The actual release of the blockage is done by a trained physiotherapist or chiropractor. In this case, the specialist loosens the sacroiliac joint from its blockage through targeted movements. There is not only one way to remove a sacroiliac joint blockage.
Every practitioner has his or her own technique. There is no ideal solution, but the effectiveness is the same in all methods. However, if the therapy is successful, the patient feels a direct improvement of the symptoms and is usually free of complaints.
In addition to this professional therapy, there are various ways to resolve a blockage in the sacroiliac joint at home, or to mobilize the ISG independently. Here it is important that the individual exercises should always be practiced in advance with a physiotherapist and not replace the actual physiotherapy. However, in order for the physiotherapy to be effective, individual exercises should continue to be performed at home.
One exercise serves to relax the hip joint. Here the patient stands on a small elevation, for example a book. The arms can be supported by the backs of two chairs on the right and left.
Now one leg is placed on the book and loaded, while the other leg swings carefully and slowly back and forth. Another exercise serves to relax the lower back. Here, the patient lies flat on his back and places his lower legs on a chair, so that thigh and back form a right angle.
The exercise can lead to even more relaxation through even, calm abdominal breathing. If the exercise is combined with a careful raising and lowering of the pelvis, the back and abdominal muscles are trained and can thus better stabilize the pelvis. To eliminate possible stiffness in the morning, careful cycling with your legs in the air before getting up can help to relax the hips.
Pain with ISG blockade
The pain of an ISG blockage is caused by the fact that the joint surfaces of the two joints involved are tilted and the free movement in the joint is blocked. Reactively, muscles and nerves tense up and become irritated, so that unpleasant pain can develop. Often these pains can be felt specifically above the sacroiliac joints and can be assigned to them.
However, pain radiations into the lower back, buttocks or back thigh down to the hollow of the knee can also occur. What could also be of interest to you: Pain in the sacrum Typical for an ISG blockage is pain that is triggered or intensified by certain movements or postures: If the upper body is bent or turned against the hip, the pain can occur in attacks. The pain can also be provoked after long sitting positions and especially when sitting cross-legged. The pain can sometimes cause the patient to adopt certain relieving postures. For example, an incorrect posture in the upper body (slight inclination of the trunk to one side) can creep in.
