Not sure what to think

[PatS92]

I have been going to a chiropractor for the past 5 months, and have found an incredible amount of pain relief. I started off going 3 times a week, then twice a week, then once, and finally I stretched it out to once every two weeks. I had a setback when I decided to shovel snow a few weeks ago, but things have come under control since then. What I'm wondering is, does anybody have any idea why chiropractic adjustments would be helping my pelvic pain? I know that he is adjusting my SI joints, I guess I'm just not sure what is going on mechanically. I'm extremely grateful to have found something that works for me, I just want to understand it more. I still have not had any sort of imaging done, no X-rays or MRIs. I'm basically just trusting the chiropractor due to how helpful his treatments have been.

Also, I am taking a trip to Europe in a few months and had questions about flying. I've never had too many issues with sitting, but the thought of an 8 hour flight overseas is still scary. Would I be at risk for causing damage by sitting that long? I feel as though I'm racing against time to get better before my vacation.

[janetm2]

I can see the corelation between the SI and chiropractor adjustments for relief of pelvic pain but not sure the mechanics. I had SI issues and also have pelvic pain when my pelvis gets out of alignment, so anything that helps I say keep it up! Not sure that I would say flying would be damaging but that long a flight of constant sitting might impact you. All I can suggest is to get up if you can maybe once and hour just to break up the sitting. I have sitting pain and my back or other pelvic pain can go up if I try to sit still to long. Fortunately I stuck with 1 hour flights and am short enough to stand in front of the aisle seat of the first row as long as the seat belt sign is off. Good luck
Janet

[stephanies]

Pat,

Glad to read that you are having success with chiropractic. Janet's suggestions to stand periodically or as much as needed during the flight are good ones, although if sitting doesn't cause additional pain for you, then you may not need to. Keep us posted!

Stephanies

[Violet M]

What I'm wondering is, does anybody have any idea why chiropractic adjustments would be helping my pelvic pain? I know that he is adjusting my SI joints, I guess I'm just not sure what is going on mechanically.

Stephanie Prendergast PT has a blog that might explain a possible mechanism of how SI joint dysfunction can cause pelvic pain.

http://www.pelvicpainrehab.com/pelvic-p ... eating-pn/

Violet