Anyone have SI (sacroilliac) Joint Dysfunction?

[Vold]

How do you deal with it? i have it and at this point, it seems that i'll have it forever. how do you deal with squats and deadlifts where it aggravates the joint? at this point, im just taking an anti-inflamatory pill before i squat. there is still pain but it is dulled enough to get through them. it seems like im gonna have to just pick squats or deadlifts and not both.

 

[niagareven]

Have you actually been to a doctor that diagnosed this, or are you just assuming it? If you've been to the doctor, did he do anything to help/fix it?

If not, I would find a chiro/sports doctor and have him put the SI joint in it's proper place. Go to him at least a few times, while taking it easy with lifting. Eventually it should start to feel as if the problem is gone. From here, just be smart about lifting. Get your lower back, hamstrings, glutes, and abs stronger.

Back raises, reverse hypers, glute ham raises, and lots of back traction (look up dick hartzel on youtube) seemed to help me the most. It's been a couple years now since I knocked mine out of whack and I still feel it now and then, sometimes pretty bad. IF/when it does get out of hand, I'll just head back to my chiro/ART doctor and have him work on me again and start the process over...

 

[hunto]

My brother-in-law had that. He ignored it, treating it with aspirin and the like. He ended up suffering a separation in the SI and was in the hospital for weeks. He still suffers from chronic lower-back pain.

Distraction Test - The SI joint is stressed by the examiner, attempting to pull the joint apart a bit.

Compression Test - The two sides of the joint are forced together. Pain may indicate that the SI joint is involved.

Gaenslen's Test - The examiner will have you will lay on a table with both legs brought up to the chest. You will then shift to the side of the table so that one buttock is over the edge. The unsupported leg drops over the edge and the supported leg is flexed. In this position, SI joint problems will cause pain because of stress to the joint.

Patrick's Test - The leg is brought up to the knee, and the knee is pressed on to test for hip mobility.

 

[veganjiujitsu]

i might have it. my right leg is 1 cm shorter than my left and turns out.

 

[Cap'n]

i might have it. my right leg is 1 cm shorter than my left and turns out.

I hear that's caused by not eating meat.

 

[Ethelfrith]

I've injured my lower back due to SI dysfunction 3 times over the last year. My physio told me that it could be a postural issue, which lead me to Cressey's Neanderthal No More program. I finished the program around 6 weeks ago and I feel great. Time will tell if my structural issues have been fixed for good, but I definitely feel that it has helped.

Here it is if you're interested.

 

[oxcart]

I have this. When it was very bad, I couldn't squat a bar without almost falling over.

 

[vince89]

I used to have this about 6-8 months ago, I eased up on the heavy squats and it went away. Also did alot of glute and hamstring stretching which eased the pain.

 

[Sconse]

i might have it. my right leg is 1 cm shorter than my left and turns out.

I don't know if this is why it happens, but I have one leg something like 6mm shorter than the other and I used to have pain if my SI joints (both) for several days after squatting and deadlifting.

I taught myself how to squat and deadlift, like many of you have I'm guessing, and I was overly worried about having an arch in my back. I'd been going to the physio for my SI joint pain for a while and he eventually figured I was getting it because I was over extending my lower back, which put more pressure on my SI joint while I lifted. I was worried while I was lifting that my back was getting flexed as I could feel it moving, but apparently this was just it moving into a neutral position. Since then I've fixed up my form and I haven't had any pain.

So check if thats your problem, if not post a video and see if anyone els can pick up any flaws.

 

[oxcart]

I should also mention - bringing my squat stance in substantially reduced the pain in my back and hip.