03/27/2025
Admittedly, I never get sick of clients' disbelief and confusion that arises after a less-than-obvious correction ends up saving the day. At the end of a session for an unrelated complaint, a client mentioned she had bilateral sacroiliac pain. I had a minute or two to spare so I told her to lay down and I'd take a look. A bilateral symptom in my book often means a central cause, so I looked at the p***c symphysis. When it's subluxed, it tends to inhibit the adductor bilaterally, leading to bilateral SIJ compression and pain. Sure enough, the p***s was out and the adductors were offline. For some, the investigation would typically end there with a pelvic manipulation of one kind or another. I wanted to know WHY. Palpating around, there was something up with the left psoas (hip flexor). I tested it, and it too was off. Further palpation and I found what I was looking for -- her TFL muscle on the opposite side was adhered to her quad. The adhesion was blowing out the opposite hip flexor, causing it to spasm. The spasmed hip flexor was subluxing the p***c symphysis. The subluxed PS was shutting down the adductors bilaterally, locking up both SI joints. I released the TFL from the quad and the whole complex unraveled. The psoas came back online, the p***s re-aligned, the adductors turned back on, and both SI joints decompressed, eliminating the pain. I didn't have to do anything else. Total time invested: less than 60 seconds. I really do love my job.