Experiencing Pain In Your Sacroiliac Joint? We Can Help

SI Joint Pain

While many individuals suffer from sacroiliac pain due to an injury, many more patients may not be able to pinpoint what has caused their discomfort. Our approach to diagnosis and treatment with The PRM Protocol, allows us to determine the underlying cause and provide you with the proper care.

Understanding Sacroiliac Joint Pain

What is SI Joint Pain?

The sacroiliac, or SI joint, is surrounded by ligaments that can be injured or strained. The SI joint acts as a buffer for the pressure of the upper body on your hips and legs. The joint’s range of motion is minimal yet integral to core strength and freedom of movement. Since the SI joint is near your pelvis, irritation can result in often debilitating lower back pain. Another sign that the sacroiliac has been irritated is leg pain, which may resemble the discomfort of a herniated disc or sciatica.

Related Conditions for SI Joint Pain

SI joint pain may be a symptom of an underlying pelvic health condition relating to the muscles and nerves. Speaking with a pelvic pain specialist will allow patients to receive the proper treatment sooner.

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Is Not Normal

What Causes SI Joint Pain?

Any change in the SI joint’s normal function and motion may trigger sacroiliac pain, and the pain can feel as if there is a pang in the lower back and may cause a long period of discomfort and difficulty until it’s been properly treated.

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    Sacroiliac pain typically comes from moving too much or too little. This can simply be from prolonged sitting which often is just labeled as pain with sitting.

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    SI joint pain can be a symptom of arthritis or gout or the result of a trauma, such as a fall or an injury.

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    Being pregnant puts additional stress on the SI joint, so discomfort and pain are not uncommon.

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    Sacroiliac pain is more prevalent among females, particularly young and middle-aged women.

Treatment Options for SI Joint Pain

Once a proper diagnosis has been given, we offer a proprietary office-based procedure to treat the underlying SI joint pain. This treatment consists of a series of pelvic nerve and muscle treatments to directly target the spastic pelvic floor muscles, inflammation in the pelvis, and nerve pain. Depending on the condition causing your pain, other modalities may be needed in addition to our treatment. Since the cause of SI joint pain can be multifactorial, the most effective treatment option is a multimodal approach that targets many different contributing factors.

Frequently Asked Questions: Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Experiencing SI joint pain can be difficult, but our team of pelvic pain specialists will listen to you, validate your experiences and symptoms, and partner with you on your rehabilitation journey.

Being pregnant puts additional stress on the SI joint, so discomfort and pain are not uncommon. However if you are experiencing prolonged sacroiliac joint pain, you should seek treatment.

Yes, because of the location of the sacroiliac joint, you may experience discomfort and pain in your lower back if you have irritated or injured the joint.

Yes, in some situations, you may have stepped or moved awkwardly and experienced numbing pain in your legs. This scenario and many others set the stage for sacroiliac-SI – SI joint pain, which can cause debilitating back and leg problems. Never ignore an ache or injury to your back or spine because the repercussions can be severe.

SI joint pain may be caused by an underlying pelvic health condition, and seeing a pelvic pain specialist who understands your symptoms will allow you to receive the proper treatment for your condition sooner.

First, our providers will ask questions about your medical history and listen to your symptoms to get a full picture of what is going on with you.

Next, an external exam of your hips, abdomen, and posterior sacrum.

Next, your pelvic nerves are evaluated externally with a soft cotton tip.

Next, with your consent, gel is placed on a gloved finger and an internal exam is performed to allow us to evaluate the nerves and muscles within the pelvis.
There is no speculum required as we are evaluating the pelvic floor muscles and nerves, not the organs.

Sometimes patients will need Imaging to help us understand if there is an associated cause of the pelvic nerve and muscle pain and dysfunction found on the exam.

Oftentimes, treatment can be started the same day as there is no downtime. Our patients have been suffering with pelvic pain symptoms for 6+ months. We like to get them on the road to feeling better as soon as we can as the longer the symptoms are present the harder it is for us to resolve them.

We Provide Treatment For SI Joint Pain

Our pelvic pain specialists are experts in recognizing the symptoms of and diagnosing pelvic pain conditions. With The PRM Protocol, we go further than addressing the symptoms on the surface – we treat the underlying causes of pelvic pain.