ACTRESS Olivia Newton-John has announced she is suffering breast cancer for a second time which has spread to her sacrum bone. But what is the sacrum bone and how can back pain be a sign of breast ...

The sacrum is a bone at the back of the pelvis between the hip bones. A sacral fracture can cause symptoms including lower back and buttock pain, swelling, and reduced bowel and bladder control.

Sacrum fractures are uncommon, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. But because of their location within the pelvis near major blood vessels and organs, they may cause extensive ...

For most people with sacroiliac (SI) joint pain, medication, physical therapy, and injections are enough to take care of the problem. But if they don’t knock the pain out in 6 months, your doctor may ...

Near the end of a highly successful senior year—she’d just claimed her third NCAA individual title, in the 5,000 meters—Notre Dame runner Molly Seidel went for a long run on a Sunday, felt a bit of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sacral fractures occur in approximately 45% of pelvic fractures. An associated neurologic injury of the ...