Sacroiliac Joint Pain (Pregnancy Back Pain)

On rare occasions, some athletes will injure their sacroiliac (SI) joint through incidents such as having their foot caught in a tackle or landing without proper form. This leads to poor use of gluteal muscles and hip flexor muscles during a jump or a fall on the buttock, where direct trauma and force is applied to SI joint.

SI joint dysfunction is very commonly misdiagnosed as it can very frequently mimic low back strain or a disc bulge. Here at The Brisbane Spine Clinic, we have seen far too many cases where other health practitioners fall into the trap of giving patients the easy diagnosis (low back disc degeneration, low back strain…etc.) as a result of a lack of understanding of sacroiliac joint function. Clients were treated incorrectly and their conditions deteriorate very fast with the wrong treatment.

Pain in the sacroiliac joint can often mimic the symptoms of other spinal conditions such as a degenerative hip, pinched nerves or herniated discs, which makes it important to undergo a thorough examination to determine the exact cause of your pain.

At The Brisbane Spine Clinic, we believe in supporting and providing the best possible care to our patients. We understand pain in the sacroiliac joint during pregnancy can make it difficult and frustrating to perform everyday tasks which is why we are committed to a problem-solving, results-based clinical approach to get to the root of your condition and achieve measurable improvements.

We offer non-invasive and nonsurgical physiotherapy treatment options to relieve the pain and symptoms brought on by sacroiliac joint pain during pregnancy. Initial treatment options involving physical therapy may help to ease the pain by manually readjusting the joint when it is immobilised or dislocated. We may also provide stabilisation exercises for long-term management of sacroiliac joint pain.