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Sacroiliac Compression Test | SIJ Pain Provocation | SIJ assessment<\/h2>\nThe Sacroiliac Compression Test is a provocation test for the sacroiliac joint and is also included in the Cluster of van der Wurff<\/a> and the Cluster of Laslett<\/a>.\n\nAs reported by Laslett et al. (2005)<\/a>, the sacroiliac compression test has a sensitivity of 69% and a specificity of 69%, which gives it a weak clinical value and it\u2019s advised to do this test in a cluster.\n
\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7rxOWC9qoOA[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo conduct the test, the patient will lie on the asymptomatic side with the hips flexed to 45\u00b0 and the knees bent to 90\u00b0.\n\nPosition yourself behind the patient and place both of your hands on the anterior rim of the patient's ilium.\n\nThen, apply 3-6 vertical thrusts of moderate velocity with gradually increasing pressure.\n\nA positive test will result in the reproduction of the patient's familiar pain.\n\nOther common orthopedic tests that aim to provoke the sacroiliac joint are:\n