Sciatica • Hip, buttock & leg symptoms
When sciatic pain interrupts life, start here.
Explore an individualized approach to understanding your symptoms and working toward more comfortable sitting, walking, and everyday movement.
What would you like to get back to?
Everyday goal
If sitting at a desk, in the car, or through a meal has become hard to manage, that matters. An individual evaluation looks at how your symptoms relate to sitting and position, so a care plan can be shaped around your workday and travel.
General information only — not a diagnosis or treatment recommendation. A physical therapist can help you decide what fits.
Understanding pain around the hip and down the leg.
Pain traveling through the buttock and leg can have different sources. Sometimes it is linked to irritated nerve roots in the lower back. In other cases, the sciatic nerve may be irritated by muscles or other tissues deep in the buttock. Similar symptoms can also have other causes. An evaluation helps clarify what may be contributing and what care is appropriate.
Safety note
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for new difficulty urinating, loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness around the genitals or bottom, or severe or worsening weakness or numbness in both legs. Do not drive yourself. Do not wait for an appointment request or a portal response.
Our approach and your first visit
A clear, unhurried start — built around a conversation. Care may include education, activity adjustments, and individualized movement, depending on what the evaluation shows.
Listening
To your symptoms, daily limitations, and personal goals.
Evaluating
Relevant movement, strength, sensation, and function.
Discussing next steps
Whether physical therapy is appropriate, or whether further medical assessment is needed first.
Planning together
Developing an individualized plan and reviewing progress along the way.