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Suggest Treatment For Gluteal Muscle Pain While Climbing Stairs
I have very noticeable pain deep in the gluts , maybe even pelvic level, enhanced when I go up or down stairs. Might be related to; I have had fair difficulty walking further than a block without lateral popliteal pain, in Left knee. I have no event to explain this beyond cycling 2x per week, which is very light for me historically. I’m on colchicine, allopurinol, levothyroxine. Quit testosterone injections, ( gluteal) in April.
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Hello,
It could be a symptom of a blood vessel blockage preventing adequate blood flow to the muscle when stressing it by climbing stairs. It is called intermittent claudication, and your doctor can do a test called an ankle-brachial index to screen for this.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson
It could be a symptom of a blood vessel blockage preventing adequate blood flow to the muscle when stressing it by climbing stairs. It is called intermittent claudication, and your doctor can do a test called an ankle-brachial index to screen for this.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Kathy Robinson
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