Hello, hello everyone! I wanted to check in with you about an issue I’ve heard a lot of people mentioning recently. This time, it’s about an exercise that you may want to be careful with, if you have SI joint issues. What I’m talking about, specifically, is back extension. This is the term that refers to when you’re bending your spine backwards. Back extension can … Continue reading Use caution with back extensions and the SI joint
Hi everyone! I’ve mentioned this stretch previously (have you seen my post on Stretching and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction?). However I believe this stretch so important, I decided to give it its own post. I started doing this stretch regularly about six months into my battle, and although the saga obviously did continue for quite a while, I found that adding it in to my routine … Continue reading The #1 most important stretch that I do: single leg knee-to-chest
Hey everyone! I’ve been getting a ton of requests for info on the stretches that helped me recover from SI joint dysfunction. In this post, I thought I’d focus specifically on the hamstrings. The hamstrings are a pretty major muscle group in the body– they run up and down the back of your thigh, connecting the back of your knee to the bottom of the … Continue reading Stretches for the hamstrings, and how to protect the SI joints while stretching
Hey everyone! You might have noticed that a theme to my posts recently: how to do the things you need to do to get better, without also re-spraining your ligaments at the same time. In this post, we’re going to talk about stretching, which was another important factor in my recovery. As I mentioned in my last post about massage, every few months throughout my saga, I’d find … Continue reading Stretching and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 