The Controversy Of The Gillet SI Joint Test

Unreal Results for Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers

This week on the Unreal Results podcast, I talk about one of my favorite topics - the Gillet SI joint test. Gillet’s test or sometimes known as the March test or Stork test, is typically known for having poor reliability based on previous research. If you’ve been following along for some time, you probably know that said research likes to get thrown around by the EBP police when I make posts on social media. But the often overlooked part of these research studies is that they have lots of flaws and limitations. Make sure you tune into this episode as I break down why the studies on the Gillet test aren’t the best and why I think the SI joint is innately difficult to assess with only one test.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
Episode 6: The Mysterious, Misunderstood, and Mistreated SI Joint
Episode 10: EBP Police
Episode 54: A Better Way To Assess The SI Joint
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Research Studies Mentioned
- Intertester Reliability for Selected Clinical Tests of the Sacroiliac Joint
- Inter- and Intra-Examiner Reliability of Palpation for Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
- Inter-Examiner and Intra-Examiner Agreement for Assessing Sacroiliac Anatomical Landmarks Using Palpation and Observation: Pilot Study
- Inter-Examiner and Intra-Examiner Reliability of the Standing Flexion Test
- Reliability of Motion Palpation Procedures to Detect Sacroiliac Joint Fixations
- Intraexaminer and Interexaminer Reliability of the Gillet Test
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