Diagnosis
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history, your recent physical activity, and how the injury occurred. The doctor will also examine your buttocks for:
- Tenderness and bruising
- Pain when contracting the gluteal muscles, particularly against resistance
Muscle strains are graded according to their severity:
Grade 1
- Stretching with some microtearing of muscle fibers
- Recovery—2 weeks
Grade 2
- Partial tearing of muscle fibers
- Recovery—1-2 months
Grade 3
- Complete tearing (rupture) of muscle fibers (This is rare with the gluteal muscles.)
- Recovery—more than three months
For a severe gluteal strain, you may have an MRI scan . Professional and collegiate athletes sometimes have MRI scans to predict the length of recovery.
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