Pathologies
Sacroiliac and Hip Pain
Sacroiliac and Hip Pain
The sacroiliac joint and the hip joint play a fundamental role in stability, load transmission and the mobility of the trunk and lower limbs. Degenerative, inflammatory, traumatic or biomechanical disorders affecting these structures can become a major source of chronic pain and musculoskeletal dysfunction.
In many patients, pain originating from these joints may be confused with lumbar disorders, radiculopathy or myofascial pain. A specialist assessment and an accurate diagnosis are therefore essential.
Sacroiliac Pain
The sacroiliac joint connects the spine to the pelvis and withstands significant biomechanical loads while walking and standing.
Disorders affecting this joint may cause lower back or buttock pain, which may radiate towards the thigh and lower limb.
The most common causes include:
- Sacroiliac osteoarthritis
- Inflammation and sacroiliitis
- Biomechanical overload and postural disorders
- Pelvic instability
- Pregnancy and hormonal changes
- Trauma
- Previous lumbar surgery
- Differences in lower-limb length
The pain usually worsens when walking, standing or performing certain weight-bearing movements.
Hip Pain
The hip joint is one of the body’s main weight-bearing joints and plays an active role in mobility and body stability.
Hip disorders may cause groin, buttock or trochanteric pain, which may radiate towards the thigh and knee. In some cases, this pain may be confused with lumbar or radicular pain.
The most common causes include:
- Hip osteoarthritis
- Femoroacetabular impingement
- Periarticular tendinopathies and bursitis
- Labral injuries
- Avascular necrosis
- Degenerative or inflammatory disorders
- Biomechanical and sports-related overload
What Are the Most Common Symptoms?
Symptoms may vary depending on the affected structure and the degree of degeneration or inflammation.
The most common symptoms include:
- Lower back or buttock pain
- Groin or hip pain
- Pain radiating towards the thigh or leg
- Difficulty walking or standing
- Stiffness and functional limitations
- Pain when climbing stairs or standing up
- A sensation of locking or pelvic instability
- Gait disturbances
Advanced Diagnosis and Precision Medicine
Diagnosis requires an appropriate clinical, biomechanical and radiological correlation to accurately identify the structure responsible for the pain.
Advanced Treatment of Sacroiliac and Hip Pain
At Clínica Vertebra, we provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach through conservative, interventional, regenerative and minimally invasive surgical treatments.
The available treatment options include:
- Specialised pharmacological treatment
- Advanced physiotherapy and functional rehabilitation
- Biomechanical correction and postural re-education
- Ultrasound-guided and radiology-guided injections
- Sacroiliac and periarticular radiofrequency treatment
- Regenerative medicine and advanced cell therapies using mesenchymal stem cells
- Neuromodulation and advanced pain management
- Minimally invasive techniques and specialised surgery in selected cases
The aim of treatment is to relieve pain, restore stability and improve the patient’s mobility and quality of life through highly precise, minimally invasive techniques.
At VERTEBRA SpinePain & Regenerative SURGERY CENTERS, we have a highly specialised unit dedicated to sacroiliac pain, hip disorders and advanced musculoskeletal interventional procedures. We offer personalised treatments based on precision medicine and image-guided techniques.
Clínica VERTEBRA is an international pioneer in advanced cell therapies using cultured and expanded adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs). These treatments are performed at its own surgical centre, with the cells produced and stored in high-level facilities, including a Biosafety Level III cleanroom.
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