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How I healed from SI Joint Dysfunction

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Christy Collins

Christy Collins

Hi, I'm Christy! I'm an aspiring physical therapist sharing what I've learned about health, fitness, and overcoming chronic pain.

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**The SI joint and the brain** I’ve learned through my own personal experience how trauma — whether it’s emotional or physical– can change the brain. And how it seems like now, we're just starting to explore all the amazing things that can happen when we start to change it back. I’ve heard some fascinating stories lately from readers who’ve tried brain-centered approaches to healing SI joint dysfunction. Approaches such as Somatics and Postural Restoration don’t focus solely on the idea of injured SIJ ligaments. Instead they look at neuromuscular patterns that may be holding trauma in your body and causing you to use muscles unevenly and inefficiently. And we know that muscle imbalances *can* have an effect in the SI joint. So I think these approaches are definitely worth investigating. For more, click the link in my bio ☝🏼above! Brain painting courtesy of ChristinaMina on Flickr 🧠#chronicpain #sijointdysfunction #sijoint #sacroiliacjointdysfunction #sacroiliacjoint #pelvicpain #physicaltherapy #pt #physio #brain #neuroscience #learning #psychology #kinesiology Comments like this make it all worth it. I know the pain and despair of not knowing if you’ll ever get better, and I’m so grateful that now I’m able to replace that feeling with hope... 🙏❤️✨ #sijointdysfunction #sijoint #sijointpain #sij #sacroiliacjointdysfunction #sacroiliacjoint #physicaltherapy #pt #physiotherapy #physio Today I did something that, a few years ago, I would have thought totally impossible. To some people, it might not sound like much, but to my 2012 self, it would have seemed like an insurmountable hurdle. Which is that I went out to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston with a friend. Not only did we walk around the museum for hours, but we also parked almost a mile away. Which meant that, walking there and back, I was on my feet for hours. To some people it might seem like nothing, but what freedom it was to be able to agree, when my friend (who was driving) wanted to take the first parking spot she saw. Now, SI joint dysfunction has definitely helped me figure out who my real friends are, and I know this person would have been more than happy to try to park closer if I needed. BUT... today I didn’t need it, and I could just agree, walk around, and enjoy the art. #physicaltherapy #pt #sijd #sijoint #sijointdysfunction #sacroiliacjointdysfunction #sacroiliacjoint #sacroiliitis #fitness #healing #art #photography #pelvicpain #womemshealth #physiotherapy #physiotherapist #physio
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