Buttock Pain
Buttock pain is most commonly seen in athletes involved in kicking or sprinting sports. It can occur in isolation or it may be associated with low back or posterior thigh pain. Pain in this region may arise from a number of local structures or be referred from the lumbar spine or sacroiliac joint.

Buttock pain is commonly seen in athletes involved in kicking or sprinting sports. It can occur on its own or it may be present with low back or leg pain. Pain in this region may arise from a number areas or be referred from the lower back.

Refered Lumber Pain
Referred pain is often described as a deep, aching, diffuse pain, variable in site. Pain referred from the lumbar spine may be a result of abnormalities of the intervertebral disks and some of the small joints in the spine. Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis may also cause buttock pain.

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction may also refer pain to the buttock. The sacroiliac joint is the articulation of the sacrum (at the base of the spine) with the pelvis. The most common presentation seen by Manchester Physio is pain in one buttock (although it can be in both). Clinically the patient has deep buttock pain, difficulty in ascending and descending stairs and difficulty rolling over in bed. With this condition there is often a rotation of the sacroiliac joint with one side of the pelvis being higher than the other resulting in a possible difference in leg length. This is often associated with instability of the low back and pelvis.

Teninopathy
Localised, constant pain is more likely to be caused the buttock itself. The hamstring muscles have an attachment from the buttock region. The tendons at this attachment commonly become inflamed as a result of overuse.