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, 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
Hey everyone, I wanted to let you all on a pretty big observation I’ve made, the more I’ve been coaching and running my blog. That is, I now believe there is a significant overlap between the people who tend to develop SI joint dysfunction, and people with genetic hypermobility conditions. As I’ve written about previously, I didn’t know I was genetically hypermobile until I was … Continue reading Why you might be genetically hypermobile — and not know!
Hey everyone, My apologies, I accidentally just published a post that was meant for my own post-Covid research. However, since it the memo just went out to everyone’s email, I thought I’d update you with something I’ve been thinking about recently. I got this comment on my blog today from Matt in Arizona, looking for a practitioner to help him. I get comments like Matt’s … Continue reading How to find help for SIJD
Hey everyone, Today, I wanted to share some thoughts with you, based on some of my recent reflections and conversations. As you guys know, I started this blog in 2016 to help myself, when I felt totally alone and desperate. But, something incredible happened – the more I focused on this problem and stepped into a place of empowerment, the more I answers I started … Continue reading Top 3 Tips for SI Joint Dysfunction – 2023 Version
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 