Frustrated With SI Joint Pain - Get Answers NOW
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- Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
- There are many important questions around SI joint pain as a cause of low back pain, tailbone and pelvic region pain, and even pain into our hips and legs, like sciatica. In this video we dive deep on UA-cam viewer questions about sacroiliac joint pain that we see frequently.
Here are the SI joint pain questions and answers covered in this video indexed for easy navigation:
0:00 - Introduction to SI joint pain
1:10 - Can an SI joint sprain cause pain for years?
3:01 - Is my pain coming from the sacroiliac joint or a lumbar disc?
6:06 - Are SI joint and groin symptoms related?
7:12 - What is "shearing" of the sacroiliac joint?
9:02 - Leg length difference and SI joint pain? And heel lifts...
14:10 - Would running cause SI joint pain to flare?
15:52 - Can you have sacroiliac joint dysfunction on both sides?
16:56 - Will any SI belt work to help instability?
19:31 - Can pregnancy and natural childbirth cause SI joint instability?
21:09 - I've used the SI belt for 2 weeks, now what?
21:53 - Lying on my back & bringing leg down I hear a loud clunk - is that my SI joint?
A big thanks to all the viewers who have commented on our sacroiliac joint dysfunction and SI joint pain videos. It is because of people engaging and commenting that this video is possible. Here are the SI joint pain videos and SI joint exercise videos where we obtained viewer questions:
* Simple Solutions to Sacroiliac SI Joint Pain: • Simple Solutions to Sa...
* Best 4 Exercises for SI Joint Pain: • Best 4 Exercises for S...
* How To Properly Wear An SI Belt for Quick SI Joint Pain Relief: • Best Way To Wear Sacro...
* Chronic Sacroiliac Joint Pain? Your Feet May Be The Problem: • Chronic SI Joint Pain?...
There are a lot of questions around the sacroiliac joint (aka SI joint) that can keep people from getting the care that they need. I frequently see patients in my chiropractic practice who have struggled for years with pain in various areas like their low back, sacrum and tailbone region, and hips - with the common underlying cause being SI joint dysfunction.
SI joint dysfunction can present as SI joint instability or SI joint fixation. Many times chiropractors tend to see every problem as a joint fixation and therefore perform chiropractic adjustments, like a side-posture manual chiropractic treatment, to help the problem. But when the pain is being caused by instability in the SI joint then creating stability around that sacroiliac joint is key.
In this video we talk about activities that can increase SI joint pain. We also go into things that many times can bring SI joint pain relief, including SI belts, SI joint pain exercises, and avoiding activities that create stress around the sacroiliac joint itself.
We also go over a simple test that we use in my chiropractic office called the SI belt test that allows us to better determine if the patients pain is coming more from their lumbar spine (low back) or their SI joints.
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About Dr. Brant Pedersen, DC, CCSP:
Dr. Brant is a sports chiropractor who founded Positive Motion Chiropractic in northern California (Los Gatos). He specializes in finding rapid and lasting solutions to muscle and joint pain issues. He received his first chiropractic adjustment when competing as a professional windsurfer and it opened his eyes to how quickly the body can heal when given targeted conservative care. Dr. Pedersen graduated valedictorian of his class from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, maintains an adjunct faculty position at his alma mater, and gives back through humanitarian chiropractic care. He enjoys sharing tips and tricks for how to stay active and pain-free and employs them daily to stay active as an extreme sports athlete.
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Thank u for sacrificing your time to inform us. Just coming out of a really dark depression brought on by debilitating SI pain.I drive truck for a living. being in pain every day of your life .when you sleep when you sit. making it impossible to do the things you love like hike.Can make you bitter withdrawn depressed even suicidal . it’s been an ongoing process for the last couple of years. Injections. Never once did my doctors suggest a belt like you have. An like u said Instant relief!! A lot of your tips exercises and explanations along with seeing another chiropractor and some stretches. I’m finding actual relief. Just taking a little bit of time out of your day to do these videos is definitely life-changing thank you again so very much💯🤙🏻💕
Thank YOU so much for watching and taking the time to comment. It really means a lot to me. It sounds like you have been going through a tough time but finally finding relief and the help you need. Hang in there and again thank you for your kind words.
I had a laminectomy nearly 2 years ago and since then had had SI Joint pain. After your Videos I had worked out it is my mattress that keeps shearing it. I now have $200 ikea firm mattress on top of my $3000 mattress and I am positive I am cured. Unbelievable!
Glad to hear you are pain free moose! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your experience.
Since my MRI showed severe athropathy in the sacroilliac joints (bilateral) 3 years ago, I have learnt so much!! Your practical advice has been incredibly helpful. SIJ is just like "Goldilocks", can't sit for too long, can't stand for too long, can't sleep for too long. If you do sit, the seat can't be too hard or too soft. Can't lean to the side, have to stay straight. Everything has to be "just right" lol!!! Wish you were in Brisbane Australia!!
Add can't walk too long... then sounds like me. It's tricky.
It sounds like you have been through a lot. Thank you for sharing your experience linda repo. I hope you find care near you that can help you get on your way to feeling better soon! Hang in there!
