Tight and pain dissipate when sitting, hamstrings pain for 1 year #auckland #acupuncture

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Basic Information:

Age/Sex/Body Type: 70-year-old male, obese.

Chief Complaint: Bilateral posterior thigh pain, more prominent on the left, mild on the right, persisting for over a year.

Characteristics of Pain:

Location: Posterior thighs, not extending to the popliteal fossa.

Quality: Tight and painful.

Aggravating Factors: Pain worsens after standing or walking approximately 100 meters.

Relieving Factors: Pain immediately subsides upon sitting down; pain-free when lying flat.

Associated Symptoms: Buttock pain, no pain in the lower back.

Physical Examination:

Straight Leg Raise Test: Negative.

Sensation and Muscle Strength: No abnormalities.

Four Words Test: Negative.

Lower Back: No tenderness.

Posterior Thighs: No tenderness.

Gluteal Muscles: Tender but no radiating pain.

Piriformis and Quadratus Femoris Muscles: No tenderness.

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