Okay… this is a post I’ve been meaning to write for a long time. It’s just so important to me, and so complex, that in these times, it’s been hard to find the right time to say it. But I know it is going to be relevant to so many of you out there, soContinueContinue reading “How I learned I’m hypermobile”
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When you’re in it for the long haul: Isometric Exercises
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–ContinueContinue reading “When you’re in it for the long haul: Isometric Exercises”
Can pelvic floor physical therapy help the SI joint?
Hi everyone! Here’s a question that’s been coming up pretty frequently, so I wanted to take some time to answer it for all of you. People want to know if pelvic floor physical therapy can help them, and my answer is, of course, yes! Let me go on to explain some key points. First… whatContinueContinue reading “Can pelvic floor physical therapy help the SI joint?”
Do’s and Don’ts for the Muscle Energy Technique
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 figureContinueContinue reading “Do’s and Don’ts for the Muscle Energy Technique”
Do I recommend DNRS for SI joint dysfunction?
Hi everyone! A reader recently wrote in to me with the most interesting question. She’s been struggling with SI joint issues for years, and has already tried approaches such as osteopath, chiropractor, and PT, and is still struggling. This reader is (rightly so) very interested in exploring neuroplasticity-based approaches to the SI joint, as IContinueContinue reading “Do I recommend DNRS for SI joint dysfunction?”
The SI joint and…the brain?!
Hi everyone! I’ve noticed that a certain theme has been coming up a lot lately among some of my readers lately. And that topic is how the brain can affect the SI joint– by how it regulates things like our muscles, posture, and breathing.. This is a subject I never really thought about before, butContinueContinue reading “The SI joint and…the brain?!”
How often should you use 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 aContinueContinue reading “How often should you use the Muscle Energy Technique?”
Can you heal the SI joints without prolotherapy?
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 startedContinueContinue reading “Can you heal the SI joints without prolotherapy?”
Lumbar fusion and SI joint dysfunction
Hi everyone! So… scientific studies regarding SI joint dysfunction have really been on my mind recently. I’ve seen too many people on social media (and also met one doctor in person) making generalized statements about how SI joint dysfunction isn’t a real thing. That the SI joint doesn’t move (at all). That it’s virtuallyContinueContinue reading “Lumbar fusion and SI joint dysfunction”
How that scary snapping feeling in the front of your pelvis can actually come from tight muscles
Hi everyone! Okay, so here’s a topic that comes up pretty often for people dealing with SIJD… and it’s also one that’s affected me personally. Many of you have asked me about strange popping sensations and/or pain in the front of your pelvis. Sometimes over the hip socket, and sometimes right by the pubic symphysis,ContinueContinue reading “How that scary snapping feeling in the front of your pelvis can actually come from tight muscles”
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 