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What You Need To Know About Sacroiliitis

By admin On February 9, 2009 1 Comment

sacroiliac joint What You Need To Know About Sacroiliitis Sacroiliitis can be descibed as inflammation of one or both of the joints that connect your pelvis and your lower spine. The sacroiliac joint is a vital part of the human anatomy. In normal conditions of the body movement in these joints is limited, mainly because this is what makes us walk upright.

Some cases of sacroiliitis have been associated from childbirth. While giving birth the ligaments may become torn or inflames. The tearing can lead a greater range of motion than normal in the joints causing extreme pain and degenerative changes. Also during childbirth the body secretes a hormone called relaxin. This allows the ligaments to relax and makes it easier to give childbirth. Many studies have shown that this can be a contributing factor in sacroiliitis. For information on this just look up “relaxin in

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