Mobility Limitation

SI Joint Hypermobility exercise guide

Excessive movement at the sacroiliac joint, often associated with ligament laxity. Common in hypermobility syndromes, post-pregnancy, or after trauma. May feel unstable or 'shifting' with movement. Requires stability focus rather than stretching.

Prescriptions

Cautions

Safety notes

AVOID all stretching of hip flexors, hamstrings, and adductors past neutral. Focus on isometric stability and motor control. Use SI belt during exercise if prescribed. Never push into pain. Progress very slowly to dynamic movements.

Contraindications

Avoid Completely

hip_stretching: Stretching already lax ligaments worsens hypermobility and instability.

Modify: NEVER stretch hip flexors, hamstrings, or adductors beyond neutral. Focus on strength and motor control only.

Avoid Completely

Glute Set (Isometric Squeeze): Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch stretches already lax structures in SI hypermobility.

Modify: Skip all hip flexor stretches. Focus on glute activation and hip stability instead.

Avoid Completely

Hip Flexor Stretch (Half-Kneel SI Safe): Figure-4 Stretch stretches already lax structures in SI hypermobility.

Modify: Skip piriformis stretches. Focus on gentle activation and motor control.

Avoid Completely

Gentle Figure-4 Glute Stretch: Hamstring stretching can increase SI joint laxity.

Modify: Skip hamstring stretches. If tight, use very gentle nerve glides instead.

Prescribed exercise pathways

Phase and safety-level mappings make condition guidance actionable for home programs, clinician plans, and future personalization.

Prescriptions are being reviewed

This condition module is live; exercise prescriptions will appear as reviewed mappings are published.