What causes pain in the butt when walking?

Walking buttock pain may be caused by diseases such as pyriformis syndrome, hip synovitis and lumbar disc herniation. 1. Piriformis syndrome: it is mainly caused by the sciatic nerve being compressed in the region of the piriformis muscle, which may be related to hip trauma, scar formation, sciatic nerve lesion and other factors. The main symptom is sciatica, which is manifested as buttock pain, radiating pain in the lower limbs, etc. Difficulty in walking will occur when the pain is severe. 2. Hip synovitis: the cause of this disease is not clear, may be related to intra-articular injuries, traumatic injury, joint pathogenic bacterial infection, rheumatoid arthritis and other reasons. Typical symptoms are hip pain, swelling, activity limitation, etc., which can be manifested as walking buttock pain. 3. Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation: the causes of this disease include degeneration of intervertebral discs, abnormal development of lumbar vertebrae, heredity, and intervertebral disc injury. It can be triggered by long-term exertion, heavy physical labor and other factors, and symptoms such as lumbar pain and hip pain appear when standing or walking. There are more reasons that cause patients to walk with buttock pain, and they need to go to the hospital in time to clarify the specific cause and then standardize the treatment.