Otter R, Literature on the Sacroiliac Joint European Journal of Chiropractic Dec 1985;33(4): 221-42.

This is an extensive review of the anatomical and functional aspects of sacroiliac joint as it relates to the muscular, joint, osseous, neurological and its other implications as this joint is related to chiropractic. Of interest it is noted that in SOT it is believed the SI joints and the TMJ and massetter muscles 'monitor,' and have a controlling influence on all other body functions. Reported is a study that discusses Wykes Type III endings being identical to the Golgi tendon organs in structure and physiology. These fibers were found in specialized ligaments in the SI joint but not in joint capsules. Anatomical studies have described them as high-threshold slow-adapting receptors which prevent excessive stresses developing a the joint. DeJarnette describes the SI ligament as being composed of a weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing regions. The auricular surface does not carry the body weight, instead this is borne by the interosseous ligaments which he groups into upper and lower weight-bearing ligaments.