The sacrum is a bone at the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can cause symptoms including lower back and buttock pain, swelling, and reduced bowel and bladder control.

Steroid injections can help relieve back pain and reduce a person’s need for surgery. They are typically a safe and effective treatment but do not provide a full cure for the cause of back pain. Many ...

Epidural glucocorticoid injection is an intervention commonly used for managing lumbosacral radicular pain. The goal of the injection is to administer glucocorticoids to the epidural space to reduce ...

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age, our bodies ...

This week we are going to discuss the difference between the sacroiliac dysfunction and iliosacral dysfunction of the back. Back pain comes in many “flavors”, and one of those problems is the ...

In my chiropractic practice, it is not unusual to meet a patient complaining of low back pain who has not responded to previous care. Very often, the focus of care for a lower back patient centers on ...