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Chronic Low Back & Buttock Pain

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Treatment for Chronic Low Back & Buttock Pain

Sacroiliac joint injection

A local anesthetic and a corticosteroid are injected into one or both of your sacroiliac joints or to the ligaments surrounding the joints. The local anesthetic provides temporary pain relief while the corticosteroid reduces inflammation that may be causing pain.