The Sacroiliac Joints (SIJ) are a critical linkage system between your lower spine and pelvis.

It is vital that you have both normal movement and muscle control around this area to avoid pain and injury. Commonly SIJ dysfunction can cause lower back, hip, buttock and sciatic pain.

The SIJ should be a fairly stiff or rigid link between the pelvic bones. In some people due to trauma or just extra mobility, the SIJ has too much uncontrolled motion. This allows the joint to adopt an abnormal or stressed joint position, which may result in pain.

Your core muscles: specifically the transversus abdominis (TA) and oblique abdominals through their attachments to the iliac bones helps closure of the pelvis and improves the position, control and stability of the sacroiliac joints.

Researchers have discovered that contraction of the TA muscle significantly stiffens and supports the sacroiliac joint. This improvement is larger than that caused by an abdominal bracing action using all the lateral abdominal muscles. (Richardson etal 2002)

The success of pelvic joint re-alignment using a variety of mobilisation techniques and subsequent dynamic stabilisation via a deep core stability control program is quite astounding. At PhysioWorks, we have a success rate that exceeds 90% within six weeks of commencing your treatment.