Why Alternative Back
Care?
In order to achieve total relief from low back pain, you have to correct the
misalignment at the
sacroiliac joint. The reason low back pain treatment produces such poor
results is that this joint is ignored, overlooked, and difficult to stabilize
with traditional therapeutic intervention.
The Ford Philosophy of Care
The Ford Philosophy of Care
takes a unique approach to resolving patient complaints by finding and focusing
attention and treatment on the source and cause of pain father than simply
treating the symptoms. Although this approach was initially developed to treat
patients with low back pain, we now utilize it in the treatment of all
musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. This is why ABC PT offers a consistently
higher success rate.
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The Importance of the Sacroiliac
Joint
We believe that the sacroiliac
joint is the number one cause of low back pain, and that it is the most
significant joint in the entire body. Held together by strong ligaments, the
sacroiliac joint connects the upper half of our body to the lower half.
Tremendous forces are generated through this joint when we stand, stoop, and
lift.
During a low back injury the
sacroiliac joint gets “dislocated” ('goes out') or misaligned. Tremendous, often
excruciating pain is created when these ligaments are sprained or torn. This can
happen through lifting, falling onto your buttocks, when you suffer an auto
accident, or even during sustained bouts of sitting or driving. When you say,
"my back went out", what has really happened is that your sacroiliac joint is
out of alignment.
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here for more information about the
sacroiliac joint.
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How
ABC PT Can Help!
We offer a
Full-Circle Approach to the treatment of low back pain. Sacroiliac joint
dysfunction can be corrected through skilled manual therapy techniques. But our
goal is to move beyond simply realigning the joint, we want you to be able to
maintain this alignment, and we want you to know how to self-realign your
sacroiliac joint when the need arises.
We teach core strengthening
and
stretching
exercises, and show you:
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Why the
sacroiliac joint is the most significant joint in your body
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What
activities and positions will make the joint "go out"
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Ways to
prevent it "going out" again
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How to
maintain sacroiliac joint stability through biomechanics and posture
awareness
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How to
self-correct the joint if it goes out again
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Common Symptoms of a Sacroiliac
Joint Dysfunction…
Here are some of the most
common complaints that originate from an sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
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Pain goes “up and
down”
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You have
“good days and bad days“
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You
get “sharp twinges or jabs” to you low back area
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You
have intermittent or constant muscle spasms
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Pain
increases or is aggravated with bending, stooping or lifting
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It's painful to lie on your back or stomach
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You
have pain and/or numbness in your buttocks and/or down your leg
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You
have weight-bearing pain on one of your legs
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You
have more pain with long bouts of sitting and standing
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You
have pain or limp when walking
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You occasionally
hear “popping or clicking” at the sacroiliac joint or hip
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You
experience hip or groin pain
If you experience any one or
more of these symptoms and you have not had success with traditional Physical
Therapy, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, surgery and pain medication, you owe it to
yourself to try our unique and highly successful treatment approach.
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