When the sacroiliac joints become inflamed or irritated, it can cause lower back pain and stiffness. This is known as sacroiliitis. In some cases, the pain may also radiate into the hips, buttocks, or ...

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 ...

My co-worker had been telling me they were having pain in their lower back that extended down into their hips. They were diagnosed with a sacroiliac (SI) ...

Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is a common but often overlooked source of discomfort in the lower back and hips. The SI joints, located where the spine meets the pelvis, play a crucial role in connecting ...

Sleeping on the side of the affected joint may worsen sacroiliac joint pain (SJP). Lying on the back or using pillows to support the body, such as placing a pillow between the legs, can help to ...

Acupuncture is a complementary therapy often used to treat different types of pain. This includes lower back pain that may be related to your sacroiliac (SI) joint. The SI joint connects your sacrum ...

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, ...

If your back is killing you at the end of the day, you might blame it on picking something up incorrectly or somehow injuring it. But up to 25% of lower back problems aren’t actually caused by muscle ...

Researchers compared cooled radiofrequency ablation with standard treatment for relieving sacroiliac joint pain. Cooled radiofrequency ablation is safe, effective, and superior to standard treatment ...

Dr. Fotis Souslian is a neurosurgeon and spine surgeon. In this ASK A DOC, Dr. Souslian shares common misdiagnoses, what to look for and how to prevent the risk of lower back pain and sacroiliac joint ...