{"id":8382,"date":"2017-06-02T11:35:51","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T16:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nsajc.com\/?p=8382"},"modified":"2023-10-09T13:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T17:41:02","slug":"sacroiliac-joint-pain-care-instructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/sacroiliac-joint-pain-care-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacroiliac Joint Pain: Care Instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The sacroiliac joints connect the spine and each side of the pelvis. These joints bear the weight and stress of your torso. This makes them easy to injure. Injury or overuse of these joints may cause low back pain.<\/p>\n
Stress on these joints can cause joint pain. Sacroiliac joint pain is more common in pregnant women. Certain kinds of arthritis also may cause this type of joint pain.<\/p>\n
Home treatment may help you feel better. So can avoiding activities that stress your back. Your doctor also may recommend physical therapy. This may include doing exercises and stretches to help with pain. You may also learn to use good posture.<\/p>\n
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety.<\/b> Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It’s also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.<\/p>\n Call 911<\/b> anytime you think you may need emergency care. For example, call if:<\/p>\n Call your doctor now<\/b> or seek immediate medical care if:<\/p>\n Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:<\/p>\n Care instructions\u00a0adapted under license by Neuromuscular Spine & Joint Center. This care instruction is for use with your licensed healthcare professional. If you have questions about a medical condition or this instruction, always ask your healthcare professional. Kopp Medical LLC, DBA Neurmomuscular Spine & Joint Center disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The sacroiliac joints connect the spine and each side of the pelvis. These joints bear the weight and stress of your torso. This makes them easy to injure. Injury or overuse of these joints may cause low back pain. Stress on these joints can cause joint pain. Sacroiliac joint pain is more common in pregnant […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[29,18,41],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8382"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nsajc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How can you care for yourself at home?<\/h3>\n
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