Due to the lack of familiarity of the multiple interventions possible with sacro occipital technique (SOT), it has led to misunderstanding of how various applications of one of its treatment tools, the pelvic blocks, can be used as a treatment for lumbopelvic mechanical traction. For evidence based information on this topic please see the following SOTO-USA sponsored position statement on the use of pelvic blocks for mechanical traction, click here.