Hey all, I snapped these photos last week after I realized I’d been sitting out on the Panera patio all afternoon, and I hadn’t even thought about the chairs I was sitting on. During the worst of my SI joint saga, I couldn’t sit. I’d try to go to the Starbucks closest to me, and the most I could make it was an hour (tops) … Continue reading The battles only we understand: When sitting is an athletic accomplishment
Hey everyone, I’m writing this post today to challenge the thinking you may have heard from various healthcare practitioners on the SI joint – specifically, the idea that adjustments alone are the answer. When I was going through the worst of my SI joint saga, the only person who could help me at all was my chiropractor. His adjustments could give me temporary relief, but … Continue reading What if you already have everything you need to become stable?
There’s something I want to tell you all, after hearing SO many stories from my coaching clients: 👉TIGHT MUSCLES ARE NEVER THE ROOT CAUSE OF SI JOINT DYSFUNCTION This is something my coaching clients have been told over and have again. You’ve had physical therapists, yoga instructors, you name it, all try to blame your SIJD on muscle tightness. From my experience – and from … Continue reading Why tight muscles are NOT the root cause of SIJD
Hey everyone, From time to time, I like to check up on current research, and see what’s new in the world of physical rehabilitation. And I just came across this fascinating exercise trial, which lined up with a lot of my own discoveries. In this trial, physiotherapists in India tested 3 different exercise therapies for low back pain. They divided patients into 3 regroups. One … Continue reading Targeting the root cause: Training for Lumbopelvic Stability
Hey everyone, A year and a half ago I shared a pretty big update on my blog. And then I stopped talking about it. Some of you may recall that in Feb. 2023, I got hit pretty hard by the long-term effects of the virus that shall not be named. I hate talking about it (and someday, when this is all in the past, I … Continue reading A Long-Awaited Update
Hi everyone, It’s time for a long overdue post on a topic that’s very important to me. If you follow me on social media, you know how I feel on this issue, but I realized I need to make a post on the place I own – the place an algorithm can’t take away from me. This Memorial Day, I remember my grandfather Victor who … Continue reading Memorial Day
Hey everyone, Today I wanted to share a fascinating piece of research I just read about. It comes from researchers at the Hypermobility and EDS Clinic at Tulane University, who are working to discover the underlying causes of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. These researchers found that in at least a subset of patients with hEDS, a genetic variation in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (or MTHFR for … Continue reading Uncovering the underlying mechanisms for hypermobility
Hey everyone, Today I wanted to expand on a really important concept, that I think will help you all conceptualize what you’re going through in a larger framework. One big theme I’ve been talking lately about is the impact of my genetic hypermobility condition on my SI joint dysfunction. Please trust me when I tell you my life would have been a whole lot easier … Continue reading How Your Genetics Impact the SI Joint & Hypermobility
Hey everyone, I believe knowledge is power. So many of us have seen countless medical professionals, and still struggled to get answers. I’ve been through myself, and have gotten just about the full range of responses from the different medical pros I saw. Whether that’s primary care doctors, pain management specialists, neurosurgeons, PTs… I left no stone unturned. And the incredibly difficult reality here is … Continue reading The 4 types of responses you’ll get from medical professionals
Hey everyone, Today, I wanted to tell you about the huge overlap I see between SI joint dysfunction and genetic hypermobility conditions. When you’re genetically hypermobile, it means the way your body codes for ligaments and other connective tissues means they come out “stretchier” than the average person’s. SI joint dysfunction is generally caused by an injury, or sprain, to the ligaments that are meant … Continue reading Why everyone with SIJD should know about hypermobility
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 