Lower back pain| hip extension
June 1, 2007 1:32 pmJune 1, 2007
Lower back pain caused by S1 nerve root irritation will affect the hip extensor muscles which S1 nerve root so richly supplies.
The hip extensor muscles are best tested by having the patient lie facedown. The patient bends the knee and lifts the knee off the surface of the bed. The examiner can test the strength of the gluteus maximus muscle by pushing down on the buttock and thigh toward the bed while the patient resists the hip from moving down.
If the patient lifts the hip and thigh off the surface of the bed with the knee straight, this movement is primarily performed by the hamstring muscles.
The muscles which perform hip extension are:
- gluteus maximus (inferior gluteal nerve carrying L5, S1 root fibers primarily S1)
- biceps femoris, long head (sciatic nerve carrying L5, S1 root fibers primarily S1)
- semitendinosus (sciatic nerve carrying L5, S1 root fibers primarily L5)
- semimembranosus (sciatic nerve carrying L5, S1 root fibers primarily L5)
© 2007 copyright all rights reserved www.stopmusclepain.com Lower back pain| hip extension
back, gluteus maximus, hamstrings muscles, hip extension, Lower back pain, lower body topics, nerve root irritation
7 Responses to “Lower back pain| hip extension”
hello i would like to know how can i treat my straightening lumbo sacral findings of my xray. i always took pain reliever for this but it seems its not effective.thanks. hope u can advise me on this situation thanks you.
You should be evaluated by a physiatrist (specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) in your area.
I am posting information on level 1 eToims (a milder version of the level 2 eToims which is covered by insurance. Level2 eToims is more therapeutic technology that is available only on a self pay basis.
Hi, I have lower back pain, I also have pain between my hip bone,groin area, it will penetrates down my inner and outer thigh I notice when I try to rotate my hips to the right or extend my right leg back to strech it hurts, so I have been trying to find out just where that pain is coming from so I move my legs different positions and it seems like when I drop that right leg off the bed while lying down and just let it dangle that hurts or lay on my stomach and bring both my legs and head up that hurts in the back and groin area, so only when I aggitate or move the wrong way, if I take Motrin 600 the pain will go away, could you explain what this could be, I am going to the Doctor on the 31 of July 2007, just wanted to get your opinion.
thanks
i have back pain constantly for some years. now the pain is in the hip joint. whenever i get town a gash or pain make a pain. and the gash trouble also make the pain too much
You should be evaluated by a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. eToims is not available except at the eToims Soft Tissue Comfort Center at the present.
Please also visit www.painfree-international.org for further information on long term management with eToims for nerve related muscle pain.
JC MD
I have pain in my right groin going into my low back, at times it feels like a hot poker is being stuck in my groin. The pain now goes down the outside of my right leg. If I sit on the floor my right leg becomes numb. If I wind up sleeping on my right side while in bed, I wake up aching with pain from my hip around to my low back and down my leg. Can u help?
The symptoms that you describe are compatible with nerve related muscle pain. If you are close to Philadelphia area, we can evaluate and treat you with eToims. If not, you need to be evaluated by a physiatrist (specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation).
Jennifer Chu, M.D.
Care to comment?