PRP IS THE CURE , It's the only immediate cure
Thank you, you helped to diagnose and treat myself. The belt made a tremendous difference.
I wish I could give this video atleast a thousand likes. I m 8 mnths postpartum and started having what I initially thought was lower back pain and sciatica since 2 mnths ago. Now when I pinpoint, it actually looks like my SI joint. I don't have problem bending but extreme pain while sitting and standing from lying down postion. Also looks like one of my legs has functional height difference and feet pronation. Severe pain from SI joint to the ankle. Painkillers don't help much. This video helped me understand the pattern of my pain so much. I hope the SI belt helps. Had no pain or problems during pregnancy but postpartum has been a struggle especially since I have another little human to care for more than my own self.
I sit a lot for work and I play a lot of golf. However those 2 worlds collided in the worst way about 2 months ago when I was swinging a club. The pain was so severe it brought me to my knees. For the next several weeks I kept re-injuring myself and was getting very frustrating. About 8 weeks later was I feeling well enough to start doing yoga again, so I went about 50% and it went OK. A week later, I went 100% with yoga and the next morning when I sat down in my chair POW! The pain was back and I was so frustrated and even a bit scared. No one could tell me what was going on or what to do. I'm an engineer so I analyze and research everything and based on your videos and information, I bought a Serola belt (Medium of course) and I've only been wearing it a week and I can tell a big difference. For the last 2 months, if I wasn't in pain, I felt like my SI joint could give out at any moment. I wear the belt 24/7 (except when I shower) and I'm without pain and sleeping so much better. I would wake up with pain and stiffness in my SI joint, but not since I've been wearing the belt to bed. Meanwhile, I'm working on my glutes, glute meds, and TAs. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us, Dr. Pedersen!
Wow! It sounds like you have been through a lot. Thank you for sharing your experience Scott M. Glad to hear you are feeling much better and are on your way to recovery. Wishing you all the best and thank you again for watching. Happy New Year!
I started using the Serola belt a few days ago and it's life changing. I really hope it actually helps the joint to heal. I don't have a diagnosis but I've had pain there for 3 years. I can do my shopping, and go on 10 mile walks now without pain during and after.😄🥂
You have been very helpful in understanding and living with SI issues. Thank you!!! Learning a lot.
Happy to help Theresa. Thank YOU for your feedback.
Thankyou for this and the clear demonstration you show for others with this problem, I've been to a physio private and they didn't pick up on an si joint , I also went to a chiropractor and they didn't either without this video for me to help myself from pain I would be still on pelvic pain alignment thanks for your online content x jenna x
I can’t tell you how excited I was when I found your videos !! You explain everything so simply and clearly! Thank you ! I had no idea what I was suffering from but did show the physios I’d been to where the pain was coming from but non of them mention the SI joint !
In one video you mentioned that yoga and foreword lunges were bad for us ! I unfortunately have been doing them without realising and feel a pain/ heaviness going down the front of my thighs especially the side where my SI joint hurts from a fall Will this go away with the belt too ?
Once again thank you sooo much for giving us all some hope of a good recovery 😊
Thank you for the videos! Very helpful.
Im considering flying to the states to be your patient. Your better than any chiropractor here in Australia.
Thank you so much for subscribing to my channel Pete Nichols. If you ever want to travel this way I would be happy to see you. Greetings to you in Australia!
Thank you for making this video! Questions answered…. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are very welcome Aryn Kelly! I’m glad that you found this video helpful.
Excellent video. As I deal with this SI joint often
Thank you for taking the time to make these videos to help us understand what is going on
It gives me hope 🙂
Glad it helped Pam Wedel. I hope you get to feeling better soon!
You are amazing and so helpful!!
Thankyou so much for these videos!!!
Happy to help! Thank YOU for watching.
Thank you, thank you so much for all this knowledge 🙏
You are very welcome. I’m glad you find it helpful. 🙏🏼
Thank you Brant. Love your highly informative, accessible and compassionate approach. Just as so many others have commented - you give me hope and for that I am so grateful. I am hopeful that I can recover again from this latest episode of chronic pain. Last time around (2006-2012) none of the orthopaedic Docs I saw gave me any hope, they all had different opinions and I didn't understand my spine/condition so found it hard to choose the correct treatment. I discovered that I have a congenital scoliosis which of course puts undue loads on different parts of my spine/pelvic area. Back then I had disc bulges and prolapses and horrible sciatica all the way down to my foot. I eventually recovered after a couple of injections. I continued with low level pain in what I now think is my R SI joint but this was never mentioned at the time. This has recently flared up badly. Straight on with the belt! And I plan to introduce the 4 stabilising exercises as soon as I can tolerate them 🤞🤞thank you xx
It sounds like you have been through a lot Rebecca Knowles. Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you get back to feeling 100% soon. Hang in there!
OMG this video is so informative and explained EXACTLY what's going on with my hips and lower back. I was beginning to despair that I'd never get over the pain and instability. Thank you so much. Having a better understanding I can now discuss with my practioner. Fortunately after only 2 appointments she had diagnosed this but I hadn't fully understood what was happening in and around my pelvis. Now I do.
