Sacroiliitis

Sacroiliitis is the name given to inflammatory changes affecting the sacroiliac joint, i.e. the joint between the sacrum and ilium at the lower part of the spine. This inflammation is chronically progressive and extremely painful. Causes Sacroiliitis occurs very rarely as a single disease. As a rule it is a secondary disease or complication of … Sacroiliitis

Symptoms | Sacroiliitis

Symptoms The leading symptom of sacroiliitis is inflammatory pain in the back or buttocks, which classically occurs either only at night or in the morning or at least becomes less severe during the day. Typically, there is a knocking pain or a pain of displacement over the altered sacroiliac joints. In some patients, the pain … Symptoms | Sacroiliitis

Therapy | Sacroiliitis

Therapy The therapy of sacroiliitis is mainly based on two components: Consistent physiotherapy and pain relief. The physiotherapy should be carried out under professional supervision, whereby it is important that a patient also receives instructions to be able to carry out gymnastics independently and regularly at home. For the treatment of pain, drugs from the … Therapy | Sacroiliitis

Trigger | Sacroiliitis

Trigger The triggers of sacroiliitis have not been clearly clarified and are still the subject of current research. In most cases, the inflammation of the joint between sacrum and ilium occurs in the context of a rheumatic disease such as ankylosing spondylitis or a chronic inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease. There is an … Trigger | Sacroiliitis

Inflammation of the back

Our back is a complex construction of ligaments, muscles, bones and many small joints. One of the most common complaints, from which almost 80% of all Germans suffer once in their lives, is back pain. There are many causes for this, but most of them are temporary problems which in some cases resolve themselves and … Inflammation of the back

Causes | Inflammation of the back

Causes Inflammation of the back, i.e. the vertebral joints, vertebral bodies or vertebral ligaments, can be caused by various rheumatic diseases, which are collectively known as spondylarthritides. The group of spondylarthritides includes five clinical pictures: Spondylarthritides are genetic diseases whose mechanism of development has not yet been fully clarified.Probably a mutation of a specific gene, … Causes | Inflammation of the back

Forms | Inflammation of the back

Forms Axial spondylarthritis (inflammation of the spinal column) is divided into two forms, depending on the presence of signs of inflammation or structural changes in the spinal column. Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: No changes are visible on X-rays, but signs of inflammation can be detected on MRI. This is usually the case in the early stages … Forms | Inflammation of the back