Dear Alophysio:

Again I must say that since you have agreed that the Wikipedia reference-linkSIJ itself is not the cause in the majority and that a truly structural problem in the SIJ is rare, my question is:why do SIJ testing? This is a useless repetition of what information was gathered in the patient history - that the patient has a problem: if all the SIJ test proves is that the patient has a problem. It may be relevant later on in the assessment process if another cause cannot be found.

This was to be a thinking process and not a heavy handed process of bias to the authority of the time period.

I have found that the SIJ tests differ from the same landmarks with hip ABD - Gillett to PSIS to sacrum with hip ABD. The results differ. The load transfer test only tells a person that the load transfer failed, but not why. Other tests are needed to find out why. Patient history can do the same. The patient has pain and defines what that pain is specifically.

If other tests are needed, what benefit is the SIJ test?

I have found that the standing innominate bone position test with hip ABD test points me in the direction of the cause and limits the number of tests that I need to make a specific treatment protocol. You disagree. I believe in the freedom of speech - do you?

You have made Biblical statments. I am not a person who quotes chapter and verse, but I have read it. An account of a certain scenario seems to fit this situation. I believe that It is in the first chapters of a book called the book of Acts of the Apostles. In the account the authority of the time wishes to surpress freedom of thought and speech. The authority of the time was similar to the Supreme Court of a country, it was called the Sanhedrin. The pharasees , sadducees and the scribes of note were a part of the "peer group" which made up the court. They chose to act against the apostles of a great teacher by the name of Jesus. They used threats and abuse to try to supress the followers of this man. The followers were undetered, because they had heard, seen and expeienced something of importance. The Sandhedrin said basically something like " Put up and Shut up!" The apostles said something like: "Do as you like, but what we saw and heard is bigger than us" " we will not stop."

You appear to be a bored again Christian who likes to use the scripture as a club. There are other scriptures which state to: "Do unto others as you would have them do to you." " Love your neighbour as yourself." Maybe it is time to apply these!.

If you prefer to use a heavy hand, then maybe you should retire from this discfussion.

Thank you Alophysio and good bye.

Neuromuscular