Chiropractic Care Effective for Low Back Pain and the Sacroiliac Joint

We treat a good number of people with back problems in our Jonesboro office, and Dr. Alpert finds that many cases of back discomfort originate in the sacroiliac (SI) joint. Research has revealed that roughly twenty-five percent of all back pain begins in the SI joint, and now fresh research corroborates what we have observed in our clinic: chiropractic is an effective approach to treating this pain.

Research Proves Chiropractic Care Helps Increase Movement in the SI Joint

In the study released in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 32 women with sacroiliac joint dysfunction were split into two groups and asked to participate in one of two treatment therapies. one group received a chiropractic adjustment only at the sacroiliac joint, and the second group got an adjustment to the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine.

Researchers found greater improvements in both pain and movement immediately after treatment, two days later, and 30 days after for the group who underwent high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to both the sacroiliac joint and the lumbar spine. This shows that chiropractic treatment administered in these two areas offers both prompt and long term results for sacroiliac joint pain sufferers even after only a single treatment round.

Therefore, if you are having trouble with sacroiliac joint issues, or cope with back and leg issues and would like to find out whether your sacroiliac joint is the root, a visit to our Jonesboro office could be the first and best step towards recovery. Give our office a call today at (770) 472-8989.

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.