The name may inspire a fit of giggles — but “dead butt” syndrome is real — and it can lead to serious problems down the road.

This could mess with your balance and contribute to conditions like IT band syndrome, gluteal tendinitis, and sciatic nerve (which runs through the glutes) compression and discomfort.

A 25-year-old male patient presented with foot drop indicative of a sciatic nerve injury following gluteal intramuscular (IM) injections. Blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging of his spine ...

That pain in the back of your thigh as you run could mean an inflamed sciatic nerve By Harlan Selesnick, M.D. Special to the Miami Herald Updated May 14, 2021 9:34 AM ...

Gluteal Amnesia. Street name: dead butt syndrome, or DBS. ... The sciatic nerve runs from your lower back, down through your buttocks and all the way to your feet.

Piriformis syndrome presents as pain, numbness and associated weakness along the distribution of the sciatic nerve. The pain is due to swelling, tightness or spasm of the piriformis muscle ...

You’ll sometimes see dead butt syndrome referred to as “gluteal amnesia,” with the cause said to be that the glutes have forgotten how to fire. This is a misconception, though.

Sciatic nerve: The largest nerve in the human body, which runs through the gluteal region and may be vulnerable to injury if injections are improperly administered.

Key takeaways: Patients with gluteal tendinopathy had worse 1-year outcomes after posterior THA vs. patients without tendinopathy. Surgeons should perform a thorough preoperative evaluation of hip ...