Hey everyone, A topic people ask me about pretty frequently is SI joint belts. These belts are meant to help stabilize the SI joints in place, so the ligaments and other tissues can heal. It’s important to remember that SI joint recovery is really individualized– what works for one person may not work for another. So I will tell you that I personally did not … Continue reading Let’s talk about SI Belts.
Hey everyone, Every so often, I’ll get a few different people asking me the same question, in a short period of time. Whenever that happens, and a lot of my readers seem to all be experiencing the same issue, I figure it’s time to get something up on the blog! In the past week I’ve had several people ask me if one specific muscle … Continue reading Having enough muscle strength can change everything
Hey everyone, So now that my SI joints are stable, it’s letting me observe different patterns within my body that I wasn’t able to see sooner. When your SI joints are going out of alignment all the time, it’s hard to really see a pattern to it, or discern what your muscles might be doing. But right now, my muscles are strong enough that they’re … Continue reading The function of a muscle spasm
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! 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– In this post, I want to talk about a very easy and gentle way to start strengthening the gluteus maximus. Most of us are familiar with this muscle– it’s the largest muscle that makes up our butt cheeks! (Just calling it what it is!). This muscle is really important to stabilizing the SI joints, because it’s right there, and it’s responsible for many of the … Continue reading A great exercise to try: Isometric Glute Squeezes
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