Do You Need Specialized SI Joint Treatment in Grand Rapids? Are you looking for more than run-of-the-mill care that doesn’t work?
We offer comprehensive SI joint treatment right here in Grand Rapids, so you can finally feel better again. If you are tired of your SI joint pain and looking to get out of pain with natural and safe treatments, we are here to help you. To reach out to us with your questions about our SI joint treatment or to learn if we may be able to help you, call us here or submit an inquiry with your questions and we will be in touch with you. We love this work and have experience and dedication to helping people who have SI joint pain.
If you have questions about our SI joint treatment here in Grand Rapids or if you may qualify for a remote consultation, call us at 616-516-4334 to talk to one of our knowledgable team members or ask us a question here and we will be in touch!
We offer comprehensive and specialized whole body care to evaluate and treat your SI joint and pelvic condition so you can experience relief of pain and improved function.
At Purple Mountain Physical Therapy our licensed physical therapists have specialized training specific to treating stubborn SI joint pain. Because of our specialty, we have treated countless people who have SIJ pain and provided them with a comprehensive physical therapy rehabilitation program that treats the myriad things that are causing their pain. If you are wanting help from someone who truly knows how to improve SI joint pain and dysfunction, you have found the right place. To talk with one of our knowledgable staff members contact us here, you can call us directly or submit an online inquiry about SI joint treatments and we will be in touch with you.
Our SI joint treatments are not limited to just cracking or adjusting your SI joint. We do balance your pelvis and SI joint through gentle joint mobilization and manual therapies and also broaden our plan of care to include corrective exercises that use the power of your own body to re-coordinate the stability around your SI joint.
The manual therapies we offer include a variety of methods. These may include myofascial release, muscle energy technique, strain counterstrain methods, manually resisted exercise, triplanar release, trigger point release and joint mobilization to alleviate your muscle guarding and to improve your stiff joints. The corrective exercises include functional movement pattern retraining, core stabilization, pelvic stability exercises, balance exercises, postural improvement exercises, breathing, spine & hip mobility, fascia stretching exercises and more. Everything we do is customized to your needs and findings. We never work with another patient while you have your appointment, because we don’t think that is right and best for you. If you are interested in learning more about Purple Mountain Physical Therapy you can contact us here.
We love it when people reach out to us to talk about their SI joint pain to see if we can help you. We are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and providing SI joint treatment is something we are devoted to doing well. You get the benefit of receiving comprehensive treatment and working with experienced and specialized physical therapists in a one-on-one setting, with private appointments that are upto 55 minutes in length.
You never work with an aide, for example. And we never leave your side because you need our instructions in how to properly complete your exercises and the new movement patterns we will teach you. We also often use hands-on manual therapy techniques, such as cupping or myofascial work, while you are moving and exercising. If this sounds of interest to you, but you still have some questions, give us a call here or submit an online question and we will be in touch with you.
Who benefits from our SI Joint treatment?
We treat adolescents, women and men who have SIJ pain, low back pain, pelvic girdle pain or hip injuries. We help people who have an acute SI joint injury or episode of pain. This may be from sports, pregnancy, labor and delivery, heavy lifting or from out of the blue. We also work with people who have longstanding and chronic issues related to on and off SI joint pain and, often hip or low back pain, also.
While some of our patients come to us with acute SIJ pain that hurts to walk, change positions or sit, other patients have chronic SIJ pain that flares up intermittently.
Many of the people who we provide SIJ treatment for here at our clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan or via remote consultation (if you qualify) have already tried a lot of things to help their pain and cannot get it to fully resolve. We have found that our comprehensive SIJ treatments that include the pelvic floor muscles as well as whole body posture, strength and alignment correction are key to helping you get rid of SIJ pain. Many of our patients are pregnant and worried that they may not be able to walk or function in their third trimester. Our treatments for pregnancy and postpartum SIJ pain provide genuine pain relief. Some of the athletes we have treated who have SIJ pain seem to have developed the problem related to the repetitive nature of their sport, such volleyball players who jump and land on one leg often. Or yoga masters whose stability is lacking. All of our treatments are safe and natural and use the power of customized corrective exercises and gentle manual therapy to get you feeling better. If you are interested in learning more about our SI joint pain treatment here in Grand Rapids, Michigan or via remote consultaiton, give us a call or reach out to us here with your questions and we will be in touch.
You Need Comprehensive SI Joint Treatment that includes pelvic floor treatment because your pelvic floor muscles attach to the inside of your pelvic bones and can contribute to chronic SI joint pain. Especially if you have “tried everything” and continue to have chronic SI joint pain, we encourage you to get your pelvic floor muscles evaluated and treated, they are often part of the reason why you cannot resolveyour pain.
Did you know that your piriformis muscle, which many people who have SI Joint problems are familiar with, is part of your pelvic floor and attaches directly to your sacrum? Tension, weakness or imbalances in your right and left piriformis need to be treated when addressing SI joint pain. There are additional pelvic floor muscles, also, that influence your SI joint. Most of the pelvic floor muscles attach directly to your coccyx tailbone. Because the coccyx has a joint with the sacrum, any pelvic floor muscles (that attach to the coccyx) that may be weak, tense or dysfunctional can pull on the coccyx. This tension and pulling on the coccyx can greatly effect the sacrum contribute to SI joint pain. That’s why our SI joint treatment program will check your pelvic floor muscles and determine if they are problematic. We find that SI joint problems rarely are happening in isolation. We will figure this out with you and develop a customized treatment program for you. Contact us here!