You're so welcome Nancy Corrie. I am happy to know you found my content helpful. Hope you are on you way to feeling better soon. Take care.
Thanks for the videos. You are so right. People need to be persistent to find the right person to help them with their SI pain. The fourth person has helped me to find the longest lasting relief. However, I think the education here will take it a step further and get me back doing exercises, including yours, again! Thank you.
Thank YOU for subscribing and sharing your thoughts L Davis. I hope you get to feeling 100% soon!
Thanks for the great video and the other informative videos! I have SI joint pain since 2017 after I landed roughly on my right leg during a basketball game. I’m doing now strengthening exercises that you recommended and wear the SI joint belt during work (lots of sitting). That helps a lot and I hope to be completed cured soon 🙏
Glad it was helpful Pascal Moiungouango! Thank YOU so much for watching and subscribing to my channel.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge. Best wishes from Germany.
My pleasure! Glad it was helpful.
Thank you. You have a new subscriber 🙏🏾💯
Thank YOU so much for subscribing Busha Busha. I am glad you found my content helpful.
Your information has been a lifesaver. Thank you! I’ve had si joint pain for 25 years, but very mild usually. A few months ago I fell of my bike on my right hip (my right si joint is the one) and since then I’m not getting full recovery. Still a shot of pain when I miss a step e.g. and I can hardly turn in bed or get my hips up into bridge pose. Any tips for exercises?
Hi, thank you for all the videos and brilliant advice. I have been trying to understand what has happened to my back as the pain didn't seem to fit a slipped disc. Since I bought the belt and did the exercises recommended it has changed from a 8 in pain to about a 4. Still waiting for MRI from the NHS so working on it myself! Thanks again.
I too got an Mri Booked and mine seemed to sit as an si joint issue pelvic issues he's amazing the indeph answers if I didn't find him to help me while awaiting mri he's amazing it takes just one helpful person to help others
Such a great video! Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
I must say thank you 🙏
Very knowledgeable video
I have si joint pain since from 1 year , I found it that my one side gueteus mid muscle (left) had become weak because I used to exercise my right leg to cure my piriformis syndrome
This occurs muscle imbalance
Thank you so much
Digging? I couldn’t dig for years. I’m trying to get to a no dig garden. I try to remember my trochanter belt when I’m in the garden but often I’m engrossed in doing something before think to put my belt on.
Your videos are just great
Thank you so much for watching Anne Fricker. It truly means a lot to me.
I’m in complete admiration of you, Doctor. One of my hips started hurting during the day, if I slept on it the night before. So now I have to sleep on my back or on my other side (hip).
I didn’t know what SI was. Just stumbled on your presentation, and am so impressed with your knowledge and demeanor. Plus you seem so trustworthy. I have been scared to see a doctor, because I’m afraid they’ll say I need a hip replacement, even if I don’t. I’m 80 years old. The hip aches all day after I slept on it, but not more if I walk or touch my toes, or exercise. NSAIDS don’t help much. The ache is deep inside left hip and is gone in 2 or 3 days if I stop sleeping on it.
The world is lucky to have you in it. I will do more research on your site. 🙏👏🏻👍🤸🏼
Similar case with me
Thank YOU so much for watching and sharing your feedback Michele. It sounds like you have been through a lot. I hope that you get to feeling better soon. Thank you again for your kind words.🙏🏽♥️
I evidently have had SI pain for years. Never knew the name for it. My Chiropractor treats the symptoms but not the "WHY". Pain is increasing and becoming more frequently recurrent, which led me to your channel. Thanks so much.
MINE too! It’s been 1.5 year for me. Last year I could still walk longer, or sit longer, stand longer. Now I can barely do anything and my pelvis tilts after 2-3 days of the chiropractor adjustment. I can’t take it anymore. I honestly can’t. 🥺😞 Have you found anything different to help. I seen that your comment was 10 months ago. 💜
Thank you so much Doc. I have had MRI, bone scan, tons of X-rays, surgery due to my lower back pain nothing helped. Am having PT now and they are finding out my glut, hips are all out of wack. I get pain in my lower left side of my back and no pain meds can resolve the pain. PT and the exercise you recommended are really helping me. I get the leg length different all the time and they have to put the hips back in place and that immediately takes away the pain. This video is a blessing ❤❤❤❤
Hi Florence Lane! I am happy to hear you found my content helpful and that you are feeling better. Thank YOU for watching and sharing your thoughts! 🙏
Thank you. I hope the SI belt will be available soon 🥰
Me too Love Cabarles. I will put the link to the other option for getting the serola belt in the show notes as soon as I get it. Stay tuned.
@@PositiveMotionChiro looking forward. I've been diagnosed to have bilateral sacroillitis after delivery. Been suffering for 3 years now. Thanks to your video now i understand more about my situation. Been following your page because my husband found it and i am trying to find the belt but we got a different type. Just an elastic type belt but it still helps me when im at work but inbetween i can still feel pain and tightness. Thanks to ur channel and guide. More power ♥️
Very informative
Thank you! I’m glad you found the information to be helpful.
grreat tips !
