Use caution with back extensions and the SI joint

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 refersContinue reading “Use caution with back extensions and the SI joint”

The #1 most important stretch that I do: single leg knee-to-chest

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 aContinue reading “The #1 most important stretch that I do: single leg knee-to-chest”

Stretches for the hamstrings, and how to protect the SI joints while stretching

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, connectingContinue reading “Stretches for the hamstrings, and how to protect the SI joints while stretching”

Stretching and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

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 postContinue reading “Stretching and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction”