Hip Abductors are a very important muscle as they stabilize your forward stride when you walk. The muscles contract to stabilize your pelvis on your weight bearing hip, so that the swinging leg can experience full motion. When this muscle weakens, the hips shift more side to side. If the shifting occurs, it putsRead More…
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Category: Sacro-lliac Joint
Common Back Pain as a Result of SI Joint Dysfunction
What is causing your back pain? There’s a condition that you possibly haven’t heard of, and it’s one of the most common sources of lower back pain. If you have experienced continuous lower back pain at any point, this may be your important first step to recovery. The Term: Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Dysfunction Who isRead More…
How is Lower Back Pain Diagnosed?
It is a physician’s initial role to diagnose and classify back pain as acute (not caused by a serious medical condition and lasts shorter than one month) or chronic (persistent back pain). Generally, there are four types of back pain: sinister, inflammatory, neurogenic and mechanical. Most cases of chronic back pain are mechanical – painRead More…