I am 10 weeks post total right hip replacement.. at week 8 I’ve started to to have horrible SI joint pain .. by the end of the night I can hardly walk .. good news my hip feels great
"Shearing" is something that has happened repeatedly to me in the garden. I did not recognize what was happening at the time. You recommended the SI belt to me and I did get one and it has helped "hold me together". THANK YOU!
Love it, but I still have muscle spasms in the buttocks, mostly on the left side, shooting pain down my left leg. Maybe the problem is both unstable SI and lower back? +10 years and I will not give up!
Hi ELIZABETH ROBINSON. Thank you for sharing your experience. I can't offer individualized medical advice through UA-cam comments, but if I had a patient complaining of something similar to what you describe (improvement but still having muscle spasms in buttocks and shooting pain down left leg) I would see if you can find a doctor in your area that is trained in Graston Technique or FDM (Fascial Distortion Model) and see if after their history and examination they think one of those treatments might help you get feeling back to 100%.
I find many times that with long standing pain there is usually a myofascial component that is lingering even after the SI joint stability is improved. I find that patients who are going to respond favorably to Graston or FDM usually see results after just one or two sessions, so it is not something that needs to take months to realize benefit.
If you are ever in the Northern California area I'd be happy to help you with those techniques (www.positivemotionhealth.com) but you can probably find someone nearer to you. Here are the websites for each and you can find a directory of providers there. I hope that helps you.
Graston: grastontechnique.com/
FDM: afdma.com/ OR www.fascialdistortion.com/
@@PositiveMotionChiro
I CANNOT tell you how thrilled I am to see you suggesting Graston Technique! It’s SAVED MY SANITY FROM DEBILITATING PAIN! I’d further love to thank you for sharing the Myo-facial release site! Finding these therapists are difficult and hard to find! Along with these techniques and a GREAT CHIROPRACTOR is the BEST WAY for people to understand their problems and STAY AWAY FROM SUGGESTED AND UNNECESSARY SURGERY, which is not often even needed! God bless all the Chiropractors who use Graston and MFR as well as the PT’s who also use those techniques! It’s SO MIRACULOUS!!!
Dear Elizabeth!
I’m having similar problems! I’m interested in communicating with people with similar SI joint pain! If you’re interested, I’m also a health practitioner but I’m only interested in discussing similar SI joint issues to help myself and share with others, hope and all the great information from wonderful doctors like this one! Please reply if you’re available to chat!
Much thanks!
P.S. GRASTON Therapy is awesome! Thanks to this DC, I’m going to check out the MYO FACIAL Release therapy, next!
Great video!! can you have snapping hip and si joint issues together? and can SI joint pain cause sciatica that can into the ball of your foot?
Thank you doctor and appreciate your generosity with your time. May I ask another question, please? After my pt discharged me from sij dysfunction , I have been training with a personal trainer twice a week for over a year on strengthening muscles to take pressure off the lower back. I am stronger and better but still not healed. Now I discovered the belt, should I pause on heavy workout and solely focus on the exercise you recommend in the other video just for SIJ? I vaguely remember that you said try to avoid doing lunges or other steering exercises.
I fell off my horse onto my hip about twenty years ago and dislocated my hip. The sacroilliac pain lasted for years and had prolotherapy, accupuncture and radio ablation, as well as various injections. Nothing worked but it gradually got better in about ten years. When I had knee replacement four years ago, the physical therapy aggravated it again and am still suffering. I kept telling the therapist what was happening but they paid no attention. Just giving you another story, will just hope it heals with use of the belt and time. I love your videos, they are so encouraging and kind.
Hi Barbara. I hope the belt will help you as well. It sounds like you are very in tune with your body. Sending positive thoughts your way for you getting back to feeling 100% soon. Take care.
@@PositiveMotionChiro could my dr have hit a nerve because I’ve been in unbearable pain since the injection of the si joint.
Barbara, I had debilitating “low back”, hip, buttocks and leg pain for 10 years. I finally found an Awesome Neurosurgeon who figured out it wasn’t my back! He sent me for an SI joint pain injection. For the first time in 10 years, I felt no pain and didn’t take a pain pill for 24 hrs. They numb the area and it wears off in hours. This confirms the pain is coming for the SI joint. I had the SI Joint IFusion method. 3 weeks post op. So far so good but I may need the other side done. Research SI joint fusion. If the SI joint is too lose, the spine becomes unstable. Be sure you go to a good Neuro Surgeon! My is Dr. Steven Dutcher in Palm Beach County, Florida.
I have suffered much of my life with pain in my low back and hip. I was told by a doctor that I needed to get my lower back fused because he seen on the X-ray that part of my vertabre was missing and it might break leaving me in a wheelchair. So I agreed to get the back fusion and the pain never left. Then he told me that he needs to fuse further up my vertabre. I didn't know what was causing me so much pain but I jumped for the surgery in hopes of less pain. That didn't work out and I began noticing that I had trouble looking up and I decided to go to a chiropractor. When I walked in the office I was walking like a 90 year old man bent over frontwards and I had to start using a cane for my balance. The chiropractor looked at my walk and then he took a few X-rays. He called me into the side room of the office and he showed me the X-rays. He said he sees all the hardware put in my back and that's not what is causing me that pain and he said that he could straighten up my upper back but he pointed it out on the X-ray that my Sacrilaliac Joint was out of place and he began putting it back in place each week. It kept popping out of place and last week he said that he wants me to go see the surgeon again and get the Sacrilaliac Joint fused. I was really surprised to hear a chiropractor say that. So today I tried to call the surgeon and he was still out of the office because of the new year . I'm going to stop by the office tomorrow and see if he can get the Sacrilaliac Joint fused very soon
Get PRP its the only cure for sacal pain like yours
Hey Doc, VERY GOOD VIDEO!
Thank you for answer my question. It was the second one regarding how
"How do you determine the source of the pain is coming from the SI joint or disc?
Sometimes the SI joint could be irritated due to the disc. How do you differentiate this? "
The last question is GOLD. Thank you for answering.
I have another question. I believe I may have a functional leg length difference.
But
Have you ever seen any patient that may have a combination of both SI joint and L5-S1 disc issues together?
Please do answer if you see this.
Me
You addressed a question about numbness in the groin area, but what about extreme pain in the groin area after having been diagnosed with SI JOINT pain
Really enjoy your videos. Very informative. Not sure if the SI belt availability is still an issue from Amazon but I received mine in just a few days after ordering from Ortho Med Canada Ltd. I do live in Canada. Great content! Many thanks 😊
Makes me happy to know you found my content helpful Tina. Greetings to you in Canada. Hope you get to feeling 100%!
Thank you sir, your clarity and expertise are much prized. It is so helpful as I tackle my own SI issues. All the way from England- many thanks Derek.
You are most welcome White wine Derarck. Greetings to you in England!
My doctor used to kinda pump my leg up to my chest and back until the muscles relaxed then he would turn it out to the side until the joint popped back into alignment. I’ve been doing that a little just recently although I don’t get it to pop but up it does bring some relief.
I love the information and exercises you have suggested. But, what is the frequency on doing these? Logically I would think every-other day???
Also, I as an ex Power lifter/bodybuilder, does Squats (Zurcher) and Dead Lifts help to strengthen the Hips and SI Joint?
I have eased up on doing any lower body lifting due to SI Joint pain.
Thank you so very much!. 😃
I was born breach and backwards ~ my first mistake. My right leg was really turned in , and started walking at 9 months . I was born in 1960 . My pediatrician put me in ‘ saddle shoes , when I was old enough . Wore them for 8 years. I seemed fine , did everything ~ swimming , skiing, rode my bike , hiked , and more . I had a bad fall in the shower , knocked it right out + I was Chef for 32 years . I’ve had 5 back surgeries that did no good + some bad pharmaceuticals for 10 years , which caused more physical issues. I do have an S.I. belt , I know one of my legs , it the right side . I know 1 thing that I can do to to straighten it out , sometimes it works . I’m in Tucson now . I had been in Denver and had the best P.T. , Saw him for 10 years . Only people I know here is my parental units , they don’t understand and they’re losing there damn minds , too . I don’t drive and they don’t care . I belong to a I.C.U. International community service, I can get 3 rides a month from them . I’ve got a lot of other health issues, as well . Thanks for your video ❣️🕊️
Thank you
You are very welcome.
I was just at the ER Thursday because of the pain & swelling in my left SI joint, my herniated disc at L4-L5 is actually not bothering me but this SI joint pain sent me to the ER. I lifted things at work that I shouldn’t have lifted & by the end of the 12 hour shift, I wasn’t able to stand up straight & the past few days, I haven’t been able to walk well at all. I was prescribed a steroid to help get the swelling down. I’ve got to work & I’m not sure what I can do to help my situation other then just not do any heavy lifting.
Thank you for these educational videos. I've exact these symptoms. But X-rays shows degeneration in the left SI joint. Can you please explain difference between SI degenration vs SI instability of ligaments? Thanks.
Great informative video! Been to numerous ortho docs who never do a hands on exam but rely solely on X-rays and MRI’s. The average office visit is less than 10 minutes! It’s been 6 months and going from an active lifestyle to this paired down one due to pain is so frustrating.
Going to try my 5th ortho doc and hope I have a better experience and some answers. Should I try a chiropractor instead? Just don’t want the issue to be exacerbated. Btw…pain started after my whole back was extremely tight, especially the thoracic area, and I bent down to pick something up. Started on right side with burning on right thigh. Initially diagnosed with bursitis. Now it has progressed to both sides with pain when bending forward/ twisting sometimes. My PT therapist did a test by me lying down and rotating my leg up and to side and felt excruciating pain. Said it may be coming from hip. Just had an MRI of hip. Wish your practice was in my area. 😢
Hi Alexa. I’m sorry to hear that you are in pain and not getting answers on why and what you can do to feel better. I think seeing a good sports chiropractor might be a good next step to see what their take is. Getting an evaluation doesn’t mean you have to have treatment unless you are comfortable with it. When I am trying to find a sports chiropractor when I am on the road or for a patient that moves. I usually look at the directory on this website: www.acbsp.com
I hope that helps. 🙏🏼
I stared pain in mi left hip after a fall from a bicycle in 2013. Early days of pain I couldn't notice it was coming from hip joint and I thout it was due to excessive cycling and muscle soreness so I tried treating it accordingly. That treatment didn't heal it but the pain didn't increase as well.
