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Review
. 2022 Feb 18;122(5):235-242.
doi: 10.1515/jom-2021-0231.

Osteopathic approach to sacroiliac joint pain in pregnant patients

Kaori Morimoto  1 , Alisha Harrington  1 , Claudia Nelson  1 , Brian Loveless  2
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Osteopathic approach to sacroiliac joint pain in pregnant patients

Kaori Morimoto et al. J Osteopath Med. .
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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.

Keywords: SI joint pain; osteopathic manipulative medicine; pregnancy.

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