Brenda Thornton
I think this means that you have a bulging disk at that level. That means that the disk is sticking out like stuffing sticking out of a small tear in a pillow. It can press on the nerves as they pass through the area and result in the symptoms you are having. An EMG can pinpoint the exact location of the infringement and identify how much pressure is being put on the nerve. However, sometimes pain can originate in the buttock due to pressure or stretching of the sciatic nerve as the nerve passes through or under the pyriformus muscle in the buttock. The symptoms can be just like a disk.