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Lower Back Pain and the Sacroiliac Joint
Up to 85% of all people have lower back pain (LBP) at some point in life.1The sacroiliac (SI) joint may be a pain generator in 15-30% of patients with chronic lower back pain2-5 and even higher (up to 43%) for patients with continued or new onset low back pain after a previous lumbar fusion.6 Potential causes of SI joint dysfunction include degenerative disease, history of trauma, adjacent segment degeneration after lumbar fusion, pregnancy/childbirth, or other reasons.
SI joint symptoms often limit daily activities, work, social and recreational pursuits. Lack of activity can lead to obesity, depression and general physical deterioration.
If you or someone you know might have symptoms related to the SI joint, new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are now available which you may find of value.
Please join us for this educational event, co-sponsored by Ortho Louisville and SI-BONE, Inc. Mathew Phillips, MD, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, will discuss this commonly underdiagnosed cause of low back, hip, and pelvic pain. He will review anatomy, causes and symptoms of SI joint dysfunction, diagnosis, and treatment options–both non-surgical and a new minimally invasive surgical procedure.
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4 Maigne JY, Aivaliklis A, Pfefer F. Spine. 1996;21:1889–92.
5 Sembrano JN, Polly DW. Spine. 2009;34:E27–32.
6 DePalma MJ, Ketchum JM, Saullo TR. Pain Medicine. 2011;12:732–9.
