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 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.
Read Kelly S.'s story
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.
Read David's story
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.
Read Mercedez's story
In 2017, I found an SI joint fusion surgeon. After our consultation, he offered me an anterior cervical fusion and sent me for an SI joint injection. The SI joint injection relieved my groin pain for several days.
Read Ellen's story
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.
Read Duke's story
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.
Read Sheri's story
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.
Read Shirley's story
She felt immediate shooting pain across her lower back that led to difficulty sitting and standing.
Read Elizabeth's story
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.
Read Natalie's story
Sherry was playing racquet ball and lunged to her left. She felt an immediate pain in her left groin and SI joint area.
Read Sherry's story
I was involved in a motor vehicle accident. I noticed immediate pain in my lower back and neck.
Read Dave's story
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.
Read Kim's story
We can help. Tell us what you're looking for below.
