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Abstract
Introduction: Pain is a very distressful unpleasant condition to human, it sometimes affect patients’ daily activities, ordinary life and work. Most of analgesic drugs used are short lasting, so a lot of money is being spent on treatment of pain. Pain from Sacroiliac Joint represents about 10-27% of 1ry source of pain in the population. The Aim of this study: The aim of the study was to compare between the effect of Calcitonin and Platelet Rich Plasma injection regarding sacroiliac joint pain management. Materials and methods: 68 patients were randomly specified into two groups (34 patients in each group) using computer based randomization method and closed envelope technique to the injected drug. Patients were divided randomly into 2 groups. Results: from the study we concluded that both calcitonin and PRP injection seemed to have significant reduction in sacroiliac joint pain ; however PRP had more significant action in terms of VAS and ODI scores with no significant difference in complications. Summary and conclusion: Recently there has been widespread use of injections guided by ultrasound especially in the treatment of chronic pain. In addition to being a diagnostic method, it spares time and avoids the exposure to radiation. Platelet rich plasma is used in various medical fields and is a good natural source with few side effects, very cheap and natural source of platelet growth factors and stimulates the natural healing process of the body. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of calcitonin and platelet rich plasma injection in treatment of sacroiliac joint pain.