Is my Pain From My Sacroiliac Joint?

Mark Laslett is a specialist physiotherapist who has extensive expertise and experience. He explains what the sacroiliac joint is, its function in the body and the varying ways the joint can become inflamed and a cause of pain. He also shares great content on the treatments that are used and the difference between sacroiliac dysfunction and sacroiliac joint pain. This episode is a great opportunity to understand more about the sacroiliac joint and how it can cause pain.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The sacroiliac joint is in the centre of the body between the bottom of the spine and the big bones associated with your buttocks. Its sacroiliac joint doesn’t have any muscles that move it, the muscles that affect it cause it to clamp together. It’s not primarily a movement joint it’s a joint that allows force to transferred from the limb to the spine with a shock-absorbing function. As you age the ability of the joint to move and absorb shock decreases as a normal part of the ageing process. There is a fundamental difference in the sacroiliac joint between male and female with women having more movement which increases during pregnancy. We don’t know what happens during pregnancy but there can be pain in the sacroiliac joint at this time. In the non-pregnant population, the sacroiliac joint almost never gets sprained except when you experience major trauma. There are certain inflammatory conditions that cause pain in the sacroiliac joint but there are good methods for treating these conditions. There is a difference between sacroiliac joint dysfunction and sacroiliac joint pain. If you have true sacroiliac joint pain then manipulation will not make the pain go away.   BEST MOMENTS ‘There is a role for stabilising exercise’ ‘The sacroiliac joint has nerves and this can be a source of pain’ ‘The diagnosis really matters’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link   ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at [email protected] if you have any questions for him. -Instagram   Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter   CONTACT METHOD Instagram Twitter Facebook [email protected]                         Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com