Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) disorders

The sacroiliac joints are the two joints at the back of the pelvis that connect the pelvic bones. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is a term that implies the joints have become painful. There are many different names for this and theses may include sacroiliac joint syndrome, sacroiliac joint dysfunction and sacroiliac joint inflammation.

Symptoms

Most people with sacroiliac pain will complain of pain in the low back, buttock or upper leg region. Depending on how intense the pain is, standing, walking or running can produce pain. The causes of sacroiliac pain and dysfunction include trauma, infection, pregnancy and conditions such as spondyloarthropathies. This condition can also be acquired after surgery.

Treatment

The treatment for sacroiliac pain will depend on the cause and the intensity of the pain. Chiropractic treatment are useful in sacroiliac pain recovery.

Causes of low back pain

The following conditions are common causes of low back pain.

• Lumbar myelopathy
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Lumbar spinal stenosis
• Bone Spurs
• Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
• Pinched nerve
• Lumbar radiculopathy
• Lumbar facet joint pain
• Bulging Disc
• Herniated Disc
• Disc protrusion
• Discogenic pain
• Post laminectomy syndrome
• Coccydynia
• Spondylolisthesis
• Spondyloarthropathy
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Reiter’s syndrome
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Enteropathic arthritis
• Sacroiliac disorders
• Foot drop
• Spinal neurofibroma
• Acute low pain
• Chronic low back pain
• Stiff low back
• Trigger points in the low back
• Red flags for low back pain
• Internal disc disruption
• Lumbar spondylosis
• Lumbar facet syndrome
• Lumbar foraminal stenosis
• Lumbar disc herniation
• Lumbar osteoarthritis
• Lumbar osteophytes