title: Mechanical dysfunction of the sacro-iliac joint.
abstract: There has been much debate as to the movement or otherwise of the sacro-iliac joint. This paper sets out to review the extensive literature on the subject and supplement it with experimental work to show the ability of the joint to move. The movement is greater in women and in patients with definite clinical symptoms. The basic methods of treatment, both in hypomobility and hypermobility, are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000628:therapy; D009068:Movement; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology*