Chiropractic Therapy Helps Lower Back Problems and the SI Joint

We help a large number of people with back discomfort in our Harleysville office, and Dr. Szilagyi finds that many cases of back discomfort start in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research shows that about one quarter of all back pain originates in the SI joint, and now fresh research confirms what we have noticed in our office: chiropractic is an effective way to treat this pain.

Research Proves Chiropractic Adjustments Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

In the study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 32 women who suffered from sacroiliac joint syndrome 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 alternate group was given 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 after for the group who had been given high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This suggests that chiropractic treatment administered in these two areas offers both short term and lasting benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with only one treatment session.

Therefore, if you are having trouble with sacroiliac joint discomfort, or have back and leg pain and would like to know if your sacroiliac joint is the source, a visit to our Harleysville office could be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (215) 256-4345.

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.