ktgrok Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've had some minor pain in what I am fairly sure is the SI joint off and on for a while now. I did some chiropractic and it really didn't help. She'd pop my tailbone back into place and I swear it would be back out by the time I got home. She did give me some stretches to do, in general, which help and told me to stop doing some of the weird sitting postures I was doing that were probably aggravating it. She felt the problem was the left side of the sacrum getting stuck/malpositioned but the pain is the right side. I think it's been there since I was pregnant with my now 3 year old. If I am sitting in the car I can twist just right and pop it. I really think there is instability on that right side. the pain isn't bad, at all, just aggravating. I don't want it to get worse. Certain things aggravate it, like today I was doing water aerobics and when opening my legs wide like a jumping jack it hurt. We're trying to have a baby, so I think having adult relations frequently may also have aggravated it. I found some physical therapy exercises on the internet, but am wondering if anyone has gone to a PT for this and had any success? Or used a brace for a while? I'm worried that if/when I do get pregnant it will make it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I've had issues (sometimes really bad) since my first pregnancy. The stretching exercises help mine a lot, and avoiding prolonged sitting or standing as much as possible. Which is hard to do sometimes, since when it's flaring even standing long enough to fix a quick dinner or brush my teeth/dry my hair/put on a dab of make-up is unbearable. I've never done PT, but if it flares again I probably will pursue that. The older I get the less I can tolerate pain. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I went to PT. First session she adjusted. Then had me going 3x a week to strengthen and keep it in place. I didn't even realize it was the SI that was causing my pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Common problem. A PT could be a huge help, if he/she does it well. It's worth finding out if they use osteopathic manipulation techniques. Using an SI belt can help when pain is a problem, but it doesn't put things back where they should go - you have to do the exercises and/or go to the PT for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrygal Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I just started going to a chiropractor because of this - but in much more pain now, which she says is "normal." Has anyone had good or bad experiences going to a chiro? I feel like she is going to just tell me that it works because that's what she does and believes, yet I don't know who else to go to. My most distressing symptoms are groin pain :/ as well as nerve pain down my leg. Been to a urologist and gynecologist already until doctor Google told me it's likely SI joint and related nerve/muscle pain... I recently had a baby which probably hasn't helped!! I'm interested in hearing other peoples responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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