Chiropractic Therapy Helps Back Issues and the SI Joint

We help a large number of patients with back problems in our Tumwater office, and Dr. Harrell finds that quite a few cases of back issues originate in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Investigation has demonstrated that roughly 25% of all back pain starts out in the SI joint, and now new research ratifies what we see in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective method for treating this issue.

Research Shows Chiropractic Adjustments Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

In the study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 32 women who suffered from sacroiliac joint dysfunction were split into two groups and asked to engage in one of two treatment therapies. one group was given a chiropractic adjustment isolated to the sacroiliac joint, and the second group received an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine.

Scientists observed greater improvements in both pain and movement immediately after treatment, two days later, and 30 days later for the individuals who underwent high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This shows that chiropractic treatment applied to these two areas offers both prompt and continuing benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even after just a single treatment round.

Therefore, if you are having trouble with sacroiliac joint pain, or live with back and leg discomfort and would like to find out if your sacroiliac joint is the source, a visit to our Tumwater office may be the first and best step towards improvement. Give our office a call today at (360) 489-0635.

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.