How Performance Based Physical Therapists are treating SI Joint Pain in Hurricane, WV

What is the SI Joint and What Causes Pain There?

The SI joints AKA sacroilliac joint are what connect the spine to the pelvis. SI joint pain is pain in the lower back, pelvis, and buttocks that can radiate down the legs originating from the SI joint. It can be caused by poor posture, overuse, muscular imbalances, arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, or pregnancy.

Common Causes

• Overuse

• Poor posture

• Muscular imbalances

• Pregnancy or hormonal changes loosening ligaments

• Trauma or falls

• Arthritis

• Infections

• Leg length differences

Symptoms

• Achy or sharp low back and hip pain, can radiate down the back leg or into the groin and thigh

• Pain that gets worse with prolonged sitting, sleeping, or standing, running, or climbing stairs, rolling in bed, or standing up from sitting

• Morning stiffness

• Instability

At Home Treatment Options

• Avoid prolonged sitting or standing and twisting motions

• Stretching of the piriformis, hip flexors, hamstrings, and low back

• Strengthening the glutes and core stabilizers

How Faith and Motion Can Help

Restore proper joint alignment with manual mobilizations, muscle energy techniques, and soft-tissue release for tight surrounding muscles

Reduce inflammation and muscle spasms with E-stim and massage

Strengthen glutes, core, and hip stabilizers

Improve mobility of hip flexors, hamstrings, and low-back muscles

Correct posture and movement patterns

Provide a patient with a personalized home exercise plan