SACRUM PIR AND PIL
Patient Position
  • Side posture
  • Involved side up with knee bent
  • On posterior of shoulder
  • On anterior 1/3 of table
  • Pronate more than 45°

 
SCP for PIL
Doctor's Stance
  • Straddle patient’s bent knee
  • DC’s hip to patient's hip
  • Weight on superior foot
  • Stabilize patient into the table
  • Back straight
  • Forearm in L.O.C.
  • Superior hand stabilizes over clavicle
  • Lean into body drop
  • Incorporate appropriate torque

 
Contacting sacral tuberosity for PIL
SCP
  • Fingers cross spine
  • Btw PSS and 2nd Sacral Tubercle
  • N.P. = #1
  • N.H. = I.H.

 
Setup and LOC for PIL sacrum
showing clockwise torque
LOC
  • P ®  A
  • I ®  S
  • Torque to level sacrum (clockwise for PIL- counter clockwise for PIR)
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Tissue Pull
None
Listings

PIR
PIL

                                                                                                                                                                                              

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