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Bilaterally Flexed Sacrum Muscle Energy
Recall Diagnosing the Sacrum
Steps for Treatment:
- Patient is prone
- Monitor both sacral sulci with one finger in each sulci
- ABduct and internally rotate both hips until motion is felt at the sacral sulcus
- Place the heel of the caudad hand on both ILAs
- Place the cephalad hand atop the caudad hand
- Tell patient to inhale deeply and increase anterior pressure on ILAs
- Maintain pressure during exhalation (this resists sacral flexion)
- Repeat 5-7 times and end with a passive stretch
- Reassess
