How to Do a Self-Treatment for SI Joint Pain in Standing 

Hey y'all that don't understand. This is an isometric movement. There's nothing to see because your feet don't actually move. Do the motion he describes but imagine your feet are glued to the ground. Thanks so much for this great tip!!

This is fantastic. For those who do not understand, the directions he gives are exact. Feet remain in place while your brain tells them to move, only the muscles move not the feet. It is like pressing the feet without stepping. Hope that helps. I am going to do this every day. Thanks!

I’m an athlete still in high school and you fixed my injury that I have had for 6 months! My docters thought it may be tendonosis on my pectinis but this solved everything. Thanks for the video!!

Can you demonstrate how to do these exercises? I am a visual learner, I need to see how it's done. Much obliged.

Remarkable!!! I am pain free after weeks of trying everything without any success! Thank you so much

I listened and I get it. I hope it helps. Thanks for the video.

Fantastic tip, thank you so much for posting this.

Remarkable advice! No other DC ever shared this one with me! I’ve been told to squeeze all my butt muscles, while laying down and HOLD them tight for a count of 10. Then repeat as many reps as needed to stop my SI Joint & sciatic pain, and it works! The exercises you showed take it to another level because I believe all these can help train your muscles to be stronger and possibly heal the issue! I’ve noticed that pulling your navel in like your sucking it toward your spine really helps train your core abdominal muscles that ALSO support the spine and pelvic muscles! Wow! Flattens your belly!! Thanks so very much for sharing this secret!!

Cool! It actually worked. I heard and felt my right hip click. Thanks!

Thanks for all yours videos it help me a lots with my Si joints problem I wish if you have more videos of this problem to ease the pain and stabilize the pelvic thank you so much

Great tip, thank you so much. I feel it working right way. Just try it

Thank you very much 😊❤️ you relieved me of a two month pain in just one day..

I’ve been in agony for 4 days after losing my footing walking my dog. It’s a pain I’ve never experienced before and thought I’d screwed up my back. I couldn’t sit down comfortably and all I wanted to do was walk (I did 30,000 steps today - I usually do 10,000). Worse still, I was waking up frequently at night because of intense pain after any slight movement in bed. I’ve just done this exercise and feel so much better. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

OMG! All the things you have discussed are me!!!! And no one, including PT, discussed these tactics. I practiced all the habits you discussed for YEARS! Thank you so much for all this information!

Wow I just tried this and man does it feel good afterwards. I’m excited to see what happens after a few weeks. Thanks doc

This has helped me greatly. I’ve had SI Joint pain for years and sometimes I am desperate for a “click” to get some relief. I’ve done this a few times now over the past 24 hours and the difference is remarkable.

Cant wait to try this!

I cant believe I am pain free. I just walked a mile and a half! I have tried so many other approaches, with no relief. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thanks for these tips doc I will try them my hips are always feeling heavy and painful

Love it I'm going to give it a try. thanks

Excellent

great tip :)

I usually do this lying down, but I can't do that at work. Since I already understand the concept, I tried it at my desk and got a pop immediately. This will save me from having to take a break from my desk to do this!! Thanks a million!!!

Very helpful information. Could you actually demonstrate the movement as your describing it. I have numerous things going on medically. Thanks for the video!

Easy and helpful. AND I did get that click just as you said it.

You described my symptoms . I did these techniques and felt a click on the effected side. Thank you for this tutorial.

I have SI Joint Dysfunction ... I will try this & get back to you. PT showed me another way, but it’s more complicated

Hi! Thank you so much for your video. But do you have one that shows your legs and feet?

Thank you for this information! I have not seen this exercise before only the ones lying on the ground. I do have a question. What if this doesn't pop it and there is increased nerve pain while doing this. I have si joints that do lock and because of covid and the autionimmune issue I have I can not see my chiropractor. This nerve pain goes from left hip right to the ankle on the front of my left foot. Thank you for considering answering this.

Great, thank you!!! 😄👍👍

It really made my day sir,, thank you so much,, may I share my x-ray report to u,, I have chronic pain for last 5 years,, I have sitting job and I'm 28

I appreciate the tip and your channel. To be sure, are my feet actually to move? I’m more a visual learner so I was hoping for a shot of your legs and feet.

Thank you so much! I am an older athlete and have struggled with si joint pain for many years. Your simple but elegant solution helped me immediately. Is it possible to strengthen the muscles around the joint to mitigate the issue in the first place…thanks

Thanks for making this video! Ill do this and hope I can get some relief. Will this eventually get the SI joint to keep from going out of alignment as often???

It make no klick. But it feels better after the excise. Thank you Sir. Best wishes from Germany

Thank you for the video. Please show us the exercise...I can’t do it just by instructions

And with a leg difference . Have inserts, advice/ helps. Thanks

Thank you so much for these SI videos! I guess we should do this multiple times a day? PS: I did get a loud click in the last exercise.

