Sacroiliac Compression Test
Other Names
- Side Lying Compression Test
- SI Compression Test
- SIJ Compression
- Sacroiliac Compression Test
- Approximation Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Sacroiliac Joint
Description
- Patient lays in lateral decubitus position on unaffected side
- The examiner places their hands on the iliac crest and presses towards the floor
- This compresses the sacroiliac joint and results in anterior pressure of the sacrum
- Positive Test:
- Pain or pressure suggesting sacroiliac etiology
Pathology
Evidence
- Szadek et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 63%
- Specificity: 69%
- Diagnostic OR: 3.89
- Stanford et al when compared to SIJ block[4]
- Sensitivity: 82%
- Specificity: 57%
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of www.thestudentphysicaltherapist.com, "SIJ Compression/Distraction Test"
- ↑ Buchanan, Patrick, et al. "Successful diagnosis of sacroiliac joint dysfunction." Journal of pain research (2021): 3135-3143.
- ↑ Szadek, Karolina M., et al. "Diagnostic validity of criteria for sacroiliac joint pain: a systematic review." The Journal of pain 10.4 (2009): 354-368.
- ↑ Stanford, Gordon, and Robert S. Burnham. "Is it useful to repeat sacroiliac joint provocative tests post-block?." Pain Medicine 11.12 (2010): 1774-1776.
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John Kiel on 9 August 2019 20:54:42
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