In 2014 I got certificate as a gym trainer, so during that course I understood that anatomy and physiology of human body. I sterted strengthening my hip later on. That stopped pain for some years till I stopped my workout due to COVID.
Post COVID I started getting hip pain in left side again so I started working out again but this time pain started to increase so I got X ray done. And in that, imbalance was clearly visible in the left side. Since then I stared to look at it as left SI joint hyper mobility, and started to use SI belt for a support and it gave good confidance to my spine.
Like the test u showed in this video to diagnose Si pain, I tried it on my own by squeezing left hip muscles and bending over. It didn't feel painful at all.
If I target my left side hip strengthening, will it help me recover from my SI condition. And what should I avoid during the strengthening.?
Please, suggest. I work as a cricket coach and me not able to bend without hand support these days is a very bad situation for my profession .
Hi Dr. Pederson. How do we self treat it gently and eliminate the pain hopefully for good?. Does cervical stenosis of the neck reach and cause sacrum pain and also digest issues?
Hi I just wanted to say you answered a lot of question. I bought an si belt. And I maid my own. But the one I maid I can adjust if I need it a little tighter. Both work well. Ron
That is so awesome and creative of you to make your own belt Ronald. Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts.
Great video. thanks for answering those questions.
I have one question too. I have had SI joint issues for more than a decade now. I suppose it started with Piriformis syndrome and then later developed sustained pain in SI and SI joint instability. Funny thins i was never diagnosed for any of them. All MRI, xray, specialist appointment, PT appointment just useless. Until i was diagnosed for SI joint issues by Osteopath. His treatments helped me but never lasted for more than few months.
Enough about my history, to my question now. As i have a long history with SI joint instability, the muscles in pelvic region become really tight. some feel tight even after SI instability has been rehabilitated. Does this mean there could be other issues. Is there a way to relieve these muscles? I want to stretch too much as it might flare SI instability again.
What is the best way to sleep when experiencing SI joint pain? I’m usually a side sleeper but find that lying on my side has become increasingly painful and I’m experiencing numbness. I lie on my back with lumbar support and knee supports but it’s not easy for me to get good sleep in that position. Wondering what I can do to better support side sleeping. Is there Some thing to trying strengthening exercises or light stretching before sleeping to prep my body for holding that position for a long time?
Thank you for all your information. I'm wondering what stretches are good or bad for the si joint. Is the typical lie on your back and stretch opposite leg or both bent legs to the side bad? ( so often it's encouraged for back pain)
Stretches are bad you need to strengthen exercises
I had Si issues from just having babies and weight gain. Did land and aquatic therapy. Helped some. Then got in a MVA head on, I was passenger. My left femur jammed up and broke my pelvis, hip (discovered 3 weeks later l
L4,L5 S1 and fracture sacrum and coccyx) Also my mid navicular and mid tarsals were broken.
That was 11 yes ago. New hip in 2014, foot rejoined with plate and larger screws and bone graft. As for SI joint, well please do not touch a certain area in my back because I will jump and yell. I have had 3 RVA , lasted the longest was 4 months. I get a " cocktail " of injections about 2/3 times a year. When I get them my pain level goes from a constant 7/8 to 2/3. Think a belt would help in-between before it gets so high. I cannot get a fusion because of the placement of my pelvic plate.
It sounds like you have been through a lot Roberta. Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you get to feeling better soon. Hang in there and take care of yourself.🙏🏽
@@PositiveMotionChiro Thank you, I appreciate all prayers.
I think I ended up staining the SI and bulging the S1/L5. With hands and knees on ground and knees spread I pushed backwards getting a stretch in the groin area. As I w went to get out of the stretch I put my weight on right knee that was still stretch to get up and it felt like the SI was 2 pieces of concrete rubbing. I couldn’t rotate my foot very far either way or try to shove my foot into a shoe.
For the last question that you answered, I have the same problem as that woman. I noticed that you spoke about a crack or pop but what she had asked about was a clunk or as I would describe it, a loud deep thud/clunk sound and feeling...What could cause something like that?
I have a question about the belt I'm very active I do yoga I walk 5 miles a day and I cycle my bike my bike is my car and yes I have SI joint pain only when I carry heavy things like I'm coming back from the store with a backpack full of groceries or I have to get off the bike suddenly and I land down hard on my right foot my question is can I wear the SI support belt while I am active doing these things or should I not I'm hoping I can continueI'm hoping I can continue to be as active if I'm using the support of the belt hope that makes sense please let me know thank you great video
Thank you so much for you videos. I am in pain and can't walk without an extreme amount of painkillers, but your videos give me hope that it might get better.
I've had my si joint pop in and out for 15 years now, with sometimes tightness, but never this extreme stabbing pain right in the joint. It seems to be severely inflamed this time. It got triggered by walking a lot for a week.
