Musculoskeletal Medicine and PainCLINICAL PRACTICE

Osteopathic approach to sacroiliac joint pain in pregnant patients

Kaori Morimoto, BA; Alisha Harrington, BS, MAOM; Claudia Nelson, MS; and Brian Loveless, DO
Notes and Affiliations
Notes and Affiliations

Received: September 21, 2021

Accepted: January 6, 2022

Published: February 18, 2022

  • Kaori Morimoto, BA, 

    Western University of Health Sciences COMP-Northwest, Lebanon, OR, USA

  • Alisha Harrington, BS, MAOM, 

    Western University of Health Sciences COMP-Northwest, Lebanon, OR, USA

  • Claudia Nelson, MS, 

    Western University of Health Sciences COMP-Northwest, Lebanon, OR, USA

  • Brian Loveless, DO, 

    Western University of Health Sciences COMP, Pomona, CA, USA

J Osteopath Med; 122(5): 235-242
Abstract

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of the management of sacroiliac (SI) joint pain in pregnant patients. Although SI joint pain is highly prevalent among pregnant patients, the unique anatomy of the joint is rarely discussed in a clinical setting. This paper provides comprehensive review of the epidemiology, anatomy, alarm findings, standard treatment, osteopathic assessment, and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) of the SI joint, and it provides a general and in-depth understanding of the SI joint pain in pregnant patients and its management.

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