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 2017, I slipped backwards on some stairs and took a hard fall, landing on my buttocks. The pain was intense in my low back and when I could not get out of bed, it was time to seek treatment.
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I moved to Alaska in 2019 and began to see a chiropractor. He targeted L3-4 and L4-5 on exam. He sent me to pain management for an ESI (epidural steroid injection) into my lumbar spine. This was helpful in relieving my pain, and I subsequently had a lumbar fusion in 2020.
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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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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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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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I was involved in a motor vehicle accident. I noticed immediate pain in my lower back and neck.
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There was no single event that triggered Richard’s SI joint pain, but he believes that his years of waterskiing contributed to his degenerative sacroiliitis.
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Larry didn’t recall a specific event that first triggered his SI joint pain but he believes that his previous lumbar fusion surgeries may have stressed his sacroiliac joint.
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Keith was the passenger in a car that was broadsided in the late 1980’s. While Keith was not seriously injured, he did start to notice episodes of low back pain.
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Phil noticed an increase in this back pain. He began to have difficulty standing for long periods of time and sleeping.
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