Chiropractic Care Helps Relieve Lower Back Issues and the SI Joint

We help a large number of people with back pain in our Springfield office, and Dr. Delson has noticed that several cases of back pain start in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research has revealed that around twenty-five percent of all back pain originates in the SI joint, and now fresh research ratifies what we have noticed in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective way to treat this issue.

Research Supports Chiropractic Treatment 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 syndrome were separated into two groups and asked to participate in one of two treatment therapies. The first group received a chiropractic adjustment isolated to the sacroiliac joint, and the other group was given an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine.

Scientists noticed greater improvements in both pain and movement immediately after treatment, two days later, and 30 days after for the group who had been given high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This demonstrates that chiropractic manipulation administered in these two areas offers both short term and continuing results for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with only a single treatment session.

So, if you are having trouble with sacroiliac joint issues, or live with back and leg problems and want to find out whether your sacroiliac joint is the cause, a consultation at our Springfield office may be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (413) 788-4464.

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.