The SI joint is the sacroiliac joint which is at the sacrum, the base of the spine, and the ilium. It can often be an overlooked source of low back pain. Thanks for the feed back. They are going to do it under floroscopy, so I hope they hit it dead on!
Cindylou
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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How long does it take for the SI joint injections to give relief?
02-05-2009, 02:21 AM
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