drkfaery started this discussion ·
Hi all. I noticed some weird joint popping in my hips during a floor exercise the other night. Just came from the doctor and he says my Sacroiliac joint in my hips is stuck. Anyone have any knowledge about this? Thanks in advance for any help.
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I have the same popping! If you learn anything, please share! It doesn't hurt, its just annoying as hell! 😢
RoxyPink ·
I used to have the same thing...once I started major stretching (trying to get my straddle back) it went away. It may be do to the flexibilty in your hip...I'm no expert...just my opinion. 😀
azzwoo ·
Your SIJ are the joints between your sacrum and pelvic bones (its the one that gets loose during preganancy ready for childbirth).SIJ dysfunction is where the ligaments that support the joint and keep it congruent are stretched or lax so the joint moves more than it should. Oddly it seems to be quite common in young lads. I've also found that mine was popping badly when I first started pole-ing. I've started doing core stability strengthening exercises using a therapy ball (at work!) to stabilise mine (as your core muscles help protect these joints) and i've found its improved as i've got stronger. There are loads of these exercises on the net if you look up 'core stability exercises'. x
Has anyone else gotten a stuck SI joint? Mine started acting up 1 1/2 weeks ago. PT said my SI joint is getting stuck. They play around a little bit, it feels a little better for a little while (though not completely better), then a few hours later I'm feeling that pressurey ache again. It feels like my lowere back/ hip needs to pop, but no matter how many ways I stretch or contort, it doesn't pop. The only thing I've found that eases the discomfort, though doesn't eliminate it is moving my pelvis around and doing a deep stretch of my gluts. The only thing I can think that is the cause is me doing these glut exercises everyday that my PT said I need to do...
Work the muscles in your hips to help support your SI joint better..Ex..the side leg series in Pilates..Which means lye on your side, hips stacked, and do small leg lifts, keeping pelvis neutral, and body stacked( dont make a banana shape on the floor) do leg circles and also lift your lower leg up to the top leg to work the small, intrinsic inner thigh muscles. (dont let your knee rotate up towards the ceiling either) @ - make sure when you are doing your glute exerscises that you are staying absolutely neautral in your pelvis...which means...if you tuck your pelvis under, or round your back at all...you are letting the hamstrings do most of the work and that will make your SI joint worse. It's very easy to do glute exerscises wrong, engage your pelvic floor and transverse too. Kegal...kegal...kegal
SashaMae ·
Hey guys! I had a bad accident a few years back and had major problems with my si joint and sciatica nerve. These excersizes are similar to the ones my pt had me do and I found them very relieving! Hope this helps :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGbkpGiLS1c&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I think I am keeping a neutral pelvis. I've been doing these glut exercises for a month to 1 1/2 months and it only started up the weekend before last.
Veena ·
This would be a good exercise to work on as well. https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4e1d9e69-f62c-4b3e-81b1-4b380ac37250
I will try that. Thanks. I am gonna talk to me PT today (HELP MEEEEEE!) Hopefully she will have more to say about it than the other PT's I've seen.
Please be careful with the SI joint area. If it continues to become bothersome and doesn't seem like a sudden injury you could have what I was diagnosed with 2 years ago, ankylosing spondylitis. Causes inflammation throughout the body most notably the SI joints and spine and ribcage. I do pole still when I can and am lucky so far, but I am very careful when I pole. It may not appear that way but I am very careful and deliberate. Also be careful with physical therapists... the first time I saw one she immediately had me lie down and she just YANKED on my leg to try to get the "joint moving" and I yelled in pain. It was the dumbest thing ever. Also stationary bike will aggravate SI pain. I steer clear of PT's for this specific problem. Do backward leg raises and spend time in a pool if you can for water exercise. Again don't know your situation but don't just get an xray and think everything's ok. You may need MRI or cortisone injection, OR I HOPE you just stretched it too much and it will heal.
SashaMae ·
Power- I had problems with several PTs I went to, but please know that there are reputable ones out there! I found one after weeding out many "quacks". He was very knowledgeable and helped me recover. Although I do credit my Trigger Point therapist, too. The combination was probably why I saw pretty quick results :)
My SI joint is feeling better. I laid off my glut exercises for a little while and I think that helped. I think my right glut is strogner than my left and started causing the SI joint to tilt. Now I am just having issues with my hip. I think it's the same reason, and my low back on my right is tighter. My PT was prettty good. She just did some pressing of my hips, working the muscles around it, etc.
