Manual Correction & Treatment of the Sacroiliac Joint

This course is intended to instruct the student, through self-paced study, on mobilization techniques for positional faults and therapeutic exercises to treat sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

Student Objectives:

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify 1 technique to correct a pubic positional fault 

2.  Identify 3 techniques to correct anterior rotation positional faults of the innominate

3.  Identify 3 techniques to correct posterior rotation positional faults of the innominate

4.  Identify 3 techniques to correct an upslip positional fault of the innominate

5.  Identify 2 techniques to correct a downslip positional fault of the innominate

6.  Identify 1 technique to correct a nutation positional fault of the nominate

7.  Identify 1 technique to correct a counter-nutation positional fault of the nominate

8.  Identify 3 techniques to correct a rotation positional fault of the nominate

9.  Identify the concept of "form and force closure" and how it applies to the sacroiliac joint

10.  Identify the 3 muscular slings that generate force closure of the sacroiliac joint

11.  Identify Janda’s theory on tonic and phasic muscles and their response to dysfunction in the treatment of sacroiliac joint dysfunction

12.  Identify the prime lumbopelvic muscles and their postural/phasic, agonist/antagonist relationship

13.  Identify the muscles that have an influence upon the nominate and innominate in respect to its position and motion.

14. Identify the muscles to evaluate for weakness and tightness when a client presents with a pubic positional fault, innominate positional fault or a nominate positional fault.

15. Identify 5 exercises used to strengthen the sacroilic stabilizers and increase core stability, while engaging the muscles of the longitudinal, posterior oblique and anterior oblique slings.