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Sports Injuries - Buttock Injuries
| Buttocks |
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Also Known As |
Description |
| piriformis syndrome |
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Piriformis syndrome results when the sciatic nerve in the buttock is compressed by the piriformis muscle. |
| inflammation of the sacroiliac joint |
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Inflammation of the sacroiliac joint is swelling where the sacrum and the ilium bones meet in the pelvis. |
| iliolumbar ligament sprain |
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An iliolumbar ligament sprain occurs when the tissue that connects the lower back vertebrae with the hip bone is overstretched or torn. |
| referred pain from the lumbar spine |
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Referred pain from the lumber spine occurs when a sensation or symptom of physical distress or injury in that area is noticed in another place. |
| sciatica |
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Sciatica is pain, irritation, tingling, numbness, and/or inflammation that radiates down the sciatic nerve that goes from the lower back to the feet. |
| inflammation of the muscle attachments to the greater trochanter |
Inflammation of the muscle attachments to the greater trochanter is swelling of muscles where they connect to the top part of the thigh bone. |
| ischiogluteal bursitis |
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Ischiogluteal bursitis is irritation and inflammation of a fluid-filled cushioning sac in the area between the lowest hip bone and the large buttock muscle. |
| ankylosing spondylitis |
Bechterew's disease, Bechterew syndrome, Marie-Strümpell disease |
Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic, progressive, arthritis-type disease that causes the joints that connect the spine and pelvis to fuse. |
| hamstring tendinitis at the muscles origin |
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Hamstring tendinitis at the muscle origin is inflammation in the dense cord-like tissue that connects muscle to bone in the back of the upper leg and/or just below the knee. |
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