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10/19/2026

Very important points.
In 1981, I worked with Richard Dontigny. I read that the SIJ is a shock absorber, so I developed several multidirectional load-spring-recoil tests, the same tests I used on my truck's shock absorber. In 1992, a study used fluoroscopy to apply forces to the joint at multiple angles. Each test showed one thing. They did not show rotations or glides; they showed compression and recoil. I believe they offer a window into the nervous system and help evaluate restrictions or increases in mobility based on the status of multiple muscles that are hard to assess any other way. I abandoned the stork test prior to 1992. Intuitively, it made no sense. We need to do a deep dive on the Laslett cluster, anybody in? The cluster is highly over-interpreted.

Looking at the x-rays, does that look like a hip that needs a replacement as was done? does that sacroiliac joint look l...
10/14/2026

Looking at the x-rays, does that look like a hip that needs a replacement as was done? does that sacroiliac joint look like it needs titanium stabilization? On the plus side, FINALLY they are stating that SIJ fusion will likely accelerate hip degeneration. Too many clown cars in contemporary sacroiliac treatment.

Sacroiliac joint fusion was performed in a patient with a preexisting ipsilateral total hip arthroplasty, with no hip dislocation and unrestricted return to farm work at 3.5 years. Fusion eliminates sacroiliac motion and raises hip contact stress, ...

10/12/2026

Continued conversation on another FB page on the topic of spinal "subluxation"
This was a reply to me:
K.C wrote

"Jerry Hesch, that would suggest there was subluxation in the first place! Ask a neurosurgeon or any medical professional outside of chiros, and they will tell you that what the patient has in their spine is absolutely not subluxation"

Jerry Hesch replied:
KC, Jerry Hesch
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I agree, and a joint that makes a popping sound and feels better is ot evidence that a subluxation was present, but the most likely scenario is that it had a normal range of motion, and the 'adjustment" gapped the joint. Having looked at many, many, many 3D images of the sacroiliac joint in CT scans and MRI in persons with treatable pelvic asymmetry, I concluded long ago that the sacroiliac joint does not sublux except in cases of rare severe trauma in which it is objectively validated with imaging such as the Tile or Young-Burgess pelvic fracture scale. However, I am suggesting that if the chiropractors who still promote "subluxation" are correct, there is a way to scientifically study the dichotomy of: 1. Subluxation of the spine is common; 2. Subluxation of the spine is very rare.

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09/30/2026

A rare pattern contributing to constipation is a posteriorly pushed sacrum, which is quite unphysiological! Happens occasionally with delivery, but a more common cause is a fall on the sit bones. My best case was resolution of 20-year severe constipation, in spite of an optimal diet. I name that pattern a posterior gilde sacral fixation, one of 18 de novo patterns of pelvic mobility impairment not named in the osteopathic/MET model. Here is a link to several videos. I cover it in my book, online, and in-person courses. Please let me know if it is a fit and of any benefit. Notably, in this presentation, the pelvis is shown as "perfectly aligned"!

09/28/2026

Spontaneous Compliment September 27, 2026
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Dear Dr. Hesch,
I wanted to thank you for your work and celebrate that yesterday, after following your treatment for B anterior ileum and sacral torsion, I had a sudden shift of my stuck, superiorly shifted sacrum! (2nd most common pattern) And for the first time in years, I felt my lumbopelvic girdle and all the musculature relax. I'm so grateful. I'm also praising Jesus because I prayed for direction, and He answered. I took your online course beginning in February '26 for Occupational Therapist CEU's because of my own chronic pain. I could relate to all your principles and believed your method would help my situation. I have been trying to understand the feel of the spring tests all this time without a workshop, which has been challenging. Yesterday, I stopped trying to learn it and decided to just do the treatment in the order of your video. Today I have new hope, and I wanted to pass on my gratitude.
Randa W

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