Q Since having my last baby I have experienced a burning feeling down through my sacro-iliac joint. Occasionally I feel an ache deep in my buttock. Ive tried osteopaths, physiotherapy with ultrasound and now acupuncture, and I would appreciate
Q I’m just about to return to running after three months out with a lower-back injury (disc and sacro-iliac joint problems). What sort of training should I do to return to running fitness without risking more injury?A When returning to training
to accustom the spine to the new position will usually deal with the problem, and running in the long term should be okay. If the discrepancy is caused by a pelvic rotation, then one of your sacro-iliac joints is probably misaligned and needs to be re
problem is usually associated with pelvic problems, such as a rotated sacro-iliac joint in your pelvis, so this needs to be double-checked. Assuming that the joints are now moving well after your treatment, we need to look the muscles and nerves.You don
rotation or hip inflexibility (which is very common), then a heel raise is inappropriate and may even make the problem worse. The sacro-iliac joints in your pelvis must, therefore, also be checked before heel raises are prescribed. This is crucial
