SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION

Relying simply on measuring the leg length at the ankles is NOT enough to confirm a short leg Too often, practitioners are quick to add a heel lift into a shoe which can cause more problems than it solves A functional short leg is often the result of the SI joint subluxation As the dysfunction is removed, the leg length balances out

MET: Posterior (backward) Rotation of the Innominate Bone

Ilium on the sacrum, to Gap the SI joint, to unlock the SI joint Precautions: If a muscle spasm occurs, discontinue Sometimes this occurs in the tensor fascia lata or hip abductor muscles Procedure: Position leg into flexion and adduction while palpating the PSIS for lateral movement Take the up the slack in the SI joint Ask the patient

Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction with People Diagnosed with EDS

Ehlers’Danlos,Naonal,Foundaon, August2013,Conference, All,rights,reserved , 1 SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION WITHPEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITHEDS (KEVINMULDOWNEY,PT

Common presentations and diagnostic techniques

The sacroiliac joint 9 Anatomy, development and aging 11 SI joint mobility 17 Axes of motion 18 Biomechanics 19 Trunk flexion 21 Trunk extension 21 Landing on one leg 26 Vertical forces on the sacrum 26 Ambulation 26 Kinetic function and stability 26 Panjabi: active, passive and neural control systems 27