Chiropractic Helps Relieve Lower Back Pain and the SI Joint

We help a lot of men and women with back problems in our Cary office, and Swiss Spine Clinic has noticed that several cases of back pain originate in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Investigation has revealed that around 25% of all back pain originates in the SI joint, and now new research corroborates what we have noticed in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective method for treating this problem.

Research Supports Chiropractic Care Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

In the study released in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 32 women with sacroiliac joint dysfunction were separated into two groups and asked to participate in one of two treatment therapies. one group went through a chiropractic adjustment only at the sacroiliac joint, and the alternate group had an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint as well as the lumbar spine.

Scientists noticed significantly more improvements in both pain and movement immediately following treatment, two days post-treatment, and 30 days later for the patients who underwent high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This suggests that chiropractic therapy applied to these two areas offers both prompt and lasting benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with just a single treatment session.

So, if you are suffering with sacroiliac joint issues, or cope with back and leg discomfort and want to know whether your sacroiliac joint is the root, a consultation at our Cary office could be the first and best step towards improvement. Give our office a call today at (919) 589-0909.

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.