Common Symptoms of SI Joint Dysfunction
Low back pain is a common symptom that affects many people during their lifetime. For some, low back pain can be an acute, short-term problem. Others experience chronic, long-term symptoms that can limit mobility and affect their quality of life. Either way, the cause may or may not be your SI joint.
SI joint disorders require an appropriate interpretation of your history, clinical exam results, and imaging studies. Often, hip pathology and/or lumbar pathology can coexist with SI joint pathology. A healthcare provider trained in diagnosis and treatment can help diagnose your condition accurately and get you on the path to lasting relief.
To determine whether your pain is caused by SI joint dysfunction or another source, talk to a trained physician.
Signs and Symptoms
- SI joint dysfunction usually causes dull low back pain on one side (and possibly the leg and buttock).
- SI joint pain can present as sciatica-like symptoms, including leg pain, burning, numbness and tingling.
- The pain is often a mild to moderate ache around the dimple (low back) region of the spine.
- The pain may become worse and sharp while doing activities and can be triggered by standing up from a seated position or lifting the knee toward the chest during stair climbing or walking uphill.
- Pain is typically on one side or the other, but the pain can occasionally be on both sides.
- You may notice that it bothers you more in the morning and gets better during the day.
- With severe SI joint pain, there may be referred pain into the hip, groin, and occasionally down the leg, but rarely does the pain radiate below the knee.
- Muscle tightness and tenderness in your hips or buttocks.
- Pain can be referred from the SI joint down into the buttock or back of the thigh, and in rare occasions, to the foot.
- Low back pain and stiffness, often on one side, that often increases with prolonged sitting and prolonged walking.
- Disturbed sleep patterns and disturbed sitting patterns due to pain (unable to sit for long periods, sitting on one side).
- Feeling of leg instability (buckling, giving way).
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