Mel Harrison: Feeling twisted?
Patients regularly comment that they feel lopsided and twisted in their lower back and although there are a number of different biomechanical factors for this feeling, the most common is due to a torsion through the pelvis at the sacro-iliac joint (SIJ).
Your SIJ is the joint at the base of your spine where the sacral bone meets the pelvic bones, so it connects the spine to the pelvis. The SIJ has relatively little movement and is held together by strong ligaments which support the body from incoming forces.
So what are some of the causes for this feeling?
- Damage or degeneration to the cartilage covering the joint surface.
- A muscular imbalance between the muscles in your legs.
- Pregnancy: Ligaments relax to prepare for childbirth.
- A leg length inequality.
- Altered walking patterns.
- Pre-existing disorders such as gout, rheumatism, psoriasis (psoriatic arthritis) and ankylosing spondylitis which lead to an increase in inflammation.
Contact Mel Harrison:
Tel: 07727 666312
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