SI joint pain symptoms may include:
Lower back pain
Sensation of lower extremity: pain, numbness, tingling and/or weakness
Hip / groin pain
Disturbed sleep patterns due to pain
Feeling of leg instability (buckling or giving way)
Disturbed sitting patterns (unable to sit for long periods, sitting on one side)
Pain going from sitting to standing
Sciatica like symptoms
Treatment for SI joint pain
Non-surgical Management goals include reducing symptoms and improving patient function. Options may include:
Oral pain medications (NSAIDs, opioids, etc.)
SI belting
Physical therapy
Therapeutic SI joint injections
Surgery is SI Joint Fusion
If a patient experiences ongoing or recurrent pain, this may be due to an underlying disruption. For chronic lasting pain greater than 6 months due to a sacroiliac joint disruption, fusion of the sacroiliac joint may be an option. We utilize the SI Bone iFuse Implant System for our patients here at our practice
Watch this video to hear Dr. MacGregor explain SI-Joint pain
““Dr. MacGregor and thier staff are very compassionate, very caring, their follow up after the procedures was exceptional. I was in so much pain I could not walk and was wheelchair bound, now I am walking again. It has made a huge difference in the quality of my life. I would recommend this treatment to anyone who is properly diagnosed but especially would recommend Dr. MacGregor!”
- Deborah M. Bilateral SI-Joint fusions 10/2019 & 12/2019”
““The word that comes to mind is FINALLY! I have scoliosis and I had a previous back fusion surgery from T3 to L4. That scoliosis has caused me a lot of pain, hence I had to have surgery as an adult. The pain in my lower back was getting worse & worse & worse. It made me sad to think I was going to have to undergo another major back surgery. I suffered for two years looking for a doctor who could tell me why I was having this increased pain. All the spine doctors I went to couldn’t find anything wrong with me and almost had me convinced the pain was all imagined. It didn’t make any sense. After meeting Dr. MacGregor she was concerned my pain was related to my SI-Joint. Any other physician I went to I was the nail and they were the hammer. We began to do the necessary testing & eventual surgery. I feel we found the right hammer for my nail! I think there has been significant improvement, I can tell you that the pain in my right leg since surgery has gone down by 90%.”
- Barbara J., SI-Joint fusion 03/2020”
““If I had known what I know now, I would have done this 10 years ago! I was having trouble walking, getting in & out of cars, & stairs were an issue. My pain was a 10 on a 10 scale prior to surgery. I had my first child at age 34 so I know what I speak of but this pain was chronic. Post-surgery, my pain dropped immediately to a 4/10. I only needed one Tylenol the first night. Two weeks post-surgery I returned to full-time work as a cashier. At three weeks I had ZERO PAIN! I enjoy walking now & am up to almost 3 miles per night, my goal is to be able to walk 5 miles soon PAIN-FREE!”
- Sandra H. SI-Joint Fusion 03/2020”
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