What Causes Sharp Pain In Buttocks After Sitting For A While?

Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2015

Question: after sitting for a period of time just recently when I rise I have a sharp shooting pain starting at the back of my buttucks shooting down the back of my leg. What could cause this.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
SI joint can cause sciatic pain.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.

SI joint pain can cause sciatic pain. Physiotherapy will be helpful in these cases. It can cause buttock pain all the way down to the leg. To alleviate the pain you can take analgesic like advil, aleve or motrin and muscle relaxant after consulting your doctor.

Hope this will help you.

Warm regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar