Hi everyone! Today I wanted to talk to you about a little trick that I learned from my high-school running days. That trick is, in order to heal an injury (and also to prevent future injuries), try to do your exercise on a softer surface. I know that a lot of you might in pain these days and really struggling with the idea of walking … Continue reading How walking on softer surfaces can reduce joint pain
Hi everyone, So this post picks up where my last post left off… where a doctor told me, at age 19, that I needed to “always keep your muscles strong… or else you’re going to have a very difficult life.” I didn’t understand what he meant, didn’t understand that sorrowful, grave look on his face. I didn’t understand why he was looking at me the … Continue reading My hypermobility history, Part 2: “You need to always keep your muscles strong”
Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you my experience going for a hike the other day, and why it was such a great feeling… even though I totally overdid it. This is maybe something that people who’ve had SI joint dysfunction, or have been injured for a long period of time, will understand. So Tuesday was my lower-body strength training day. I have been … Continue reading A “rough” workout that made me super happy
Hi everyone! How are you all doing? Interesting times we’re living in, to say the least. I haven’t been on my blogs as much recently, because I’ve been pretty busy volunteering for the Covid-19 effort. I’ve been lucky to find ways to help from home (most recently, making phone calls and doing outreach for GetUsPPE— a really great organization!). However, today I wanted to check … Continue reading When you’re in it for the long haul: Isometric Exercises
Hi everyone, One of the topics people ask me about most is the Muscle Energy Technique. Here are some things that come up *very* often. DON’T simply try things out because you found a video up on Youtube where someone shows one form of the Muscle Energy Technique. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why people put these videos up. When you have … Continue reading Do’s and Don’ts for the Muscle Energy Technique
Hi everyone! Here’s a question I’ve seen come up pretty often, both in our SI Joint Discussion group, as well as in my emails from readers. So I thought I’d take a moment to write up an official post to answer this question. How often should you do the Muscle Energy Technique? There are a few ways to answer to this. The first answer is … Continue reading How often should you use the Muscle Energy Technique?
Hi everyone! This post was inspired by a conversation I had with a reader in our SI Joint Saga Discussion group. This reader asked for my thoughts on her new exercise plan from a physical therapist. She had SI joint issues as well as sciatica, which sent pain down into her hamstrings (the muscles in the back of the thigh). She had been told by … Continue reading When should you take painkillers and push through pain?
Hi everyone! I had a really interesting question from a reader recently, and I wanted to pass along my answer to you. A. wanted to know if I’d ever tried prolotherapy, or any other forms of regenerative medicine. He wrote, “I have found that if the problem is ligament laxity, then swimming (I have started this month after your suggestion) could maybe relieve some pain, … Continue reading Can you heal the SI joints without prolotherapy?
Hi everyone! Someone asked recently, over in our SI Joint Discussion Forum, how often to start out doing pool exercise. I answered her about the pool, but the same concept is true for any form of exercise, when you’re coming back from a long-term injury. Start small. Start wherever you are. When I first started pool exercise, it was after a few months of doing … Continue reading When it comes to exercise, start where you are.
Okay, so. I’m not going to start this post out with my normal “Hi, everyone!” because I’m not feeling cheerful right now. I’m annoyed. I just went on Twitter and saw, for what feels like the hundredth time, someone claiming that SI joint dysfunction isn’t a real thing. Originally, I wanted to screenshot the tweet and share it here, but really, I’m not into alienating … Continue reading When people claim SI joint dysfunction isn’t real
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