As a teenager I trained to do splits but usually more vigorously on one side. I feel like my pelvis is still out of balance because of that, so that I get pain from just walking. I do ballet now (for more than 10 years) and it's gotten better, since I feel more stable in my legs and hips now. But this attack now is just making me want to cry. I really hope that this might help me get rid of this imbalance and undo my stupid teenage years of ambition. Is that even possible?
Hello, fellow SI joint and pelvis pain sufferer! I’m wondering if you have had any CRAMPING on the same side, that occurs in your leg,foot or even buttocks? I’m trying to interview others who suffer like us! I hope you will reply! Perhaps we could share and learn from it! Thanks 🙏!
@@sheilasmith1109 No cramping, at least not that I can remember. 🤔
Is using a hula hoop OK for SI joint stability issues? Also you mentioned bike riding can be counter indicative if the seat is too low. I have a stationary bike, is it OK if your knee is parallel in the up position?
Any recommendations for someone who has neck pain due to a military neck/straight neck? Would love to see a video on it.
Hi K Spivey. Thank you for the recommendation to do a video on neck pain and military neck. It is a project I am passionate about and I am working on it as we speak. Thank you for your recommendation!
A physio therapist said my ligaments in the joints is streched or something. I do not have pain bending forward, if I sit and get up I have to bend to stop the pIn. Also have burning sensation at end of tailbone when I sit or lie down. Also down my legs when I lie down. No pain when I walk or stand.
I squated fast Saturday and acute pulling in low back I let go of weight lol it was not heavy I was lifting my butt/hips faster than the back. So since then It hurts in the low back or si join when I gate/walk "left leg forward motion" hurts! Also laying on my stomach makes that area settle or separate and it hurts so bad and when I moved out of that position to the floor I could not stand so I crawled to bathroom on all fours and it set back in place I guess and I forced myself up to my feet and that makes it feel better still short steps with left leg full stride with right leg. Siting in car is painful also lifting legs up and extended in a sitting postion hurts agrovates that si low back area like something out of place. I've had an si issue a year or so before said the chiropractor. He said to bend down try to touch toes I did though it was stiff and then he said lean back I did it, it did not hurt he said good its not a disk its probably that si joint he rubbed the crap out of it then swist popped it and it felt better I'm going back if this doent improve.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Sounds like you are on your way to feeling 100%.😁
So my chiropractor has always maintained that the reason my sacrum is tilted and causing pain is because of the fact that the left side of my pelvis is in anterior tilt and the right side of my pelvis in is posterior tilt? Aside from the four excercises you covered in your video "4 best excercises for sacroilliac SI joint pain relief" what other excercises could I do do help correct this issue?
I love your videos. I have an SI belt it has a plastic buckle on it and I hate it. Also, do you have to wear this thing forever?? I just can’t imagine wearing any type of belt for a year or more! Ugh.
QUESTION IS: when I walk, EVERY step I take makes this clunking noise. I really don’t know where it is coming from though. It doesn’t really hurt but seems to wear me down by the end of the day. I have had spinal surgery (with rods SI L5 L5 L4). I do recently have an MRI,XRys (bending and standing) and a CT scan. My hardware looked ok, and the surgeon (who ordered all this) says it’s possibly my SI joint. It definitely hurts in my butt area and down my leg to my knee. I just want it gone!! What will EVENTUALLY correct. The clunking and pain issue? Please don’t say wearing the belt forever!
I swim once a week, walk a mile (used to do 3 till this issue) and also do some milder exercises in the mid Morning.
Oh when I bend forward!..game over
Along with a 2 cm leg length difference i also have a very mild curvature in my thoracic spine (curves to the right) so my skeletal structure is literally off balance
Kindly post a video about snapping hip syndrome, especially the IT band.
That is a great request and I'll try and get a video out on that soon.
Hi Dr! It's not necessary to use the belt for a long time,just when it's inflammation and pain, right? Then ,after recovering we use exercises for gluteus medius etc and for pelvic stability and the problem could be completely gone, right? Thank you!
The belt helps the ligaments to heal and get back to their normal stretch and length. It is not necessary to wear it forever. But depending on how long a patient has had the problem and how stretchy their ligaments are in general, the patient may wear the belt for weeks and in more difficult cases a few months. The exercises do help the body to maintain balance and put less stress on the SI ligaments and joints. The goal is always to get the pain to go completely away and for the SI joint to heal completely (no inflammation, normal motion, etc).
my xray shows bilateral sacroillitis, i also have symmetrical joint pain in my knees and ankles/achilles they've called Arthalgia. its being treated as Arthritis and I'm on immunosuppressents. my rheumatologist hasnt even told me why i have this, I'm only 19 years old. its super painful and im now an insomniac
I went to a nuro/ orthopedic surgeon for the Si joints because she was supposed to be a expert.. oh no, you have to have your back fixed first, insurance won't pay for si fusion until you fix your back.🥺 well, she did a TLIF with rivison on L4/5 so now I'm fused from L3/4 to L5S1..
