Maureen - I have so much information to give you, I
will make a series of posts to answer all your
questions.

There is one school of thought that says the pelvic
floor muscles are key to providing the force needed to
keep the SI joint in position. So chronic SI
instability is another symptoms of Pelvic Floor
Disorder (PFD). Also the leg length discrepancy is
another indication of a pevlic mechanics problem.

I had chronic SI instability for years. But it has
more or less disappeared once I started working on the
pelvic floor problem. As you know, when the SI joint
is "out", it causes massive pain not only in the SI
joint, but also in the Piriformis & hip.

There are techniques you can use at home to somewhat
correct the pelvic mechanics. A PT can teach you how
to do the Sacral Torsion, and how to get the lumbar
vertebra back in position by working on the trigger
points in the psoas muscles. And there is a technique
(I don't remember) for adjusting the pelvic bone.

I mention this, in case the workers comp won't cover
the Pelvic Floor stuff. The self-adjustment techniques
won't align things perfectly, but it should reduce the
degree of misalignment & thus somewhat lower the pain.

I'm listing a lot of info on this because I think
many other club members can benefit from this
information. In fact, I think a lot of people are
misdiagnosised with Piriformis Syndrome. My next post
will be about Pelvic Floor therapy. Mary



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