We Provide You A Detailed & Comprehensive SI Joint Evaluation and Treatment Plan That is Probably Different than You’ve Had Before!
SI joint pain can be debilitating and we offer a comprehensive treatment program that helps move you forward. Our treatment approach to chronic or acute SI joint pain is to assess and treat you comprehensively. Our licensed physical therapists specialize in treating pelvic floor dysfunction, back, neck and TMJ disorders. We are also fully trained and experienced general orthopedics physical therapists.
Our SI joint treatment approach is customized to each person’s goals, findings and abilities.
- We treat issues such as your posture and your head being forward because this posture influences the position of your lumbar spine and SI joint.
- We also look at your feet and angles of your knees and hips because these influence your SI joint.
- If you have weakness, tightness or movement patterns that are not optimal, we customize your treatments to include corrective exercises for these areas so your SI joint can experience relief.
- Some people with SI joint dysfunction also experience prolapse, uterine related pain (due to the uterosacral ligament), hip pain or bladder control problems and we provide treatment to these issues as part of your SI joint treatment plan.
- We’ve found some of our patients have gluteal tendinopathy, a separate tendinitis condition in the glutes that is quite painful and alters your pelvic stability and strength.
Our comprehensive care includes assessment and treatment of the SI joint, hips, pubic bones, low back and all associated muscles, nerves, tendons and ligaments, including the pelvic floor muscles. Pregnant women, we’ve got you covered! We know how to help you navigate SI joint dysfunction, pelvic girdle pain and low back pain. Call us at 616.516.4334 or contact us here to ask us a question or to get started.
Your natural and effective SI Joint Treatment will include assessment and treatment of your entire core
When we are developing your SI joint treatment plan, we customize our program to your needs and findings. In particular, you will be pleased to see that we evaluate and treat all of the muscles attached to your pelvis.
We also consider all of the muscles above (such as your abdominals, hip flexors, lower back, mid back, diaphragm & ribcage and others) and below the pelvis (such as your hamstrings, adductors, calves and feet) and how they may contribute to SI joint dysfunction and pain. This means that our SI joint treatment at our clinic in Grand Rapids or via a remote consultation will include a large variety of corrective exercises directed to rehabilitating your abdominals, breathing, lower back, scapula stabilizers, glutes, inner thighs, pelvic floor, hamstrings and calves. When we work with you in-person we also include manual therapies such as myofasical release, trigger point release, pelvic and lumbar spine joint mobilization, hip stretching and others. If you would like more information about our SI joint treatment, please reach out to us here to speak with a knowledgable member of our staff. We love to answer your questions and determine if we may be able to help you.
The Importance of a Proper SI Joint Evaluation
We have set up our clinic procedures, including your evaluation, to provide you a welcoming environment with 55 minute appointment times to ensure we have the time to properly evaluate your SI joint problem. Research and years of experience have taught us that there are specific tests and measures that need to be done to evaluate an individual with SI joint dysfunction. We will evaluate your joints and your muscles, as well as your ligaments, fascia and nerves. If you have any other chronic pain condition such as endometriosis, orchialgia, dyspareunia, interstitial cystitis, pelvic organ prolapse pain or chronic pelvic pain, we have effective and safe treatments for these that will be addressed as part of your SI joint treatment. We look at your posture and alignment, from your feet to your knees and hips up to your shoulders and neck. Let us know what you need help with!
Your muscle spasms, tightness and misalignment will improve
By providing a combination of specific, graduated exercises and advanced manual therapy methods to optimize alignment, reduce trigger points and muscle guarding we help you feel better. We don’t just tell you to stretch it out! In fact, many of our patients have been told to stretch their problem, which can aggravate an SI joint condition when not done carefully. By restoring your boney alignment, using methods that balance your pelvis and SI joint, you will feel things are in place again! Addressing underlying pelvic floor muscular problems is sadly often overlooked, but is necessary to recover from SI joint dysfunction. A typical patient with SI Joint Dysfunction comes to us with a considerable amount of pelvic floor dysfunction. Once we treat these muscles, in conjunction with everything else provided, the condition will begin to heal. To chat with our knowledgeable staff, contact us here!
Patients tell us that their evaluation and treatment plan is so much more detailed than anything they’ve had before. If you are looking for true results for your SI joint pain, we are your physical therapists!
We love this work and getting to know you. We are the type of physical therapists who read about SI joint pain just for fun! You will be working with a physical therapist who has devoted herself to developing clinical skills to best help you. That is the difference. The one on one treatments, where we never leave your side, will give you everything you need to have the best opportunity to improve your SI joint pain. If you are suffering from SIJ syndrome and are frustrated with lack of progress or just worried that this will never go away, come give us a try. We want to make sure we are a good fit for you, so call us or ask us a question here online. You can reach us at 616-516-4334 to get your questions answered. We promise to give you specialized, compassionate care that is designed to help you feel better!
Peace,
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