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.
I fell off a roof when I was younger and landed striking my left buttock on a metal fence post. I began having pain in the lower back and buttock, mostly on the left side, after that fall.
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In 2016, I was in a serious car accident. I was stopped at a red light and was rear-ended. My seat belt locked but my air bag did not deploy.
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I had lumbar fusion surgery in 2009 and again in 2014. I am fused from L-1 to my sacrum. In 2017 I started to experience hip pain bilaterally.
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I decided to go back to my PCP at the end of 2016. I had a constant annoying ache that varied in intensity from day to day and with my activity level. I was prescribed Flexeril and prescription strength ibuprofen. In July of 2017, my pain changed.
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July 2020, I had a right SI joint fusion utilizing the iFuse Implant System. My pain relief was gradual.
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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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My back pain started 30 years ago while I was working out at the gym on the hamstring curl machine. I felt a pop and had a sudden sharp pain in my left lower back.
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After a loading accident and feelings of numbness in her leg, Natalie eventually was able to attribute the source of her problem to the SI Joint.
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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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Andi was involved in three car accidents that resulted in lower back pain.
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Kim was playing softball with her daughter and teaching her how to slide into a base. Her extended leg caught something on the ground jarring it abruptly and she immediately felt lower back and left upper thigh pain.
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Rebecca’s car was rear ended while she was stopped at a red light in 2010. She sought immediate medical attention because she felt severe low back pain upon impact.
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