Overview

Sacroiliitis is painful inflammation in the joints where your spine connects to your pelvis (your sacroiliac joints). It causes pain in your lower back, butt (your buttock muscles) or legs.

A joint is a place in your body where two bones meet. Your sacroiliac joints are the connection between your spine and pelvis. Specifically, they’re the place where the sacrum (the triangle-shaped last section of your spine) meets the ilium (the top part of your pelvis).

The sacroiliac joints are some of the biggest joints in your body, and you use them every time you move or shift your hips. Sacroiliitis happens when something irritates or damages one or both of your sacroiliac joints. This irritation leads to inflammation, which causes pain that you’ll usually feel in your low back and butt.

Visit a healthcare provider if you’re experiencing low back pain. It’s a common symptom that can be caused by a lot of issues. The sooner a provider diagnoses what’s causing your discomfort, the faster you can treat it and reduce its impact on your daily routine.

Types of sacroiliitis

A healthcare provider might refer to sacroiliitis with different names depending on how many of your sacroiliac joints are affected. Unilateral sacroiliitis is sacroiliitis that affects one of your joints. Bilateral sacroiliitis is having sacroiliitis in both joints at the same time.

How common is sacroiliitis?

It’s hard for experts to estimate how many people have sacroiliitis every year because low back pain is such a common symptom and can be caused by so many conditions. Some studies estimate that around one-quarter of people with low back pain have sacroiliitis.

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Complications

Blood clots are a dangerous complication of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Blood clots can lead to stroke.
The risk of stroke from AFib increases as you grow older. Other health conditions also may increase the risk of a stroke due to AFib. These conditions include:
  • High blood pressure.
  • Diabetes.
  • Heart failure.
  • Some types of heart valve disease.
Blood thinners are commonly prescribed to prevent blood clots and strokes in people with atrial fibrillation.

Prevention

Healthy lifestyle choices can reduce the risk of heart disease and may prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib). Here are some basic heart-healthy tips:
  • Control high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.
  • Don't smoke or use tobacco.
  • Eat a diet that's low in salt and saturated fat.
  • Exercise at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week unless your health care team says not to.
  • Get good sleep. Adults should aim for 7 to 9 hours daily.
  • Maintain a healthy weight.
  • Reduce and manage stress.


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