Chiropractic Therapy Helps Lumbar Pain and the Sacroiliac Joint

We help a good number of men and women with back problems in our Decatur office, and Dr. Harrison finds that several cases of back issues start in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research has revealed that around 25% of all back pain begins in the SI joint, and now new research confirms what we have noticed in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective method for treating this problem.

Research Shows Chiropractic Care Can Help 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. The first group went through a chiropractic adjustment isolated to the sacroiliac joint, and the alternate group was given an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine.

Researchers observed significantly more improvements in both pain and movement immediately after treatment, two days later, and 30 days later for the group who received high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This demonstrates that chiropractic treatment applied to these two areas offers both short term and continuing benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even after just a single treatment session.

Therefore, if you are dealing with sacroiliac joint pain, or live with back and leg problems and would like to see whether your sacroiliac joint is the source, a visit to our Decatur office may be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (404) 325-2856.

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.