Buttcheek pain...

[DavidFehertysBike]

I was playing yesterday, took a swing with a 7 iron and then got a intense pain in my right cheek..(try not to laugh) I had quit my round. I thought it was a pulled hamstring or something, but someone else i was talking to in the bar mentioned it might be a serious nerve issue. Im scurred. Anyone else have this happen to them while swinging a club?

[uttexas]

Where in the buttock is the pain. High in the butt, Mid butt, Low butt.
Most common dx:
High butt--most likely SI joint pain
Mid butt--piriformis syndrome +/-sciatica
Low butt--proximal hamstring vs sciatica vs ischial bursitis.

For now, rest, ice, antiinflammatories (as long as there are no contraindications)

Sciatica is most commonly associated with a disc herniation compressing the L5 or S1 nerve roots.

However, if your pain stays in your butt (no back pain, no leg symptoms, no radiation to groin), I'd say piriformis syndrome is a probability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piriformis_syndrome

[DavidFehertysBike]

High butt...lol. the pain hasnt radiated anyplace else which i guess is good and bad... The link was informative..thanks.

[uttexas]

If the pain is high butt and doesn't radiate it doesn't exclude disc herniation/sciatica, but makes it less likely.

My differential would include SI joint pain, glut medius pain, quadratus lumborum pain. lumbar facet pain.

The red flags for back/gluteul pain include bowel/bladder changes, groin numbness, progressive leg weakness or numbness, night sweats, persistent fever, weight loss.

You describe pain after swinging a 7 iron in the high butt (no radiation or other symptoms), thus, most likely musculoskeletal injury.

Give it three days of rest with ice 30minutes every couple of hours + antiinflammatories. If it's getting worse, symptoms change, or doesn't improve go see an MD. I'd recommend starting with PM+R (there are lots of good ones in NJ----Kessler is a top program)

[DavidFehertysBike]

thanks dude! sounds like you just saved me a $20 co-pay..lol.

[Chief Broom]

I'm thinking tumor.

Either that or one of your golfing buddies got a little too overzelous with the fanny swat after a good shot.

[DavidFehertysBike]

I'm thinking tumor.

I always knew that guy was a little fruity.

[right handed phil mickelson]

I always knew that guy was a little fruity.

lmao.....

[Golf_Gal]

Sorry, but this is just making me chuckle Did you pull a muscle in that area?

[KillaK]

if you stop dropping the soap itll probably go away.

[DavidFehertysBike]

Sorry, but this is just making me chuckle Did you pull a muscle in that area?

I dont think so..uttexas seems to belive i tweaked my back. I agree with him.

[Duffy]

I concur with some of you. I have a friend in San Francisco that suffers from the same problem from time to time. He wouldn't talk to me about it so I had to ask his boyfriend if he might know what the problem could be. He just smiled.

[PhilTCU]

I have the same or similar issue.  Pretty much every time I play golf I pull a muscle in my right glut.  I'm right handed.  Any insight would be appreciated because I can't much much on the internet.  My guess is that my hip is to tight/flexed on my back swing or my swing is just totally screwed.

[Sante TwoGloves]

You just might need to sit on one of your balls 5-6 times a day to remedy the problem. http://paramountsportsrecovery.com.au/gluteus-medius/

[boogielicious]

I have the same or similar issue.  Pretty much every time I play golf I pull a muscle in my right glut.  I'm right handed.  Any insight would be appreciated because I can't much much on the internet.  My guess is that my hip is to tight/flexed on my back swing or my swing is just totally screwed.

Welcome to the forum @PhilTCU

A couple of things that may help.

Start doing hip stretches daily, especially after playing. Thread below discusses the stretches.

Second, use a foam roller on the hips, IT band and the glute.  I use it on my hips and IT before stretching. When you first start using this, it will be somewhat painful like a massage and a little sore the next day. But after a few days the pain will stop. It really helps loosen the tendons and muscles. Make it a routine for the next three months or more and you should see marked improvement.

http://www.amazon.com/foam-roller-exercise-roller/b?ie=UTF8&node;=3407871