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Condition: Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Also called: SI Joint Pain

The sacroiliac joint is the area where your pelvis and your lower spine connect. If this joint is inflamed, it can cause pain into your buttocks and lower back. The pain can be made worse if you stand for long periods of time, put more weight on one leg than the other, run, or climb stairs.

Sacroiliac joint pain can be caused by things like:

  • Arthritis
  • Trauma
  • Pregnancy
  • Infection

How Sacroiliac Joint Pain is Diagnosed and Treated

Sacroiliac joint pain can be diagnosed by a physical exam, x-ray, or diagnostic injection. Treatment approaches at UAMS for this type of joint pain include:

  • Physical therapy: The goal of physical therapy is to strengthen your core muscles to help you return to activity as soon as possible.  Physical therapists can provide pain management techniques that you can perform at home.  Maintaining your core strength is important to reducing your pain and preserving the overall health of your spine.
  • Injections: Steroid injections can decrease the inflammation of the sacroiliac joint area.
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Electrical stimulation
  • Surgery evaluation for SI fusion: Involves using instrumentation to stop the movement in the affected area. Over the next several months new bone will grow across the area permanently fusing the two pieces of bone.

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Treatments and Procedures Related to Sacroiliac Joint Pain

UAMS providers perform and prescribe a broad range of treatments and procedures, some of which may not be listed below.

  • Physical Therapy
  • Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections

Providers Treating Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Note that every provider listed below may not perform or prescribe all treatments or procedures related to Sacroiliac Joint Pain. Review each provider for availability.

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Johnathan H. Goree, M.D.

Johnathan H. Goree, M.D. Anesthesiologist

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Noojan J. Kazemi, M.D.

Noojan J. Kazemi, M.D. Neurosurgeon

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Locations Where Providers Treat Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Note that the treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain may not be performed at every location listed below. The list may include locations where the treatment plan is developed during and after a patient visit.

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Neurosurgery Clinic

Neurosurgery Clinic

501 Jack Stephens Drive
Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neuroscience Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-5270
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Pain Clinic

501 Jack Stephens Drive
Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neuroscience Institute
Little Rock, AR 72205

Appointment Phone Number
501-686-8818
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Areas of Expertise for Sacroiliac Joint Pain

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Pain Management

The pain management specialists at UAMS Health offer the latest treatments and technologies for managing pain.

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Spine Care

UAMS Health offers a complete range of services for the treatment of spinal conditions, no matter the cause.

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Make an Appointment

Request an appointment by contacting a clinic directly or by calling the UAMS Health appointment line at (501) 686-8000.

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