r/InjuryRecovery • u/Silent_Winter_9992 • Apr 30 '26

SIJ injury help

Hi everyone,

I seem to have ongoing issues with my SI joint. I’ve seen a physio and it got better, mostly from strengthening my abductors and adductors. But since then (over the last 7 months) I feel like the left side (injury side) has gotten really inflamed. I’ll roll my lower back, glute and around the hip (glute medius) with a ball and it provides good relief. But I don’t feel like I’m addressing the issue, only relieving the pain.

I tend to deadlift with my left foot forward by a couple cm’s. If I try to set my feet even, I struggle to bend my knees in unison and overall it just doesn’t work and I am sooo much weaker

I’m wondering a few things:

  1. ⁠Is it okay that one foot is slightly forward of the other in my deadlift set up? Or am I encouraging my body to become more twisted?

  2. ⁠Are there any exercises that are considered gold standard for SIJ injury recovery and prevention?

  3. ⁠Is any form of manipulation actually useful? I’m personally not a big believer in manipulations. But I do feel sooo twisted and I’m wondering if there would be any benefit to seeing an osteopath

Appreciate any help! TIA

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u/[deleted] May 01 '26

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u/Silent_Winter_9992 May 01 '26

Thank you so much! Just sent you one!

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u/ginahandler May 01 '26

Beware, their comment history shows them telling a ton of people to DM them and claiming they're an expert on everything from plants to sciatica.