Sciatica symptoms may worsen with walking, running, sitting, and taking stairs.
This article will describe sciatic buttock pain, why it may occur, finding relief, and more.
You have two sciatic nerves, one on each side of the body.
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These symptoms affect the lower back, hips, buttocks, legs, feet, and toes.
A primary symptom of sciatica is nerve pain.
Others may have symptoms that begin in the hip and radiate down the leg.
Some people with sciatica may also experiencecentral sensitization.This sciatica complication causes the nervous system to amplify pain.
What Is the Lumbosacral Region?
Some stretches that might help include glute bridges, the child’s pose, and the cobra stretch.
You may still have sciatica symptoms following surgery.Or symptoms may disappear and return months or years later.
A sciatica flare-up can last up to six weeks.
It might be possible to prevent sciatica flare-ups with lifestyle changes.
These include:
Summary
Sciatica is a common cause of buttock pain.
It can result from various conditions affecting the lower back and spinal cord.
A healthcare provider can prescribe additional treatments, including medications and physical therapy when at-home treatments arent successful.
Sciatica causes periods of flare-ups where symptoms present and can last up to six weeks.
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