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What you'll find here

This site focuses on sacroiliac joint pain through a systems lens: load transfer, motor control, timing, and capacity. The approach emphasizes understanding failure modes and building tolerance rather than chasing alignment or stretching tight spots.

How to use this site

If you think you have SI pain

Go to the SI Pain page. It includes:

• A plain-language explanation of what SI pain commonly is and is not
• Common symptom patterns with model-consistent explanations
• Low-risk self-checks to explore your own patterns
• High-yield interventions with dosing guidance and stop rules
• Things that often backfire and why
• Red flags requiring evaluation

If you want deeper context

Read the Principles page for systems thinking frameworks applicable beyond SI pain:

• Symptom location versus cause location
• Load transfer and timing
• Relief versus capacity
• Multipliers: sleep, stress, fueling

If you want focused explainers

Browse Topics for short, skimmable pages on specific concepts:

• Load tolerance and pacing
• Motor control and timing
• Single-leg stance and gait
• Sleep, stress, and pain amplification

What this approach is not

• Not a diagnostic tool: only healthcare providers can diagnose
• Not a substitute for imaging, exam, or professional evaluation when indicated
• Not universal: what helped one person may not help another
• Not a quick fix: building capacity and control takes time

Expectations

If interventions match your failure mode, you may notice changes in days to weeks. If nothing improves after several weeks of consistent, graded work, or if symptoms worsen, reassess with a qualified professional.

Some people resolve symptoms completely. Others learn to manage flares and increase capacity. Some discover their problem is elsewhere or requires medical intervention.

Red flags

Review the Safety page before self-experimenting. Seek urgent evaluation for:

• Loss of bowel or bladder control
• Saddle anesthesia or progressive weakness
• Fever with back pain
• Unexplained weight loss or history of cancer
• Major trauma or severe unrelenting night pain

Feedback and questions

Use the Feedback form to share what helped, what didn't, or what's missing. Responses help improve this resource.

Next steps

• Go to SI Pain to start
• Read Tiger Walk for personal context
• Review Safety to understand red flags