What You Need to Know About Sacroiliac Dysfunction.
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and sacroiliac dysfunction is estimated to occur in 15%-30% of those with nonspecific low back pain. Nurses are in the unique position to support and provide education to patients who may be experiencing sacroiliac dysfunction or possibly a…
Unveiling the unexpected: Skeletal sarcoidosis with an extraosseous soft-tissue mass in the ligamentous portion of sacroiliac joint.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous, multisystem disease of uncertain etiology that affects various organ systems, although musculoskeletal involvement is rarely the dominant feature. We present the case of a woman in her 50s with a history of pulmonary sarcoidosis who developed new lower back an…
¹⁸F-sodium fluoride PET/CT as a complementary measure of osteoblastic disease burden in axial spondyloarthritis: a prospective exploratory study.
To determine whether SIJ ¹⁸F-NaF uptake is associated with MRI-defined inflammation and structural damage and whether it provides a complementary measure of osteoblastic disease burden. In this prospective exploratory study, 43 adults with chronic low back pain underwent pelvic radiograp…
Co-occurrence of Voiding Symptoms and Flatal Incontinence in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the sacroiliac joints and spine whose burden extends beyond the musculoskeletal system. Lower urinary tract symptoms are increasingly recognised in these patients, whereas anorectal symptoms have received almost no attention. Becau…
[Ankylosing spondylitis is now termined as radiographic axial spondyloarthritis].
The past fifteen years have seen significant changes in the field of spondyloarthritis (SpA). Beyond the change in terminology from ankylosing spondylitis to radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), advances in pathophysiological insights have highlighted the gut-enthesis axis as a central co…
Axial skeleton involvement in gout: clinical spectrum and dual-energy computed tomography findings from a descriptive real-world study.
Axial gout is a rare and often underdiagnosed manifestation of gout, characterized by monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition within the axial skeleton, particularly the spine and sacroiliac joints. Unlike classical gout, which presents with acute peripheral joint inflammation, axial involvement m…
Management of U.S. Veterans presenting with axial spondyloarthritis to a chiropractic clinic: a case series.
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an immune-mediated condition characterized by signs and symptoms of inflammatory back pain (IBP) affecting the spine and sacroiliac (SI) joints, peripheral arthralgia, enthesitis, and systemic extra-articular complications. While chiropractic treatment is effective…
Efficacy of Mulligan Mobilization, Maitland Mobilization, High-Velocity Thrust, and Muscle Energy Technique for Pain, Disability, and Center-of-Gravity Displacement in Patients With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction is associated with significant pain, disability, and altered postural control in adults. Manual therapies, including Mulligan mobilization, Maitland mobilization, high-velocity thrust (HVT), and muscle energy technique (MET), are routinely applied for the managemen…