dear everybody,

the discussion about the SI joint being able to move/not move get stuck/ or not, has been around as long as I have been a physio. I did train as a OMT with Cyriax and Kalternborn.... at the time, so you could say I have some extra education in this field.
I am, however, not going to react in detail to this Y/N discussion but with a little practical idea of mine.

Because I have always found spinal + SI mobilisation/manipulation physically strenuous and an extremely passive way of treating patients I optrd for a more active approach.
Whatever the real reason, stuck or not stuck, we will find asymmetric movement patterns and strenght differences in these patients.
One of the most efficient ways of dealing with this is, in my opinion, using the PNF trunk patterns. I can really recommend them to everybody.
If you never learnt them, ( most college´s + UNI´s only teach you the arm and leg patterns) you can go to the PNF website for the names of people who have followed the "official course(s). IPNFA

Why tell you?, because even without always knowing (Y/N stuck SI), using these techniques has helped me help many people get rid of their symptoms and pain.


Esther
Good luck with your discussion. I do find it very interesting but will leave that up to you.