Chiropractic Therapy Treats Lower Back Problems and the Sacroiliac Joint

We treat a good number of patients with back pain in our Amite City office, and The Culminating Experience Chiropractic Clinic finds that several cases of back discomfort stem from the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Investigation has revealed that around one quarter of all back pain starts out in the SI joint, and now fresh research confirms what we see in our office: chiropractic is an effective approach to treating this problem.

Research Shows Chiropractic Treatment Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

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

Scientists found significantly more improvements in both pain and movement immediately after treatment, two days post-treatment, and 30 days later for the patients who underwent high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This shows that chiropractic therapy applied to these two areas offers both prompt and long term benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with only one treatment session.

So, if you are suffering with sacroiliac joint pain, or cope with back and leg problems and are ready to know if your sacroiliac joint is the root, a consultation at our Amite City office may be the first and best step towards improvement. Give our office a call today at (985) 247-2898.

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.