Patients will often come into our office with a lumbar spine MRI, low back pain and a diagnosis of sacroiliac joint dysfunction. They are in our office because they may have been told that they should consider a surgical recommendation to spinal surgery. For many of these people, the MRI was the confirmation that their surgeon needed to go ahead with the surgical recommendation. For many patients, this may have been the same doctor who had taken them through a course of conservative treatments including long bouts with anti-inflammatory medications, back braces, physical therapy, and cortisone injections.
Do diagnosed sacroiliac joint pain patients even have sacroiliac joint dysfunction?
We often see patients who went to their doctors with pelvic and/or hip and/or groin and/or lower back pain. While they may have received a diagnosis of sacroiliac joint dysfunction, after certain treatments failed, a further examination revealed that they had lumbar pain that was referring into the sacroiliac joints. This may be why will often receive emails from people that describe cortisone injections or nerve blocks that did not help.
A wrong diagnosis may ultimately lead to unnecessary back surgery. In patients we see, challenge of sacroiliac joint dysfunction may be a ligament problem. Ligament weakness or damaged is an often overlooked cause of pain throughout the spine. To help these ligament problems and the pain they are causing, PRP injections may be suggested. PRP injections involve collecting a small amount of your blood and spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the platelets from the red cells. The collected platelets are then injected back into the injured area to stimulate healing and regeneration.
Stem cell therapy is a medical approach utilizing your body’s own regenerative cells to enhance healing. These stem cells derived from bone marrow have the ability to transform into specialized types of cells, including cartilage, muscle, and bone.
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While sacroiliac joint pain can cause severe pain, conservative care or regenerative medicine can help many people with disability, pain and loss of function. With nearly three decades of experience, Dr. Marc Darrow and his team are pioneers in regenerative treatments, offering expert insights and personalized care tailored to your needs.
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The challenges of diagnosis and management of Sacroiliac joint dysfunction