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Originally Posted by crashbandit
Hey,
I've had lower back/pelvis pain for 3 years now and hoping someone here could recommend a good therapist in the Calgary area. I have seen so many run-of-the-mill type physio's and chiro's and they can't seem to do much for me. I need someone with a really keen eye to truly get to the root of my tangled (literally) pelvis problem.
I have had a X-ray, which normal doctors say look great. Also a MRI which is alittle more scary with buldging disks and a 5mm disk protrusion @ L5-S1. My pain isn't too bad as it is very tolerable and no leg pain at all (yet!). I just get really sore sometimes around the sacroiliac area after doing strenous activity (not too strenous... like working on a car). Also the same area gets sore if I sit with bad posture. Also along the top of my pelvis gets very sore and stiff.
I know there is a problem here and I hope to solve the mystery one day and cure this pain once and for all. I believe the underlying problem has to do with my sacroiliac joints and the laxative ligaments that have lost there stretchy cohesion. At one time I'm sure my pelvis was a tight flexable unit but now I'm afraid it's loose and lost it's biomechanical design.
If anyone can recommend a skilled therapist to help me with my perticular case, I'd greatly appreciate that. Or maybe someone who has a similar situation as myself would just like to communicate with me over email or phone and work together on getting better.
I hope to hear form you all very soon 
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Are your tight muscles pulling your pelvis away? Which way? Do your toes point out or in? Does your stomach stick out like an exaggerated curve?
If you have any of these first thing is to use flat footed shoes. Those toe shoes work well.
Secondly, this will hurt you more than ANYTHING ever, but try Active Release Therapy. They basically take the problem muscle and kick the snot out of it while moving the muscle through it's normal ROM. If your muscle attached to any part of the body (where it shouldn't be attaching) before they do this, it won't be after...