"It's a muscle that kind of clamps down on my sciatic nerve, and it was shooting down my leg," the actress said during an appearance on 'The Drew Barrymore Show'

Andie MacDowell revealed she was diagnosed with piriformis syndrome and suffered with shooting pain until discovering a "miracle" physical therapy treatment. Andie MacDowell Reveals Piriformis Syndrome Diagnosis The Four Weddings and a Funeral actress made the confession during a January 23,

It’s called piriformis syndrome, and the 66-year-old said on The Drew Barrymore Show on January 23 that the pain the condition caused was so bad, she thought she would need to get a hip replacement. MacDowell said she experienced pain that “was shooting down my leg,