Chiropractic Care Effective for Lower Back Problems and the SI Joint

We see a large number of patients with back problems in our Yuma office, and Montero Chiropractic Clinic has noticed that several cases of back issues originate in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research shows that around 25% of all back pain originates in the SI joint, and now new research corroborates what we have observed in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective approach to treating this pain.

Research Supports Chiropractic Treatment Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

In the study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, thirty-two women with sacroiliac joint dysfunction were split into two groups and asked to engage in one of two treatment therapies. The first group received a chiropractic adjustment isolated to the sacroiliac joint, and the second group got an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine.

Researchers observed significantly more improvements in both pain and movement immediately following treatment, two days later, and 30 days after for the individuals who received high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This suggests that chiropractic manipulation applied to these two areas offers both short term and continuing results for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with only one treatment round.

So, if you are dealing with sacroiliac joint issues, or have back and leg discomfort and want to know if your sacroiliac joint is the root, a visit to our Yuma office may be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (928) 782-2233.

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.