Moderators: Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD; Michael D. Daubs, MD
The sacroiliac joint has been a topic of controversy as it relates to its contribution to spine conditions. Multiple approaches have been pursued to both diagnose and treat the SI joint as a potential source of pain and biomechanical abnormalities. This symposium will review the anatomy and innervation of the sacroiliac joint, and delve into the complex biomechanics that govern how the sacroiliac joint interfaces with spine and hip biomechanics to create or accommodate for dysfunction. Diagnostic dilemmas and treatment options will also be reviewed in the context of structure and function.
Upon completion of this session, participants should gain strategies to:
- Apply the understanding of form and force closure as it applies to patients with SIJ pain;
- Identify diagnostic tests to evaluate patients with low back and posterior pelvic girdle pain that may direct the diagnosis of SIJ pain;
- Incorporate diagnostic tests to direct specific treatment for patients with SIJ pain.
Agenda
- SIJ Anatomy and Biomechanics
Andry Vleeming, PhD
- Clinical Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis to Help Assess Lumbopelvic Pain Related to the SIJ
Matthew Smuck, MD
- Rehabilitation and Medical Management of Lumbopelvic Pain Related to the SIJ
D.J. Kennedy, MD
- Surgical Options for Chronic Lumbopelvic Pain-related to the SIJ
David W. Polly, Jr., MD
- Summary of Appropriate Care: What Do We Know
Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD; Michael D. Daubs, MD
- Questions