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Before I proceed, I want anyone reading this to take into account all of the other factors involved in back issues. I am not a doctor nor am I giving advice on what to do on your situation!!
There are many other factors involved with the spine, and involved in my personal situation. Such as sit at work 10hrs a day, I have tight hamstrings and/or Psoas muscles, I may have done any other number of things to my spine.
For instance, look at what a tight Psoas (the muscle running from the vertebrae to the top of the femur) would do to your spine…ouch!
In other words, i’m not saying the ligaments of the SI Joint were 100% of my problem… I also believe my Psoas muscle is overly tight from sitting all day, which pulls on the spine and may have attributed to my pelvic tilt and stress on the ligaments.
That’s just one example… so in your quest to solve your pain, take this into consideration.
Some suggested reading:
http://www.floota.com/desk_jockey.html
Anterior Pelvic Tilt
So the damage was done, and next came the pain. It was gradual as I can’t remember waking up one day and having a sudden onslaught. It got worse and worse over a period of time.
The pain started on the right side of my sacrum, radiated across the buttocks and as it got worse, down my right thigh.
It hurt to stand, it hurt to sit. It hurt to go from sitting to standing. It hurt to walk. I also walked crooked, like I had scoliosis of some sort. This was because the sacrum was not supporting the spine, so just like a sprained ankle, you limp. Only this was a lean.
As it got worse, the muscles were over compensating around the area because of this structural failure. They began to tighten up and hurt, aka spasm. So now my pain spread, over the glute and down the thigh to the dr’s office we go.
By the time I went to see someone (early 1999), I had been in pain for about a month.
By this time, it hurt to: sit, stand, walk, rollover in bed, put my socks, shoes, and pants on, put any weight whatsoever on my right leg. My quality of life was detiorating quickly. People would comment on how slowly I was walking. I was in visible pain and I was getting concerned.
All I knew at the time was if you had back pain, you went to the chiropractor. Off I went…
In my next post, i’ll begin to discuss my 6-8mos of visiting multiple chiro’s, misdiagnosis, increased pain and no progress.
