We help a large number of men and women with back pain in our Olympia office, and TJ Delorie finds that many cases of back pain stem from the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Investigation has revealed that about one quarter of all back pain begins in the SI joint, and now fresh research corroborates what we have noticed in our office: chiropractic is an effective way to treat this issue.
In the study released in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, thirty-two women with sacroiliac joint syndrome were separated into two groups and asked to participate in one of two treatment therapies. one group went through a chiropractic adjustment isolated to the sacroiliac joint, and the alternate group received an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint as well as the lumbar spine.
Researchers observed greater improvements in both pain and movement immediately following treatment, two days post-treatment, and 30 days after for the patients who had been given high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This demonstrates that chiropractic manipulation applied to these two areas offers both short term and long term results for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers—even with just a single treatment session.
Therefore, if you are dealing with sacroiliac joint pain, or have back and leg pain and are ready to see whether your sacroiliac joint is the root, a consultation at our Olympia office could be the first—and best—step towards feeling better. Give our office a call today at 724-123-1234.
Kamali F, Shokri E. The effect of two manipulative therapy techniques and their outcome in patients with sacroiliac joint syndrome. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 2012;16(1):29-35.