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Paige
Mar 11, 2008 - 7:59PM
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Chronic Lower Back (Sacrum) Pain
Hello,
I am a 28-year-old female, no children, and I have had chronic lower back pain for about a year and a half. I have always carried my stress pain in my lower back and buttocks but it has gotten increasinglly worse. My GP diagnosed it as sacroiliitis. I have done acupuncture and have been seeing a chiropractor as well and have no relief. I have also been practicing Pilates with a top instructor for a couple years - which is hard for me to believe aggravated it since it is a practice focused on core strength and improving my terrible posture.
I am not sure what to try next. I have to use heat packs at night. It is worse while sitting or laying in bed. it is worse when I have to sit for a long period of time.
Any comraderie or advice would be tremendous! Thanks!
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Steve Hefferon
Mar 12, 2008 - 8:41AM
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Re: Chronic Lower Back (Sacrum) Pain
Some times the solutions are simple and require less effort to get the result you want.
Stop the Pilates :)
Steve
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paul
Mar 12, 2008 - 3:15PM
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Re: Chronic Lower Back (Sacrum) Pain
Steve-
Funny you should say that. I went through Pilates training on the reformer with my Therapist and it wreaked havoc on my back and inflammed my psoas to no end. Really set me back. I believe this set my Forward Tilt from bad to worse. i had no TVA strength. While Pilates may be great for those already with strong cores it may be as simple as eliminating it until you are feeling better.
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Paige
Mar 12, 2008 - 3:20PM
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Re: Chronic Lower Back (Sacrum) Pain
Thank you for the advice guys, but this leaves me at a loss because Pilates has been a tremendous benefit for my general fitness and body shaping. It is generally recomended as a positive therapy for this sort of condition and I am such a devotee of the practice. I will be working with my trainer on modifications but I dont think I can stop this practice completely. I feel like I can find another solution...
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