Hi. I have been having lower back pains for quite a long time ( 1 yr ). But recently I have been having this pain between my left hamstring and glutes.
Let me give you a few cases of activating the pain.
→ Stiff leg bend over and touching toes. Bending 30 degree down is my limit and the pain level is really high.
→ After sitting down on a chair and then taking a walk. I can feel -pulsing- pain.
→ Sitting on chair and kicking left leg up causes pain.
ADDED: Activating core (as if a bottom of a squat) while sitting causes pain.
→ Doing Squats doesn’t hurt.
→ Lying down doesn’t hurt.
→ Trying to press down on a point doesn’t feel any pain. Probably its more deep inside.
This pain is really starting to annoy me a lot. And I hope anyone with any knowledge can help me on this. Any help is appreciated.
[quote]wtfbbq wrote:
Hi. I have been having lower back pains for quite a long time ( 1 yr ). But recently I have been having this pain between my left hamstring and glutes.
Let me give you a few cases of activating the pain.
→ Stiff leg bend over and touching toes. Bending 30 degree down is my limit and the pain level is really high.
→ After sitting down on a chair and then taking a walk. I can feel -pulsing- pain.
→ Sitting on chair and kicking left leg up causes pain.
→ Doing Squats doesn’t hurt.
→ Lying down doesn’t hurt.
→ Trying to press down on a point doesn’t feel any pain. Probably its more deep inside.
This pain is really starting to annoy me a lot. And I hope anyone with any knowledge can help me on this. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks![/quote]
This is classic sciatic pain. The nerve roots can be irritated along a few points, directly exiting the spinal column (L4-S3), when they cross or pass through the piriformis, or a herniated disc could be compressing the nerve roots.
A few treatment ideas you could try:
Prone Press Ups
Piriformis stretching and strengthening exercises
Core activation exercises
Glute Strengthening
As pointed out already, this sounds like Piriformis Syndrome. After being in your position only six months back, I can vouch for the immediate and so far lasting benefits of stretching and foam rolling your Piriformis. Annoyingly, PS is often the result of a separate muscle tightness or weakness, likely in your case something to do with your lower back. So you’ll need to rectify each of these in order to really solve your problem.