I am a 59 year old male. For the past two and a half weeks I have had pain in my lower right hip/buttocks and leg. It isnt constant, but can be severe. I have taken over-the-counter ibuprofen and naproxen. I recently took prednisone (in decreasing doses for five days) that seemed to help. Now that the prescription has run out, the pain has returned. Its more severe in the morning when bending down.
Hi, The pain you are telling about is Sciatica pain, which occurs due to compression of sciatica nerve. There are many causes of sciatic pain. Anyways, You must take precaution along with treatment like avoid heavy weight lifting, forward bending, squatting and cross legging. You can take cold/heat therapy which can relieve the pain. What ever you are comfortable with either therapy proceed at only for 20 mins then repeat it after 2 hrs. Do isometric back exercises with some stretching. Take medicines like ibuprofen or naproxen with low dose of steroid which reduces the pain or inflammation. You can take message. Physiotherapy is very helpful to reduce the pain of sciatica. But to rule out the exact cause of pain get some investigation like X-ray, MRI. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.