Do you have pain in the butt, gluteus,
hip area? Everyone describes this pain with different
terminology, even doctors and researchers! This pain isn’t all that
uncommon for sciatic and back pain
sufferers. Gluteal pain that just will not go away – a “toothache
in the butt” – is more renowned nowadays as
its own issue often related to irritation of
the sciatic nerve. Your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic is very
experienced in the irritation of the sciatic nerve and its chiropractic care relief.
ANATOMY
There are multiple
intersecting structures in the region of this
gluteal/hip pain! The gemelli muscles lie in the posterior
hip area. Along with the obturator internus, piriformis, and quadratus femoris muscles,
the gemelli muscles were viewed as allowing external rotation
of the thigh. (1) A study of the sciatic nerve in both live volunteers and
cadavers during hip
rotation showed that throughout
passive hip rotation, the sciatic nerve is closely linked
to the gemelli-obturator internus complex, curving throughout
passive internal rotation and relaxing during external hip rotation. (2) In an
ultrasound study of the motions of gluteal
and subgluteal muscles, researchers documented
that passive movements of hip rotation and isometric contraction of muscles impacted
the sciatic nerve in the subgluteal space. They proposed that these
passive movements may well affect the sciatic nerve, producing retrotrochanteric pain in the gluteus. (3) Your Oxford chiropractor
sees how anatomy impacts how pain is senses
daily!
ANATOMY AND PAIN: The Sciatic Nerve
Right in the heart of|In the center of
all these gluteal muscles lies the sciatic nerve that extends
from the spine to the toes. Back in 2009, an early report of sciatic
nerve compression presented how endometriosis, abscess,
tumor, adjoining uterus, piriformis syndrome and newly discussed
sciatic neuropathy as a result of compression of the sciatic
nerve by obturator internus tendon and muscle may well be causes
for sciatic pain. (4) Even earlier, in 2005, a chiropractic radiologist/clinician
and a chiropractic anatomist connected the clinical
presentation of deep gluteal, sciatica-like pain in back pain patients with continual
aching pain in the retrotrochanteric area of the hip and upper
posterolateral thigh. The anatomist described how the
structures in this area involved the gemelli-obturator
internus muscle complex and related bursae. (5) Satterwhite Chiropractic notes how tight an area it is for everything to fit!
TERMINOLOGY
A review of just what is published about deep gluteal
syndrome – pain in the gluteus – reported that deep gluteal syndrome
has been more talked about in the medical literature recently
but called all sorts of
different names: piriformis syndrome, gemelli-obturator internus syndrome,
ischiofemoral impingement syndrome, proximal hamstring syndrome. Reviewers characterized
this deep gluteal syndrome as posterior hip pain due to
nerve entrapment beyond the piriformis syndrome which can be caused by
nerve entrapment. If not pathological, the nerve entrapment of deep gluteal syndrome
may well beb conservatively treated. (6) Medical conservative and Oxford
chiropractic conservative each propose different options.
Satterwhite Chiropractic can help.
CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS
Conservative treatment is typically
first before any more invasive treatments. Medical approaches were enumberated
as rest, avoiding irritating movements, taking meds, receiving
injections, or undergoing physiotherapy. Patients with
persistent or recurrent symptoms after conservative treatment may undergo
surgery. (6) Chiropractors like your Oxford
chiropractor offer conservative care effectively for most. The
clinician-author described conservative treatment as goading of
the bursa/sciatic nerve/muscle area – referred to as the GOIC (gemelli
obturator internus complex) area – along with Cox® Technic flexion distraction decompression
of the lumbar spine L5S1 area to relieve pressure on the
sciatic nerve. (5) Relief is often forthcoming for Oxford
chiropractic patients with this method.
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Clint Dickason on The Back Doctors Podcast with
Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes the relief with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your Oxford chiropractic
appointment today. The gluteal/butt/hip pain – regardless of
its name – may find its relief at last!