Pain from the buttocks to the calves may be lumbar disc herniation, pyriformis syndrome, muscle strain.
1. Lumbar disc herniation: because of long-term sedentary or lumbar sprain caused by the nucleus pulposus protruding into the spinal canal through the ruptured annulus fibrosus to compress the nerves, the emergence of the buttocks and the lower extremities of the radioactive pain, and in some cases will be accompanied by numbness. The diagnosis can be clarified through lumbar MRI films.
2. Piriformis Muscle Syndrome: because of chronic strain or trauma caused by the enlargement of the piriformis muscle, local spasm compressing the sciatic nerve and hip pain and radiating to the calf, through the piriformis MRI film can be used for treatment.
3. Muscle strain: may be caused by sports thigh muscles such as hamstring muscle strain, through rest can reduce.
From the buttocks to the calf pain consider sciatica, mainly for the above three reasons, should be under the guidance of the doctor for the cause of treatment.