An Alternative to Steroid for Lower Back Pain
"One of the most common causes a low back pain specialist will see in their office is the pain caused by the sacroiliac joint (SI). The sacroiliac joints connect the spine and the hips at the sacrum. The sacrum is a triangular shaped bone at the bottom of your spine. It sits between the iliac bones, your “right and left hips”, to complete the pelvis.
Holding the pelvis or pelvic girdle together is a network of ligaments and tendons. When these ligaments and tendons become weakened or lax, sacroiliac joint pain occurs.
Many doctors who practice Prolotherapy have long known that suppression of pain symptoms is not the answer to chronic lower back pain. Rather, rebuilding the weakened ligaments and tendons causing the sacroiliac pain is the better choice for long term relief and alleviation of lower back pain.
Steroids or more commonly referred to as cortisone do not serve this function. Cortisone does not heal, rebuild, or strengthen tissue. Contrarily, it has been shown in the medical literature to weaken ligaments and tendons in long-term usage by suppressing circulation to the afflicted area."
