Definition:

Symptoms:

• Pain in the buttocks or lower back
• Radiating pain down one or both legs
• Pain aggravated by prolonged standing, stair climbing, bearing more weight on one leg than the other, running, large strides

Causes:

• Traumatic injury- motor vehicle accident or a fall
• Arthritis- osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis
• Pregnancy
• Infection

Treatment:

• ROM and stretching
• Core stabilization exercises
• Lower extremity strengthening