Sacroiliac Joint Injection

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Sacroiliac Injection

Your doctor thinks your sacroiliac joint is Your doctor thinks your sacroiliac joint is a cause of your pain.a cause of your pain.

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Sacroiliac Injection

Radiology Spine Injection Doctors can Radiology Spine Injection Doctors can inject the Sacroiliac joint & often reduce the inject the Sacroiliac joint & often reduce the painpain

Inject into Inject into facet jointfacet joint

Before the Injection

Let your doctor know if you are taking Let your doctor know if you are taking an anticoagulant or blood thinneran anticoagulant or blood thinner

Bring someone who can drive you Bring someone who can drive you home; some people can feel weak in home; some people can feel weak in the legs after the procedurethe legs after the procedure

Day of the injection Report to the Radiology Department in Report to the Radiology Department in

UW Hospital at G3/3 (Atrium elevators UW Hospital at G3/3 (Atrium elevators to the 3to the 3rdrd floor) floor)

If you have a MRI or CT of the spine If you have a MRI or CT of the spine from another hospital, bring it with youfrom another hospital, bring it with you

Sacroiliac Injection

The procedure will be described to you The procedure will be described to you by a radiologist, and you can ask by a radiologist, and you can ask questionsquestions

Procedure

Takes about 45 minutesTakes about 45 minutes You will lie on you stomach and a fine You will lie on you stomach and a fine

needle will be placed in your back to inject needle will be placed in your back to inject medication into the sacroiliac jointmedication into the sacroiliac joint

Medications are Lidocaine (to numb the Medications are Lidocaine (to numb the area) and Corticosteroid (to reduce area) and Corticosteroid (to reduce inflammation)inflammation)

Possible complications

complications are rarecomplications are rare

Possible complications

For 1-2 days after the procedure, For 1-2 days after the procedure, some patients have had:some patients have had:

temporary worsening of back or leg paintemporary worsening of back or leg pain redness and flushing around the faceredness and flushing around the face fluid gain which could cause breathing fluid gain which could cause breathing

difficulty (if you have heart problems)difficulty (if you have heart problems) higher blood sugars (if you are diabetic) higher blood sugars (if you are diabetic)

After the injection

Avoid strenuous activity for 24 hoursAvoid strenuous activity for 24 hours Take your usual medicines for back Take your usual medicines for back

painpain You will be given a phone number to You will be given a phone number to

call if any drainage, swelling, or call if any drainage, swelling, or increased pain at the injection siteincreased pain at the injection site