Herbal Treatment Of Bilateral Sacroiliitis
Sacroiliitis is an inflammation of one or both of your sacroiliac joints. Sacroiliac joints are located at the lower part of your spine and pelvic area, near the hips. Sacroiliitis may cause ankylosing spondylitis which cause joint inflammation and stiffness in the spine and hips. Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of progressive arthritis. Sacroiliitis can cause pain in your buttocks or lower back, and can extend down one or both legs. Prolonged standing or stair climbing can increase the pain.
Anyone can get sacroiliitis. Sacroiliitis can be difficult to diagnose, because it can be mistaken for other causes of low back pain. Treatment might involve physical therapy and medications.
What are the Causes?
There are several reasons for sacroiliitis. These include:
- Ankylosing spondylitis: Ankylosing Spondylitis is the early sign of sacroiliitis. It is a progressive type of inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and hips. Not all people who experience sacroiliitis have ankylosing spondylitis.
- Osteoarthritis: Wear-and-tear arthritis is another cause of sacroiliitis.It can cause inflammation in the sacroiliac joints.
- Trauma: A sudden traumatic injury like a motor vehicle accident or a fall can damage the sacroiliac joints and cause inflammation, leading to sacroiliitis.
- Pregnancy: When a woman is pregnant, her sacroiliac joints stretch to make room for the growing baby. This may put stress on the joints and cause sacroiliitis.
- Infection:If the sacroiliac joint can become infected then it can cause inflammation.
- An infected sacroiliac joint.
- Existing back or spine issues.
Sacroiliitis Symptoms:
Sacroiliitis can cause pain in buttocks and lower back. It can also affect the legs, groin and even the feet. The main symptoms of sacroiliitis include:
- Slight fever
- Prolonged Sitting or Standing
- Standing with the weight on one leg
- Stair climbing
- Taking large strides when walking
- Running
- Turning over in bed
Sacroiliitis in Pregnant Women
Sacroiliitis is mostly common in pregnant women. That is because during pregnancy women’s hip and sacroiliac joints will begin to naturally loosen. This is your body preparing to give birth. Add to that a change in the way some women walk as a result of pregnancy and that can cause your sacroiliac joints to become inflamed. This becomes sacroiliitis.
Diagnosis
Sacroiliitis may be hard to diagnose, as it can be mistaken for lower back pain caused by a different condition, such as sciatica. A doctor may press on the hip and buttock or move a person’s legs to examine the sacroiliac joints. To determine whether the pain is coming from the sacroiliac joint, the doctor may inject a numbing solution into the joint. Further screening may be needed if the doctor is unsure of the diagnosis. A 2013 report highlighted the importance of MRI tests as a diagnostic tool for sacroiliitis. Research conducted in 2013 found a type of screening called computed tomography may also be useful in diagnosing sacroiliitis.
in Ayurveda
In Ayurveda, vitiated vata and kapha are the doshas; adhisthana (site of origin) is Kati pradesa (sacrum) and lower limbs. Vitiated Apanavata causes disturbance in walking in terms of gait, stiffness, pain in lower limbs, unable to change the posture in bed, unable to stand for more than 2 minutes. Pain aggravated by exersion, by sitting, posture change, brushing. The diagnosis as vataja amavata is supported by trika pradesa adhisthana, disease affecting hip, sacrum and in lower limbs, aggravated by exertion. Stiffness is due to shifting of cartilage by fibrous tissue, i.e. sclerotic changes is due to ama, in which kapha is vitiated. Normal kapha is responsible for maintenance of smoothness between the vertebrae and inside the bones, preventing sclerotic changes.
