Sacroiliac Joint Injection

What is sacroiliac joint syndrome?

The sacroiliac (SI) joints are the pair of joints that join the bottom of your spine (the sacrum) to your pelvic bones. These joints help support and stabilize your spine and pelvis. They’re also necessary to transfer force from your upper body to your lower body.

Sacroiliac joint syndrome occurs when these joints become inflamed, damaged, or dysfunctional. This often happens due to personal injuries, arthritis, or body changes during pregnancy. A history of lower back surgery and problems like leg length differences and scoliosis (abnormal spinal curvature) can also contribute.

What are the symptoms of sacroiliac joint syndrome?

The main symptom of SI joint problems is lower back pain. Many people also experience pain in their buttocks, and the pain may shoot downward as far as your feet. 

Although pain can happen anytime, it’s usually most severe after standing, sitting, or sleeping for a long time. You might notice that it’s extra painful when you take long steps or climb stairs.

How do doctors treat sacroiliac joint syndrome?

Dealing with sacroiliac joint syndrome can be both painful and frustrating. At CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center, the empathetic team understands how this condition affects your daily life, and they’re dedicated to helping you find relief through a personalized treatment plan.

Most patients with lower back pain feel better physically, mentally, and emotionally with an all-encompassing multidisciplinary treatment approach. The team’s goals include addressing the problems within your SI joints, relieving your pain, and preventing future symptoms.

The primary treatments include:

• Medication to fight SI joint inflammation and pain
• Physical therapy to strengthen muscles and improve SI joint stability
• Targeted back exercises to ease pain and improve mobility
• Soft-tissue therapy, like therapeutic massage, to reduce tension and pain
• Electrical nerve stimulation to disrupt pain signals so that you don’t feel them
• SI joint injections, including steroids and anesthetics, for extended pain relief

While the team always strives to treat pain without surgery, some patients need a minimally invasive surgical procedure like spinal cord stimulation (SCS).

If lower back pain prevents you from living your life, CHOICE Pain & Rehabilitation Center is here to help. To learn more about no-downtime treatments for SI joint problems, call the nearest office or use the online appointment maker now.