A pain like a tendon in the left buttock may be caused by sciatica, lumbar disc herniation, gluteal fasciitis and other diseases. Symptoms are often treated with medication, surgery, and physical therapy.
1. Sciatica: Sciatica mostly occurs unilaterally, the sciatic nerve emanates from the lumbosacral region and extends downward through the buttocks and the back of the thighs, and the stimulation of the sciatic nerve may cause pain like a tendon in the left buttock. Mild pain is often treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, and moderate to severe pain can be treated with non-opioid central analgesics such as tramadol.
2. Lumbar disc herniation: chronic injury to the lumbar spine may cause lumbar disc herniation, the nucleus pulposus that protrudes into the spinal canal compresses the nerve root and may cause pain in the left hip. In mild cases, bed rest with pelvic traction may improve the pain. Severe lumbar disc herniation requires surgical treatment such as laminectomy.
3. Gluteal Fasciitis: Sitting for a long time and cold stimulation may cause gluteal fasciitis, which is often aseptic inflammation, manifesting as localized soreness and pain. It can be treated by using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, to relieve the symptoms, together with physical therapy such as infrared phototherapy.
Peripheral nerve entrapment and pyriformis syndrome may also cause pain like a tendon in the left buttock. It is recommended to go to the hospital promptly after the symptoms appear, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment. The use of medication should be in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.