We help a good number of men and women with back issues in our South Buffalo office, and Dr. Nowak has noticed that many cases of back problems originate in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research shows that roughly 25% of all back pain originates in the SI joint, and now fresh research corroborates what we see in our office: chiropractic is an effective way to treat this problem.
Research Proves Chiropractic Treatment Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint
In the study released in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, thirty-two women with sacroiliac joint syndrome were separated into two groups and asked to engage in one of two treatment therapies. one group was given 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 greater improvements in both pain and movement immediately following treatment, two days later, and 30 days later for the group who had been given 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 short term and lasting benefits for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even with just one treatment session.
So, if you are dealing with sacroiliac joint discomfort, or live with back and leg discomfort and would like to know if your sacroiliac joint is the source, a visit to our South Buffalo office may be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (716) 825-4121.
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.
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