Special stretching exercises for the posterior musculature of the hip and piriformis muscle, as well as corticosteroid injections, may help. NSARs may also temporarily alleviate the pain.

While buttocks pain can plague many runners—and it often signals a potential injury known as piriformis syndrome ... or cramping in the glute or posterior thigh, tingling or a shooting pain ...

During an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show on Thursday, Jan. 23, the Four Weddings and a Funeral star, 66, revealed she'd been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome. "I have piriformis syndrome ...