Are my hips twisted

 

Recently, a woman came to my chiropractor to test her back pain and asked, "Is my hip

twisted?" She felt a weight on one side of her. Her masseuse and tailor hemmed her

dresses and skirts said that one of her hips was higher than the other. if it was due to a

misalignment issue. Oftentimes, a person's pelvis can become misaligned, causing pain in a

joint of the pelvis called the sacroiliac (SI) joint. This condition can be improved with safe and

gentle chiropractic care. This article discusses pelvic alignment, sacroiliac joint pain, and

correction of the SI joint. disorders with chiropractic care. Let's start by describing the

anatomy of the pelvis and the sacroiliac joint. There is no single large bone that makes up the

pelvic region of our body. This area is actually made up of three separate bones. They are the

two outer wing bones called pelvic bones, and the central coccyx called the sacrum. The

sacroiliac joint is located between the pelvis and the sacrum. The SI joint is a gliding joint.

They slide back and forth when we walk. The tip of the pelvic bone called the iliac crest,

should be horizontal for proper anatomical alignment if one appears higher than the other;

this usually indicates mechanical misalignment of the pelvis.

This misalignment can stress the SI joint and lead to pain. Pain is usually localized on the side

of the spine in the area of ​​the back pocket of the pants. Chiropractors treat pelvic and SI joint

misalignment to correct the condition through chiropractic adjustments. Chiropractic

adjustments are very safe and gentle to reposition bone misalignments. Most patients who see

a chiropractor finds chiropractic adjustments to be a pleasurable experience because they

correct mechanical misalignments. A December 2020 study showed that a chirp change of

her SI joint produced a measurable change in pelvic alignment. Correcting anatomical

deformities in the pelvis can be very helpful in relieving back pain caused by SI joint

problems. When my patient wondered if her hip was twisted, I asked her I answered "yes" to

Once her hips and pelvis are aligned, she is happy to have achieved sacroiliac pain relief.