Hey I have a question I have pain in the inner part of my left hip and I was wondering if there are any tips u can give me

really appreciate your videos, can you give some advice ......my physio says the pudendal nerve is causing the stabbing rectal pain , heavy testcile pain and other random and constantly changing issues ive been battling .....any ideas re trying to fix this , i have been doing SI mobilisation and strengthening work...... the issues are remaining stubborn and recurring ........many thanks PS you come off with an air of absolute sincerity ....love it

Really great Sir god always blessings you 🙏🙏 but please show the subtitles

I am soo lost! I do not understand what your telling us to do!! Can you please update the video and add visual directions. Thank you

I agree with Kim.

During the first exercise (one foot forward, other foot back): do you allow the forward knee to bend slightly or keep both knees completely straight? Does it matter?Thanks

when you say slide your legs apart and then squeeze together are you talking about squeezing glutes or just your adductors (inner thighs)?

Thanks for the video. Does cold & heat therapy works for SI joint pain?

I did this from another video and it lit up my arthritis nerve pain for a week - wish I could do it because it worked, but I can't tolerate this movement....:(thank you for teaching so well

Thanks. I have SI joint pain after standing for extended periods of time. Some of your exercises are the same as my PT but I'm not seeing much improvement. Do you have any other suggestions?

I can’t understand well without seeing you do these exercises. Could you demonstrate

Would the exercises be same if pain is on the left side- Left SI joint and left butt? Thanks.

hi there, i have real pain in my right knee with a big curly vein running down the inner right leg to it which i feel is connected. Yes i am also having back trouble. would doing these exercises help with this? many thanks Warwick

Mine is really bad. I have all the symptoms but its been for about 1 year now. Ima try this but I might need more

Thank you ! When I am out and this issue fires up I cant make it back to my car and no place to sit. What can I do to relieve the pain when standing in public? What is the best thing to do for immediate relief og this pain? 🙏❣️

NEED DEMONSTRATION, PLEASE!

Hi Chad, I only learned about your clinic and research this morning and I'm SOOOOO very grateful. I'm based in Melbourne, Australia. I've been seeing osteopaths for 20 years for severe neck arthritis (spondylosis, reverse lordosis) and in the last, say, 5 years have been having significant and constant problems with my SI joint. Most annoyingly nobody recommended strengthening exercises or the joint movement tips you provide in this video. Wow, I've spent who knows how many $1000 getting next to no-where. I also had one knee replaced and the other also has severe arthritis and joint damage (though I never want to go through that surgery again). I believe both neck and knee issues have contributed to my SI joint issues, but definitely also habits like crossing legs and favouring one knee (side of the joint) over the other. Because I still have knee problems, this will be an ongoing concern. I was wondering if you have any tips or videos that might incorporate 'recovery' of these joints together? Again, many thanks for your generosity! Cassy

Sounds interesting, a visual demonstration would be helpful!

Who would you recommend to diagnose and treat if one believes they may have an SI joint/low back pain issue ? (i.e. chiropractor/osteopath/physical therapist etc...

Hi Sir! Hope you are doing well. I had a fall on my hips in my college days (4-5 years back). Due to that my right SI joint has become a bit uneven. I could feel that my right bone on the right SI joint is a bit out. I have recently started to feel that when I walk, I feel a sting on my right glutes. I want to ask you if this could be fixed by visiting a chiropractor. Love from India.

Hi, I play hockey and seem to keep having SI joint pain on my left side. It comes and goes and I’ve seen sport related doctors to help with this that I got from our team doctors and trainers. However, I seem to keep finding pain and stress in my SI joint. I’ve tried these expertises shown and it has helped a lot. Is there a reason this pain keeps coming back? None of the team doctors or specialist I’ve seen can seem to find an answer for why it keeps happening. Any help or advice would be huge for myself and for me to continue my hockey career. Thank you, Tyler

My left hand is weak that other hand. In gym when am doing exercise with both hand after sometime my left hand starts slow down while other hand can lift. What to do?

I don't get it either. Why not show It?

What exactly is happening during the click?What does it represent? Thank you

I went click! I have been crying with the pain this evening and I have been looking for ANYTHING that I can try to get some change. I did both motions, but the 2nd one with the feet pushing apart was the one I clicked with. Fingers crossed this helps and I can get some sleep. Thank you so much. From an emotionally greatful one in the U.K.

When I do this, I feel like I can move the right foot forward but when I try to do left forward, I have a very hard time doing. Currently, my pain is on left side PSIS area and generally right leg is longer, left is shorter. Anything I should/could do different? NO relief from the pain

I beleive I have SI Joint issue I live in Houston area do you reccomend any good doctor for SI joint treatment?

