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DeRosa questions the "clinical utility" of assessing symmetry of isolated pelvic landmarks and pelvic movements during standing and sitting tests and further questions the validity of such findings with his statement that "the correlation of such findings to the painful syndrome or disability is more difficult to determine." His "skepticism," which is primarily based on anecdotal information and personal experiences, stands in contrast with the supportive evidence per peer-reviewed publications cited in our article.^1–4 He further questions whether the tests in question are truly representative of bony alignment and iliosacral and sacroilial movement, as they are purported to be. We also question such a relationship, as evidenced by our "black box" discussion and approach to these tests....

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