hey i have the same problem and also have arthritus in the joint there. all u can do is keep ur whole back strong. have u seen a physio or occupational therapist ??? i see both once a week and have been having treatment on my back for over a yr now. i was only diagnosed in dec last yr. i was told that if the pain gets worse over the next few yrs that they would consider deadening the nerves in that area and if that didnt work then they would operate and fuse it. i hope that this helps u.

What does sacralization mean? I am having severe back pain that my PCP doc thought was spasms. My neurosurgeon seems to think it's got to do with my Spina Bifida. I hope I can fix it with something as easy as exercise, but I am fearing surgery.

Partial sacralization is a minor, fairly common genetic defect. Someone else in your family probably has the same thing, with or without pain
A sacralization is usually very STABLE on the side of "sacralization".

The unstable side is opposite the sacralization.
Q's:
1.which side is the sacralization?
2.Did you have a trauma to this area /or a child birth?
3.are you right or left handed?
4.how are your neurological tests? (EMG's, motor functions)
5. have you had a STANDING A/P Lumbar xray or SCOLIOSIS study? This shows the the lumbar spine sacrum and pelvis
I have an anatomical-short right leg with a compensatory double scoliosis
Plain xrays and CT were of no value.

A scoliosis study and an orthoroentgenogram, determined the leg length problem.

here is a reference:
The technique has been used to evaluated the leg length descrepancy is called orthoroentgenogram. This method, the three exposures centering over hips, ...
ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110003471655/en/ - 19k -

(My opinion is the doctor does not know what he is talking about..."sacralization" oooohh. the resident evil sacralization.it's mad I tell you7!!

Hi! I just saw your post.
I also was diagnosed last August with Partial Sacralization after more than 10 years of misdiagnose. My doctor who is a specialist in spinal cord strongly suggested surgery to make even both sacral bones through inserting human bone that in the future will merge with mine. Also he will work with the herniated disks (which are 2) inserting titanium screws to relocate them in their normal position. He says that is a normal procedure: 3 to 5 days in hospital, 2 weeks in bedrest, and by six weeks I should be able to be back on my feet and have daily 30 minutes walks as exercise.
This option, according to him, will give me a functional back (not a normal one since mine is not normal).
While I decide if I do it or not (I am leaning towards doing it), he suggested DAILY 20 minutes on the stationary bike, and 30 minutes swimming. I can tell you that after all these years of painkillers and prescriptions, THIS is the best medicine anybody could prescribe! I barely take any prescription now, but the downside is that if I miss exercise for a day or two, the pain comes back. So it has to be a RELIGIOUS ROUTINE everyday.

I, like you, am tired of living this way because there is no life: no playing with my children, no walking as exercise, and other activities I love to do. But at least, I feel more in control now with exercise!

Hope this helps! Love to know how are you doing now!