Pelvic belt
Minute changes were observed in the alignment of the lumbar spine in the frontal plane in SIJ patients. The potential pain-decreasing effects of pelvic belts could not be attributed to altered muscle activity, pelvic morphometry or body balance in a static short-term application. Long-term belt effects will therefore be of prospective interest 1).
Pelvic belts improve health-related quality of life and are potentially attributed to decreased sacroiliac joint-related pain. Belt effects include decreased rectus femoris activity in patients and improved postural steadiness during locomotion. Pelvic belts may therefore be considered as a cost-effective and low-risk treatment of SIJ pain 2).
1)
Soisson O, Lube J, Germano A, Hammer KH, Josten C, Sichting F, Winkler D,
Milani TL, Hammer N. Pelvic belt effects on pelvic morphometry, muscle activity
and body balance in patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction. PLoS One. 2015
Mar 17;10(3):e0116739. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116739. eCollection 2015.
PubMed PMID: 25781325; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4364533.
2)
Hammer N, Möbius R, Schleifenbaum S, Hammer KH, Klima S, Lange JS, Soisson O,
Winkler D, Milani TL. Pelvic Belt Effects on Health Outcomes and Functional
Parameters of Patients with Sacroiliac Joint Pain. PLoS One. 2015 Aug
25;10(8):e0136375. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136375. eCollection 2015. PubMed
PMID: 26305790.