SI Joint Pain...Frustrated.

[artifactos]

I was going to post a thread similar to this, but I experienced SI joint pain for the first time EVER on my first outdoor ride of the season on Monday. I have been seeing a chiropractor for the last month, and I suspect that my bike fit needs to be adjusted because when I was fitted I likely had quite a bit of tilt in my pelvis. Now that it is straightened out, the fit isn't working?? It also may be the new saddle, however THAT needs to stay because it's the only one I've tried that doesn't hurt my girly bits.

I'll be watching this thread to see if you get any relief! I'm hopefully going to get re-fitted at the bike shop this weekend (when I got the new saddle, he said he had lowered it by about half an inch, so that might be the only issue to work out?) and I'm crossing my fingers that I can get back to riding without pain. I'm undecided as to whether I'd rather deal with very painful girly parts (including tears) or a painful lower back. Preferably, neither!!

[daisylubob]

I have an appointment/evaluation with Sally on 3/18/10

[daisylubob]

SO now, after doing Pilates on Wed, yoga on Thurs, 1 hr bike ride on Fri....sore lowback, mainly on the L, w/ pain on the outside of the hip, and down my left leg in the back near the hamstring. It bothers the back of my L leg to sit on it. Hurts to bend. I could hardly do my wts on Sat (which I probably should not have). My PT appt is Thursday.....Sheesh what next??

[KnottedYet]

Pretty much exactly what I'd expect given what appears to be going on with you. It's the same problem.

Sally will show you how to work on fixing it. You'll probably leave her with one exercise (to do multiple times a day, and when you feel symptoms) a lot of posture corrections to maintain at least until the symptoms are gone, and a pretty thorough explanation of why.

[daisylubob]

Pretty much exactly what I'd expect given what appears to be going on with you. It's the same problem.

Sally will show you how to work on fixing it. You'll probably leave her with one exercise (to do multiple times a day, and when you feel symptoms) a lot of posture corrections to maintain at least until the symptoms are gone, and a pretty thorough explanation of why.

I can't wait to see her. I am really tired of this pain, little relief and no answers from the experts I have seen...

[daisylubob]

I saw Sally this morning. She asked me questions and had me do some different moves/bends that no else had ever done. It is apparently a bulging disc, L4-5 or L5-S1. My chiro had mentioned that before. Anyway, she is having me do a modified version of cobra, every 2-3 hours 10 reps. At home, I am to use a towel or strap holding my back down while doing cobra (husband can hold towel or I can lay on a board, wrap the strap around it and me). I am to do this until Monday, then hop on the bike and see what happens. Also keep track of the pain intensity until then. And use lumbar foam roll in chair while sitting. I go back to see her on 3/25. There may be hope.....

[KnottedYet]

Hooray!

That's what it sounded like from your description in your first post. I'm so glad you went to Sally!

Do everything she told you, be diligent! The motion is meant to push the discs back into place... but they are slippery little fish and you have to push them back every couple hours and whenever they start squeaking at you. (if you have symptoms, don't wait 2 hours, do the cobra right now!)

Different discs behave in different ways, so if you start wondering if your cobra is pushing them back well enough be sure to call Sally right away.

I'm so glad you went!