New research: No such thing as "stuck" SI joint

[neuromuscular]

Dear ALophysio:

I am a little perplexed at your strength of reply in support of SIJ testing.

Why bother?

You agree that IN THE MAJORITY there is no SIJ problem.

You have agreed to this many times.

Then why do SIJ testing? It is a bit of useless information, since in the majority is makes no difference if there appears to be a supposed SIJ dysfunction or not. It is an unnessary step in the assesssment proceedure since you will not be treating for SIJ dysfunction IN THE MAJORITY.

The standing innominate bone postion test gives me real information that leads directly to testing the muscular component which you have agreed is the cause IN THE MAJORITY. If the ASIS on the right is inferior to the ASIS on the left, then the add longus and pectineus on the left is the one to be treated.(the Iliopsoas will probably be treated later also.) If the ASIS on the left is superior to the PSIS on the left then the add magnus will have to be treated. This with one test only tells you what must be done. One step only needed, if so deisred. Of course, other test may be done to confirm this. However, it is not useless information. IT points in the same direction as the other tests.

The SIJ tests do not provide useful information in the assessment proceedure that leads one step to the next in a continous order. That is my thought exactly. Why do something that proves nothing other than there is a problem??????????????????

Why be preoccupied with the SIJ when it is not the cause in the majority? That is a lot of mental activity to the part that is not the problem. It diverts attention from the job at hand.

Best regards,

Nueromuscular.