I'm in so much pain 🤬
I’m really sorry you are going through that. But don’t give up. I gave patients with multilevel lumbar fusions who can get back to pain free status even when the surgery didn’t solve their problem. It is about determining what your pain generator is and finding out how to stop the aggravation to those tissues. I hope you will find someone to help you on that journey. I’m sending positive thoughts and prayers your way Julie. 🙏🏼
I read around that before using the belt and doing exercises it is necessary to realign the joint that is twisted. Correct?
I had a car accident two years ago where a vehicle ran up the back of me doing 80km/hr while i had my right foot firmly on the brake . I believe i done a severe injury to my SI joint but i can tell my doctors doesnt believe me or its way out of his knowledge base . Whats the best test to show SI joint damage etc because like other viewers i cant walk, sit or stand for too long
I'm not sure if you can help me with this question or not, especially since it's not in person. When backpacking, my R-sided SI pain is aggravated. I feel that the weight of the backpack making contact on my SI region is the large part of the culprit. Adding some kind of padding seems to help. I've yet to be able to do anything that will stay in place. If the padding is too thick, then that changes the weight distribution of the backpack on me, causing back pain. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Hello what about hypo mobility in the SI joint I’ve recently decided to go to the dr after 10 years of pain. Only the first visit so far and a X-ray showed multiple bone spurs and both my SI joint have grown together at the top of the joint. My X-ray shows I barely have a joint. Not sure what could have caused it. Waiting on PT before I can get a MRI.
Dr., the belt helps me during the day a lot. Thank you! I tried to sleep with the belt on at night but it is very uncomfortable. I am a very light sleeper and toss & turn a lot. My question is can I keep using a knee pillow at night while sleeping to relieve my SIJ problem? Thanks for your help!
I’m glad the belt is helping you during the day. Many people find a knee pillow helps put less stress on their SI joints, hips and low back when sleeping. So if it seems to be helping you that is great. Take care.
8:45+ Would cycling also be a shearing movement? Asking because I’ve had chronic hip pain for years, and have never been able to cycle for more than 10-15 minutes before pain becomes unbearable (gave up trying). Also walking upstairs has been difficult. (Edit: I’ve had bad falls in childhood when one or other hip landed on hard surface). I’m finding your videos on SI really helpful: thank you!
Yes, I'd also like to know about cycling. I'm thinking it does
Can scoliosis cause hip height difference over time? When I stand on my right leg, my left heel is off the floor and if I stand on my left leg, my right knee is bent.
What is the Name of the kind of SI belt you recommend.....whether Amazon is out or not so can watch for it?
My new surgeon wants to do a Lateral Si Fusion after I had Rialto si fusion in the same joint, but it fail to fuse. He says he will fuse from the side and leave the Rialto screws in or I might have more pain there? Does that sound right? Is the lateral fusion for the Si the best way?
Could anyone describe some of the more "unusual" symptoms of SI joint dysfunction?
I have pain on the side of my hip and down my leg towards the top of my foot. If I stand in one place it becomes very painful. I can ride a bike with no pain and walk if I do not go slowly. It seems to be at my hip joint.
One more question are people with functional leg length discrepancies normally very load intolerant?
CAN SHEARING of the SI JOINT GET STUCK, where one side of the joint, gets STUCK on top or behind the other joint side????
MUCH THANKS ❤
So glad I found you my physio private didn't check this like your standing next to the girl why I don't know.
I use the lumbar belt pain and it work less pain. Is it goin to heal after wearing it everyday.
I’ve been in constant pain since the right si was injected 6 weeks ago
I hope you get to feeling better soon Lees. Thank you for watching my video. Hang in there!
My doc says I have arthritis in 4 out of 5 of my SI joints? I haven't heard you bring arthritis up in a video yet.
Can the SI joint cause leg weakness? I'm having growing problems and hurting on both sides into my right knee.
how do you treat shearing? I def have this. One hip rotates forward the other rotates posteriorly to compensate?- I've had two episodes now 3 because of a backwards fall (accidental)
Hi Dr, I believe I have a SI joint issue. It happened about 9yrs ago in a Zumba class. It’s never been 100% since. I’d love to be healed and fully recovered once and for all. However, I’m in Modesto. Los Gatos is not that far. However, do you have a Dr recommendation perhaps for me that is closer?
I have had tailbone pain for over a year. Had a MRI and it showed nothing wrong with my tailbone but showed I have moderate arthritis in my SI joints. Could the arthritis in my SI joints be causing my tailbone pain??
I have scoliosis (S shaped spine... since very young age) & my legs are not even due to my body compensating for the issue.
When I go up the stairs I noticed that the pain is reduced? Is there an exercise that is similar to this action?
Can adult onset scoliosis cause SI joint issues and/or changes in leg length?
I have had SI joint problems for 8 years with frequent chiropractic treatments some which help for a limited time and some treatments make it very much worse. My question is why do I feel at times, little pain during the day, but are woken after 3,4 hours sleep with terrible aching pain that no position gives relief. I have tried sleeping on different mattresses with no difference. Would appreciate any help.
HOW do I mop.. vacuum? If I wear my SI belt? Have a hip- thigh BELT also?
Do I mop ever,? Thank you👈
I have pinched nerve and compress disk down told l3 - s1 but my pain is only when walking and spine feels like it's falling straight out downward. I don't understand why and how to fix.