Diagnosing SI joint pain includes a physical exam of the SI joint, spine, hips and pelvis, provocative tests, and diagnostic injections.
The iFuse triangle-shaped implant has been designed specifically for the SI joint.
The iFuse Implant is the only device for treatment of SI joint dysfunction that is supported by significant published clinical evidence.
As with other joints in the body, the SI joint can become damaged from trauma, degeneration and everyday wear and tear.
In 2013, while snowboarding, she slipped on ice and landed on her back and neck. She felt an immediate jolt of pain through her hip and spine.
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No one was able to determine the source of her pain. She tried massage therapy, chiropractic and platelet rich plasma injections. None of these treatments alleviated her pain.
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Jenni is an aerobics instructor and thought she strained my lower back while teaching a class in 2016. She experienced muscle tightness and pain on the right side of her lower back.
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Shirley's car was rear-ended by another vehicle and she began feeling intense pain in the center-left portion of her lower back. She turned to her chiropractor for help, but wasn’t getting relief.
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She remembers slipping on water and falling onto her buttocks several years ago. She immediately noticed pain in her left lower back.
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After recovering from the L2-L3 discectomy and laminectomy, Maria felt better but reported that she had intensified pain in the left side of her buttocks, hip and leg.
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Leah began experiencing mild leg and ankle pain that gradually got worse and eventually became constant. Along with her leg pain, she was experiencing lower back and buttock pain.
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She felt immediate shooting pain across her lower back that led to difficulty sitting and standing.
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During labor she experienced complications that she feels caused her debilitating lower back, pelvis and left leg pain.
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In 1990, while delivering an air conditioning unit, Larry V began feeling extreme pain in his lower back, groin, and down his left leg. The pain immediately prevented him from bending at the waist, twisting at the torso, and sitting upright.
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Barbara was lifting a cooler at a family picnic and felt a sudden onset of pain in her lower back.
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Cheryl took a fall to her right buttock area while at work. She was sent to the emergency room where x-rays of her lumbar spine were taken.
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