SI dysfunction/pain: Do's and Don'ts

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Joint Rehab Do's and Dont's

Here is some additional advice for your patients with SI

dysfunction/pain:

Do walk briskly 2-3 miles a day to strengthen stretched-out

sacroiliac ligaments and reduce them to their proper size and

position.

Do ice the area. Ice reduces inflammation and relaxes muscles.

Don't rely on bed rest - ligaments will further slacken from disuse.

Don't bring your knees to your chest, perform full sit-ups, or bend

over from the waist with your knees straight. All of these motions

will displace the SI joints.

Don't use heat treatment after a back injury. Heat expands the

ligaments, contributing to further instability.