Pain physicians treat the signal, surgeons treat the structure, and insurers evaluate the cost. Patients experience all three. The Elephant in the Room There is an old parable about several blind men ...
Sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction is a common, yet often unrecognized cause of low back pain. You have two sacroiliac joints that connect the lower part of your spine with your pelvis. These joints ...
There is an unquestioned saying in medicine that our treatment success rate can be no better than our diagnostic success rate. This is especially true for symptoms that have a multitude of causes, ...
Lower back pain is one of the most common conditions for which patients present for evaluation in health care. Sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction is an often overlooked source of lower back disease.
This week are going to discuss a joint which is commonly problematic but is often misdiagnosed and is troubling as a result—the sacroiliac joint. The sacroiliac joint is the joint between the pelvis ...
This week we are going to discuss the difference between the sacroiliac dysfunction and iliosacral dysfunction of the back. Back pain comes in many “flavors”, and one of those problems is the ...
The committee recognised the uncertainties in the published evidence but concluded that using iFuse to treat chronic sacroiliac pain is likely to lead to less pain, reduced disability and a better ...