Gluteus medius syndrome is associated with chronic strain on the buttocks, external irritation, and exposure to cold. General treatment, physical therapy and medication can be taken. There is no such thing as the best treatment.
1. General treatment: first of all, limiting the abduction activities of the hip joint can reduce the pull on the gluteus medius muscle, which can relieve the symptoms of pain. Patients should pay attention to rest, avoid exertion, can be appropriate hot compresses and with the buttock bath, can relieve the symptoms.
2. Physiotherapy: patients can take massage, microwave lamp irradiation or intermediate frequency pulsed electric therapy and other physiotherapy treatment, which can accelerate the local blood circulation and improve the symptoms of local pain.
3. Drug therapy: when the patient’s pain is obvious, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs can be taken appropriately, such as Loxoprofen sodium tablets, celecoxib capsules, etoricoxib tablets and so on. Nutritional nerve drugs can also be used, such as methylcobalamin tablets, vitamin B1 tablets, vitamin B12 tablets and so on.
After the emergence of gluteus medius syndrome, patients should follow the doctor’s instructions to actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition.