Chapter 1 The Significance of the SI Joint in Low Back Pain
Posted on Aug 08, 2011 under sacroiliac joint pain | No CommentWhile sacroiliac joint dysfuntion has been nicely documented as a clinically significant source of low back pain, it remains one of the under-diagnosed and under-treated places in orhopedic practice. In this video we will present an overview of SI Joint diagnostic methods, employing a multidisciplinary approach. Three key specialists, with years of expertise in diagnosing painful SI Joint’s, will be featured. Whilst very distinct in their background, specialty and training, they agree on the want and the methods for identifying those patients with low back complaints attributable to SI Joint issues. The SI joint may be responsible for up to 25 or 30% of complaints related to low back discomfort. That number could be even higher in long fusions that consist of the sacrum. Meta analysis was completed of available literature. The discussions were summarized and we were able to as a group of about 20, 25 folks come up with an agreement as to a consensus how to diagnose and potentially treat SI joint related difficulties that thankfully has been accepted for publication.
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Understand far more about the sacroiliac joint at www.si-bone.com Patient: Deborah Johnson, Limited Capability to Stand or Walk. “It was just a entire new world that opened up for me. I had been years suffering from low-back discomfort. It was completely depressing since if you hurt all the time, it is a cycle. You hurt you sit you do not do things you don’t get out. I was limited in my capability to stand for periods. I was limited in my capability to walk. I was limited in my capability to lift. It was tough to do my job. It was difficult to play with my grandchildren. Stair climbing was nearly impossible. When I met with my physician following my injection, which showed that the source of my pain was the side joint, he explained the procedure, which would be an implanting of these implants in my side joint, which he felt would go a long way to helping me with the problems that I had had with walking and standing and lifting and would stabilize that SI joint. The procedure went really well. I was up and out of bed that very same day, into physical therapy to learn how to use the walker and the crutches. I was residence, and it was straightforward. I have no awareness of having the implants in my back at all. I’m not aware of them. I was able to start off to walk again. Becoming able to walk a couple of miles a day has been great. It is just freed me up to be able to physical exercise again and get outside. Becoming able to walk up and down stairs has been fantastic. Being able to lift the grandchildren has — they come running out of …
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