If the pain persists well beyond the acute mark of 4-6 weeks, complicated symptoms like the ones enlisted below can show up gradually over time.
● Extremely sore buttocks making it challenging to sit down
● Lack of flexibility in the legs well beyond the knees
● Inability to flex one's toes due to muscle soreness
● High fever
● A 'Pins and Needles' sensation down the legs, which branches out to the toes.
● A severe pinching sensation in the lower back where the sciatic nerve originates
● Pain down one's leg makes movement difficult.
● Problems in urinating