[159] I am prepared to accept some present minor low back injury related to a strain of
the left sacroiliac joint causing mild pain at times of prolonged lifting, bending or crouching but I also do not consider that this pain has been disabling to any of the plaintiff's activities at all...
[165] I am satisfied from all the evidence that the plaintiff's effort to become more fit through his own exercise routines is working sufficiently to resolve the strain in
his left sacroiliac joint and any related low back soft tissue injury.
154] I accept the opinion of Dr. McGraw that the plaintiff sustained a strain of
his left sacroiliac joint and I reject the opinion of Dr. Watt that it was rather a soft tissue injury to his left iliopsoas muscle and his left piriformis muscle.
Recovery is also about tuning into the messages your body is sending you — the ache in
your left sacroiliac joint or the twinge in your right knee.
However a specific cause was never identified and a surgical cure not achieved, even after lumbosacral and
left sacroiliac fusion surgery.
Not exact matches
As a result, the piriformis seems to be
left to do the job of stabilizing the
sacroiliac joint on its own.
X-rays were taken and a
left sided
sacroiliac luxation (dislocation) was discovered.