HEALING THE CAPSULE: HEALING THE CAPSULE: THE SACROILIAC JOINT AND THE SACROILIAC JOINT AND BEYOND BEYOND Alfred H Grimes, MD Alfred H Grimes, MD Pinnacle Pain Medicine Pinnacle Pain Medicine 550 W Washington St #2 550 W Washington St #2 Carson City, NV 89703 Carson City, NV 89703 775-841-7246 775-841-7246
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HEALING THE CAPSULE:HEALING THE CAPSULE:THE SACROILIAC JOINT AND THE SACROILIAC JOINT AND
BEYONDBEYOND
Alfred H Grimes, MDAlfred H Grimes, MDPinnacle Pain MedicinePinnacle Pain Medicine
550 W Washington St #2550 W Washington St #2Carson City, NV 89703Carson City, NV 89703
775-841-7246775-841-7246
MY BACKGROUNDMY BACKGROUND
• BOARD CERTIFIED IN BOARD CERTIFIED IN ANESTHESIOLOGY-1984ANESTHESIOLOGY-1984
• PM&R RESIDENCY AT BAYLOR-BC IN 2001PM&R RESIDENCY AT BAYLOR-BC IN 2001
• PAIN FELLOWSHIP AT UCSF-SUBSPEC PAIN FELLOWSHIP AT UCSF-SUBSPEC CERT IN 2001CERT IN 2001
• AAOM-PROLO SINCE 2000AAOM-PROLO SINCE 2000
HOW WE DO PROLOHOW WE DO PROLOHistory-Physical ExamHistory-Physical Exam
Diagnostic then Therapeutic InjectionsDiagnostic then Therapeutic Injections
P2G +/- SMP2G +/- SMDILUTED WITH CARBOCAINE/MARCAINEDILUTED WITH CARBOCAINE/MARCAINE
FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCEFLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE
WHY FLUOROSCOPY?WHY FLUOROSCOPY?
• 1. INCREASED ACCURACY OF NEEDLE 1. INCREASED ACCURACY OF NEEDLE PLACEMENT. ESPECIALLY IN OBESE PATIENTS.PLACEMENT. ESPECIALLY IN OBESE PATIENTS.
• 2. ARTHROGRAMS SHOW INITIAL DAMAGE AS 2. ARTHROGRAMS SHOW INITIAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT HEALING OF DAMAGED WELL AS SUBSEQUENT HEALING OF DAMAGED CAPSULES AND LIGAMENTS!CAPSULES AND LIGAMENTS!
• A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!
• CAPSULAR TEARS CORRESPOND TO CAPSULAR TEARS CORRESPOND TO PAINFUL AREASPAINFUL AREAS
• ARTHROGRAMS CAN LET YOU KNOW ARTHROGRAMS CAN LET YOU KNOW WHEN TREATMENT IS COMPLETEWHEN TREATMENT IS COMPLETE
• THEY ARE HELPFUL IN CONVINCING THEY ARE HELPFUL IN CONVINCING PATIENTS OF THE NEED FOR FURTHER PATIENTS OF THE NEED FOR FURTHER TREATMENT DESPITE BEING PAIN FREETREATMENT DESPITE BEING PAIN FREE
WHY IS TREATING THE CAPSULE WHY IS TREATING THE CAPSULE IMPORTANT ?IMPORTANT ?• CAPSULE IS RICHLY INNERVATED, THEREFORE ANY CAPSULE IS RICHLY INNERVATED, THEREFORE ANY
STRETCHING OF CAPSULE OR INCOMPETENTENCY STRETCHING OF CAPSULE OR INCOMPETENTENCY WILL CAUSE PAIN.WILL CAUSE PAIN.
• CAPSULE SHOULD BE INTACT TO PREVENT CAPSULE SHOULD BE INTACT TO PREVENT EXTRAVASATION OF JOINT FLUIDEXTRAVASATION OF JOINT FLUID
• JOINT FLUID NOURISHES CARTILAGEJOINT FLUID NOURISHES CARTILAGE• LACK OF JOINT FLUID LEADS TO IMPINGEMENT, PAIN, LACK OF JOINT FLUID LEADS TO IMPINGEMENT, PAIN,
AND DEATH OF CARTILAGE.AND DEATH OF CARTILAGE.• CAPSULE INTEGRITY A MUST.CAPSULE INTEGRITY A MUST.• ONLY WITH ARTHROGRAMS CAN BE SURE HEALING IS ONLY WITH ARTHROGRAMS CAN BE SURE HEALING IS
COMPLETE.COMPLETE.
Gabrielle FGabrielle F
• 44 y/o F44 y/o F
• Complaint was abdominal (Low Pelvic) Complaint was abdominal (Low Pelvic) painpain