Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction. A painful sacroiliac joint is one of the more common causes of mechanical low back pain. Sacroiliac (SI) joint dysfunction is a term that is used to describe the condition – because it is still unclear why this joint becomes painful […]
Sacral Insufficiency Fractures
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Sacral Insufficiency Fractures. The sacrum is a wedge shaped bone that makes up part of the pelvis. It transmits the weight of the body to the pelvic girdle. As the name suggests, sacral insufficiency fractures occur when the quality of the sacral bone has […]
Spinal Compression Fractures
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient guide on spinal compression fractures. Compression fractures are the most common type of fracture affecting the spine. A compression fracture of a spine bone (vertebra) causes the bone to collapse in height. Compression fractures are commonly the result of osteoporosis. About 700,000 cases of compression fractures […]
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. The intervertebral discs in the lower spine are commonly blamed for low back pain. Yet low back pain has many possible causes, and doctors aren’t always certain why symptoms occur. During an office visit for low back pain, your doctor […]
Lumbar Disc Herniation
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Disc Herniation. Although people often refer to a disc herniation as a slipped disc, the disc doesn’t actually slip out of place. Rather, the term herniation means that the material at the center of the disc has squeezed out of its normal space. […]
Lumbar Facet Joint Arthritis
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Facet Joint Arthritis. Arthritis of the lumbar facet joints can be a source of significant low back pain. Aligned on the back of the spinal column, the facet joints link each vertebra together. Articular cartilage covers the surfaces where these joints meet. Like […]
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. According to the North American Spine Society (NASS), spinal stenosis describes a clinical syndrome of buttock or leg pain. These symptoms may occur with or without back pain. It is a condition in which the nerves in the spinal canal are […]
Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Spondylolisthesis. Normally, the bones of the spine (the vertebrae) stand neatly stacked on top of one another. Ligaments and joints support the spine. Spondylolisthesis alters the alignment of the spine. In this condition, one of the spine bones slips forward over the one […]
Lumbar Spondylolysis
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Lumbar Spondylolysis. Spondylolysis happens when a crack forms in the bony ring on the back of the spinal column. Most commonly, this occurs in the low back. In this condition, the bone that protects the spinal cord fractures as a result of excessive or […]
Piriformis Syndrome
WHAT IS IT: Welcome to Physioflow Physical Therapy’s patient resource about Piriformis Syndrome. Pain in the buttock that radiates down the leg is commonly called sciatica. The most common cause for sciatica is irritation of the spinal nerves in or near the lumbar spine. Sometimes the nerve irritation is not in the spine but further […]