Other possible causes of posterior thigh pain while running include compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle or a stress fracture.

A 63-year-old woman developed persistent, insidious, atraumatic low back and right posterior thigh pain. She was seen by her primary care physician and, in the absence of red flag symptoms, was ...

The pain and tense swelling made testing of the muscle groups very difficult, but there was no palpable defect in the thigh musculature. Plain radiographs did not show any bony avulsions from the ...

MD is a 26-year-old female with an 8-week history of low back and right posterior leg pain, subjective leg weakness, and numbness of the posterior thigh, calf, and lateral foot. Upon presentation ...

If you're dealing with tight hamstrings, back pain, or leg tension, this is The #1 Hamstring Stretch You Need to Relieve Back & Leg Pain! In this video, we guide you through Seated Forward Fold ...

The obturator nerve is a large, multibranched nerve that travels through your pelvis to your inner thigh. This nerve helps you feel sensations like temperature and pain in your lower limbs. It ...

Piriformis syndrome is a controversial diagnosis for pain in your buttocks and the back of your leg. Recent evidence suggests that piriformis syndrome is real, but there’s no universally ...

An 80-year-old woman limps into your office with left lower back pain that shoots to her left buttock and posterior lateral thigh. There is occasional radiation of discomfort over the anterior ...

Objectives: To use a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial to establish the effect on straight leg raise, hip internal rotation, and muscle pain of dry needling treatment to the gluteal ...

Having a hard time bending over to put your shoes on? Experiencing pain in the knees, groin, thigh or back? A new survey by ...