Buttock Muscles Can Cause Sciatica
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9 July 2026
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Your buttock muscles (also called gluteal muscles) are large, powerful muscles. When they become ‘too tight’ they can cause pressure on the sciatic nerve as it passes through your hip area.
The sciatic nerve is as large as your finger and is usually found behind some of the large gluteal muscles.
Nerves hate to be pressed on and so the sciatic nerve will complain by causing symptoms of pain or nervy sensations in your hip, leg or even in your foot!
Here’s the link to an article with directions on how to help those gluteal muscles relax. If they are the cause of your sciatica it will make a big difference.
http://www.simplebackpainrelief.com/sciatica/how-to-massage-gluteal-muscles-for-back-pain-relief/
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A note from Kathryn: I am not a medical doctor. I am someone with a lot of experience and training in how bodies get pain and how they get rid of it. The information here is educational and based on my 40+ years as a neuromuscular therapist. If your pain continues, gets worse, or you are worried about it, please see your doctor or a specialist. Your body is worth it.
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Kathryn Merrow is a neuromuscular therapist with more than 40 years of experience helping people find the causes of their muscle pain and release it naturally. Known as The Pain Relief Coach, she teaches simple, logical ways to understand your body so you can get rid of pain instead of just managing it. Pain is a symptom. Kathryn helps you treat the cause.
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