737661203274.jpg)
'I have piriformis syndrome,' said Andie to her longtime friend Drew. 'It's a muscle that's, kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve and it was shooting down my leg. I thought I was gonna have to have hip replacement. Thank God my hips are fine.'. She exercises the pain away with a personal trainer: 'I have to work my tiny little bottom and my hips. I have to work the bottom and work my hip. I just do it every day.'.
![['I have piriformis syndrome,' said Andie to her longtime friend Drew. 'It's a muscle that's, kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve and it was shooting down my leg. I thought I was gonna have to have hip replacement. Thank God my hips are fine.' Seen in 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94449341-14318781-_I_have_piriformis_syndrome_said_Andie_to_her_longtime_friend_Dr-a-1_1737663615686.jpg)
Andie MacDowell has shared some health news. When talking to Drew Barrymore on her eponymous talk show on Thursday, the actress revealed that she suffers from Piriformis Syndrome. Piriformis syndrome is a condition that causes pain, numbness, or tingling in the buttocks and down the back of the leg. It occurs when the piriformis muscle spasms and compresses the sciatic nerve, according to the Mayo Clinic; seen January 22 in NYC.
![[She exercises the pain away with a personal trainer: 'I have to work my tiny little bottom and my hips. I have to work the bottom and work my hip. I just do it every day'; seen January 22 in NYC]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94449337-14318781-She_exercises_the_pain_away_with_a_personal_trainer_I_have_to_wo-a-2_1737663615724.jpg)
MacDowell said thanks to the exercises 'it doesn't hurt anymore - it's a miracle, it really is.'. The news came up as she discussed aging in Hollywood with Barrymore. Andie shared that she has left Los Angeles where a microscope is put on women. 'I moved down to South Carolina and I live with a, in a community that has a lot of people my age, so it makes it really easy to socialize,' said the movie icon.
![[One of her three children is Margaret Qualley, seen here on January 5 in Beverly Hills]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/20/94449353-14318781-One_of_her_three_children_is_Margaret_Qualley_seen_here_on_Janua-a-3_1737663615725.jpg)