How long do you hold the first exercise for?

I did this instead of feet being both at 12 o’clock , I experimented with my feet at different angle such as left foot 11 right foot at 1 then left foot at 10 and right foot at 2 , don’t move feet push feet out and in to the ground ..visualize your feet superglued to the ground... can I do this sitting ?

i tried these they really help - but I never have the "clicking" you're talking about - is there a difference for women's SI?

I can't thank you enough. I had a horse riding injury leading to a major lower back surgery and I still had a lot of pain in SI joints. Got two doses of steroid injections but the problem persisted. This exercise gave me sudden relief. Hope it continues do so! Thank you so much!

Can you show us by doing the exercise

Firstly, thank you very much for your time & effort to make all these videos! They're very informative and helpful. I've had chronic alternating bilateral SI jt pain for the last few months, must likely from chronic L hip problems. Although my hip pain is decreasing through rehab exercises, and I've been stretching and icing both my back and hip, along w/ ibuprofin, the SI jt pain continued. AFTER doing these exercises/techniques (and also those from your June 2017 video) for the last two days, I've notice an immediate marked decrease (and temp. absence) of SI jt pain on both sides. Thanks again!

Please help me . Ian suffering from SI joint I have swelling near SI joint

Question: I have right side SI pain and am a right side sleeper. I wake up in pain every morning. I’m hoping these exercises will help, but in the meanwhile, how can I sleep? I’ve tried the pillow between the knee which only helps a little. I try to sleep on my back with knees elevated, but I inevitably turn to my right. Help.

You should show it I didnt get it

Is the goal to get a click (and relief through that) or is there still benefit if no click is experienced by simply trying to create space in these joints and firing the muscles involved?

Do SI joint belts work? What are pros and cons?

Are my feet moving or not? Did not feel a click.

I need a visual

I have extreme muscle pain in lower back when bending over and it feels like it's deep. Very tight. Any suggestions

Please demonstrate

This is confusing I don't understand but I'm intrigued as I'm in lots of pain, have all symptoms for this, 3 months of hell ☹

So if my SI joint is rotated, either anteriorly or posteriorly, will these isometric exercises help pop it back to where it needs to be? I've got SI pain and piriformis pain. Can one cause the other?

People, your feet stay still - you TRY to move your feet which activates and fires the muscles (you can feel them if you focus). Hold each move for 3 secs...He mentions doing them throughout his work day. Helps them stay supple I expect.

Can an si joint disfunction cause a numbness in my foot?

wish you could show us 😕😞😞

Thank u but please show us what to do We don’t really understand exactly what u say Because if we don’t see the moves might do the wrong move n make our problem worse

show it please :(

Dr. Dude, do us all a favor and have your editor crank up the volume on these vids! On the next ones you do, invest in a microphone.

Easy as pie but why not showing the actual exercise with your body?

Couldn’t this be done lying on your side, knees bent, moving leg over the other leg slowly?? Please show us a video

Would be more helpful if we could see just what you are doing instead of just talking and using hand instructions. We need visual aid for this Can that be done. . I don’t get the feet out at all

When you say squeeze, what am I supposed to squeeze?

Yea, visual. I do not understand the last one sliding you feet out

I don't know how the good doctor expects us to do something that he doesn't even show us how to do. In all of the videos I've seen, I have never had someone not show an exercise. There's no point in watching the video and to top it off, he was making the video for a certain person. WOW

Right foot up, left foot slide. Left foot up right foot slide

Yes heaviness... Yes seating... Yes position changes.... PAIN PAIN PAIN!!!!!!!!

It’s not just hard to sit. When I had the problem for the 1st time the greatest pain is when you go to bed and lie. It’s impossible to sleep sometimes. Why no one mentions this

Can not understand .why dont u show it?

The SI belt is a great relief, a game changer. This shit is a tendinitis that triggers muscles who themselves get inflamed trying to compensate. The sciatic nerve is right in the middle and you are forced to stop walking after 10 min, bursting in tears. The logic is to block the SI as much as you can by wearing the belt so the ligament can heal because it is not constantly over solicited anymore. Then you need to reinforce all the muscles around the SI joint like this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C7lH34CfwYQ.html. Anything else is bullshit. The good news is, just the belt can bring you back to a normal life. It can heal, you will still have to work the muscles to make it perfect but it can heal, like any other tendinitis. Be patient, wear the belt 24/24 (approximately I mean) and work these exercises. If you can afford, growth hormone and B. Thymosin but if you cant, don't worry, the key really is in stabilising the joint and that's the belt's/exercises job

Sorry but can not understand how to do It without you demonstrating Like listening to radio program.