http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OFZyC9aK4w Recently, I was watching this interview with SI joint surgeon Dr. Carter Beck (the same doctor I had mentioned in my previous post). The whole time I was watching, I kept thinking to myself, “Wow, that is a great point…. I really need to remember some of the things he is saying.” So… thatContinueContinue reading “Why do we know so little about the SI joint? (Amazing Interview with Dr. Carter Beck).”
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Key Point #1: Identifying the problem
Honestly, as much as I have criticized chiropractors at times on here, I know I would have been completely lost when my SI joint first locked up back in 2011 if my chiropractor hadn’t been able to explain things to me. I’ve flat out never seen a physician that had anything truly helpful to sayContinueContinue reading “Key Point #1: Identifying the problem”
What made one of my SI joints lock up for the first time in 8 months?
Well, I had a feeling it was inevitable… I knew that, at some point, my SI joints were probably going to lock up again. And, at the end of last week, it happened. As is the case with most things that go wrong with the body, I think a combination of factors came together hereContinueContinue reading “What made one of my SI joints lock up for the first time in 8 months?”
Main functions of the SI Joint
Hey everyone, If you’re anything like me, you had never even heard of the SI joint before you injured it. What is the SI joint, and what does it do? Basically, what I tell people is that the SI joint is where the pelvis and the spine connect. The SI joint doesn’t really move inContinueContinue reading “Main functions of the SI Joint”
SI Joint Concepts: Useful Terminology
Looking back, I can see that part of the reason it took me so long to get information on the SI joint is that I simply didn’t know where to start looking. Since I first injured my SI joints back in 2011, it does seem as though there’s a lot more information available now (andContinueContinue reading “SI Joint Concepts: Useful Terminology”
What happens when an SI joint gets stuck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mWyXAQJxgE If you have SI joint dysfunction, this is a really important concept for you to understand. There are different types of issues that can affect the SI joint, but this was the main problem for me, during the entire five years I struggled with this problem. *** The sacroiliac joint is made up byContinueContinue reading “What happens when an SI joint gets stuck?”
The ligaments of the SI joint
The SI joint is mainly held together by bands of connective tissue known as ligaments. These ligaments hold the sacrum (base of the spine) and the ilia (hip bones) together to make up the two sacroiliac joints. The bones of the SI joint Here are some diagrams which give you a general view ofContinueContinue reading “The ligaments of the SI joint”
In the Woods
So I tested my SI joints today in a way that I haven’t since I injured them: I went for a hike, not in my regular shoes, but in my actual winter boots. They were still relatively new and had that just-out-of-the-box feeling– in other words, they were kind of stiff. And I pushed myself.ContinueContinue reading “In the Woods”
Still stable/what we can heal from.
Every time I write this, I’m afraid I’ll jinx myself. But my SI joints are still in place. They haven’t moved out of place since May (my first San Francisco trip). Since then, I have begun to do more and more. I’ve even run, at times, though it hasn’t been any more than a few strides crossingContinueContinue reading “Still stable/what we can heal from.”
Tight muscles can mimic SI joint dysfunction
Now that my SI joints themselves are actually staying stable (thank God!) I can begin to identify other factors that may have been contributing to my pain, and causing my sense of being off-kilter, all along. What I’m referring to specifically in this post is tightness in the muscles of the lower back. WhenContinueContinue reading “Tight muscles can mimic SI joint dysfunction”
My Sacroiliac Joint Saga 