Am I a candidate?

SI Joint Pain Relief Without Fusion

When sacroiliac (SI) joint pain settles into your lower back, buttock, or hip, Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® targets the nerves carrying that pain — through a single 4mm opening, outpatient, with recovery in about an hour. No SI joint fusion.
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Glowing lower spine and sacroiliac joint on a person holding their lower back

85% average pain relief

Outpatient, 1-hour recovery

4mm Band-Aid incision

Living With Chronic SI Joint Pain

When pain in your lower back, buttock, or the back of your hip flares every time you stand, climb stairs, or roll over in bed, the sacroiliac joint is often the source. Many people are told the next step is SI joint fusion. There’s another path — one that treats the nerves carrying the pain while preserving your natural joint.
How Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy Works
Animation still of Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy treating the sacroiliac (SI) joint

WHAT CAUSES IT

Common Causes of Chronic SI Joint Pain

Most chronic SI joint pain traces back to wear, inflammation, or instability in the joint.

SI Joint Arthritis

Wear and arthritis in the sacroiliac joint cause deep lower-back and buttock pain that worsens with standing and stairs.

Inflammation (Sacroiliitis)

Inflammation of the SI joint produces sharp or aching pain in the lower back, buttock, or back of the hip.

Instability & Post-Pregnancy

Ligament laxity, old injuries, or changes after pregnancy can leave the SI joint unstable and painful.

COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS

Plasma Rhizotomy vs. SI Joint Fusion

Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy treats the nerves carrying pain from your SI joint — it doesn’t fuse the joint or implant hardware. That’s a fundamentally different approach from SI joint fusion.
Want the full clinical detail? See Deuk Spine Institute’s SI joint Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy page.

Minimally Invasive

A 4mm incision instead of major open surgery.

Outpatient

Home the same day, normal activity the next.

Joint-Preserving

Your natural SI joint stays intact.
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Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy SI Joint Fusion

Incision

4mm

2–3 inches

Anesthesia

Twilight sedation

General anesthesia

Hospital stay

Outpatient, same day

1–4 days

Recovery

About 1 hour

Weeks to months

Implant

None

Screws & hardware

Approach

Destroys the pain nerves

Fuses the joint

Your SI joint

Preserved

Removed

WATCH THE PROCEDURE

See How Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy Treats SI Joint Pain

Watch a short 3D animation of how Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy® targets the nerves carrying pain from your SI joint — a minimally invasive, outpatient alternative to SI joint fusion.

WHY DEUK JOINT

Why Patients Choose Deuk for SI Joint Pain

A modern, joint-preserving approach designed around your recovery.
Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy wand targeting the pain nerves around an arthritic joint

Treats the Source

Targets the specific nerves transmitting pain from the SI joint, rather than masking symptoms with medication.
Patient under light twilight sedation during an outpatient Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy procedure

No Opioids, No Implant

Performed under twilight sedation with no hardware left in your body.
Small bandage after Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy, showing same-day outpatient recovery

Fast Return to Life

An outpatient procedure with most patients back to normal activity the next day.

Is Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy Right for Your SI Joint?

You may be a strong candidate for Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy if any of these sound familiar:

  • Chronic SI joint pain in the lower back, buttock, or hip
  • Pain that medication, injections, or therapy haven’t relieved
  • You’d rather avoid SI joint fusion and its hardware
  • You’ve been told fusion is your only option

The fastest way to know for sure is a free MRI review.

See If You're a Candidate
4mm incision used in Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy — smaller than a dime and requiring no stitches

85%

Average Pain Relief

20+

Years of Experience

4mm

Band-Aid Incision

Next Day

Back to Activity

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SI Joint Pain: Frequently Asked Questions

Often, yes. Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy treats the nerves carrying pain from the sacroiliac joint through a single 4mm opening — no fusion or hardware. A free MRI review confirms whether you’re a candidate.

For many patients with chronic SI joint pain, yes — it preserves your natural joint rather than fusing it with screws and hardware. Your physician will confirm the right approach for your condition.

Arthritis, inflammation (sacroiliitis), and instability of the sacroiliac joint — often felt as deep lower-back, buttock, or hip pain that worsens with standing and stairs.

Recovery takes about one hour, and most patients go home the same day, returning to light activity the next. It’s an outpatient procedure through a 4mm incision under twilight sedation.

No — the procedure is performed under light twilight sedation, not general anesthesia.

Start with a free MRI review. Send us your recent SI joint MRI/CT report and we’ll tell you whether Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy is right for your SI joint pain.

Find Out If You're a Candidate

Send us your recent MRI and Dr. Deukmedjian will personally review it — free of charge — to tell you whether Deuk Plasma Rhizotomy can relieve your SI joint pain.
No hospital stay, no general anesthesia, and most patients are back to activity the next day.
Am I a candidate?
Call 321-255-6670

Most insurance accepted · Melbourne, FL