The sacrum is a bone at the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can cause symptoms including lower back and buttock pain, swelling, and reduced bowel and bladder control.

There is an unquestioned saying in medicine that our treatment success rate can be no better than our diagnostic success rate. This is especially true for symptoms that have a multitude of causes, ...

Steroid injections can help relieve back pain and reduce a person’s need for surgery. They are typically a safe and effective treatment but do not provide a full cure for the cause of back pain. Many ...

Sacral insufficiency fractures are types of stress fractures that typically occur in older people, especially older people who were assigned female at birth with osteoporosis. As we age, our bodies ...

In my chiropractic practice, it is not unusual to meet a patient complaining of low back pain who has not responded to previous care. Very often, the focus of care for a lower back patient centers on ...