What Does Pain In The Buttocks Indicate After A Fall?

Posted on Thu, 2 Nov 2017

Question: aI:M a 67 yr old woman
i had been in excellent health until was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in 2005., shortly after i've been overwhelmed by feelings of fatigue..that continue to this day.i take multiple hour long naps and can still sleep thru the nite. I fell on my bottom shortly after I had the surgery twice and it was after that I had the
worst pain in my butt cheek .
it is't constant but when I get the pain it is excruciating..on a scale off 1 to 10 it's easily a15. it has me in tears I can ' t even walk. it does wake me up in the nite and i'll thrash around in pain.until it passes It feels like electricity is in my bottom.it started on my left side but now i get pains on both sides. although the
pain has been lessening

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Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
A pinched nerve needs to be excluded.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I am Dr Sudhir Kumar, Neurologist, and would try my best to help you.

I have noted your clinical details, and we need to exclude a pinched nerve in your lower back, related to the fall. Any bony or soft tissue injury in that area needs to be excluded.

For pain relief, you can take pregabalin capsules, which are effective of nerve-related pain.

MRI scan of lumbar spine (lower back) would help in confirming the diagnosis.

I sincerely hope my reply has helped you.

I would be pleased to answer, if you have any follow up queries or if you require any further information.

Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX
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