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
We’ve all been there. You have this weird pain in your lower back that you think might be the SI joint, after reading about it online. So you go on YouTube, where there seem to be a ton of athletic trainers, chiropractors, you name it… all promising to teach you how to correct your alignment in a 3-step video. I went through this myself. Right … Continue reading What most SI joint videos get wrong about alignment
Hey everyone, One thing that sets my approach apart from a lot of the other people out there talking about SI joint dysfunction is that I don’t just talk about strengthening. I know many of you have already been working with a doctor, or a PT, who’s given you a list of exercises to do and told you that’s the way to get better. But … Continue reading What you need to know about SI joint alignment
Hey everyone, So here’s a common symptom of SI joint dysfunction that I hear people describe just about all the time. It’s this feeling of a deep pain coming from the area around your SI joints. Like a stuck feeling. A feeling that you ought to just be able to move a certain way, or stretch just the right amount, and things ought to pop … Continue reading What happens when the SI joint is out of alignment?
Hey everyone! I’ve been noticing a theme coming up often in my coaching calls lately: A lot of you are out there doing all the right things– going to physical therapy, wearing an SI belt, working on core strengthening– and still not seeing improvement. However, one thing that seems to be the case for many people is that their PT has not actually told them … Continue reading Correcting your alignment: the missing piece of the puzzle
If you have SI joint dysfunction, this is a really important concept for you to understand. There are different types of issues that can affect the SI joint, but this was the main problem for me, during the entire five years I struggled with this problem. *** The sacroiliac joint is made up by the meeting of the sacrum and the two hip bones, or … Continue reading What happens when an SI joint gets stuck?
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 