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Does pain in a buttock and down the back of the leg stem from the back?
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Sciatica: Nerve that provides sensation down your leg is inflammed, causing pain in the buttock shooting down your leg, typically as far as the back of your knee.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Such pain from the buttock going down the leg CAN come From the lower back (lumbar spine) or the buttock area (such as the sacroiliac joint or piriformis muscle affecting the sciatic nerve). There are other less common causes.
Answered 3/6/2022
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