Prolotherapy and Sacroiliac issues

[elias2117]

I too have SI problems and have had for some time.The problem is doctors in this country focus on the spine and not SI. I saw many DR's for lower back pain and was told everything from fusion is the treatment to rest and you will be fine. I started doing prolo about two months ago and must say it has reduced my pain at least 50-60%. Here is a good website to find prolo doc's.

www.getprolo.com
http://www.gracelifemedical.com/
http://www.prolotherapy.org/

Best regards to all,john.

[annapurna]

For those who have ligament and tendon issues which could possibly respond to prolotherapy, you might want to look up articles on new uses for platelet rich plasma. This stuff is basically a concentrate of your own blood platelets that can be injected into areas which require healing or disinfection. It has been used for years in dental surgery and most recently as an aide to knee meniscal transplantation. In prolotherapy it is used in lieu of the standard proliferant solution. Worth checking out in the literature.

[elias2117]

Thanks, yes that is true about plasma. There is only three Prolo Doctors in the US that treat with Plasma Rich Platlets(PRP). My Best friend is a PA for heart surgery and he tells me that they use Plasma Platlet paste often along with it in normal form. The prolo DR I see uses PRP and he claims you heal 50% faster, I will try my next visit on the 16th of May so hopefully I will be able to to report great results in the future. Best regards,John.

[lkastl]

Thanks for the info about the plasma. That's news to me. You mentioned only 3 in the US do it? Could you say who? I am going back to my prolotherapist on Thursday to re-start treament and I will ask about it.
I'll also google it and see what comes up. Thanks

[elias2117]

No problem these are the doctors I know of.

http://www.prolotherapyaz.com/prolo_plus.htm

http://www.prolotherapynashville.com...consist_of.php This is my doctor.

http://caringmedical.com/therapies/prolotherapy.asp This is a friend of my doctor and he tells me he now uses it.

Also here is a website that explains what PRP is and what it's uesd for.
http://www.plateletgel.net/aboutprpN.htm

[lkastl]

Thanks for the links. I have bookmarked them. Prolo is working well for you then? It has worked well for me in the past, (after ADR) although it took a long time to see the results. I screwed things up again and am hoping prolo can get me back to when I was. Maybe I should have never stopped the treatments, just decreased. Perhaps staying on the program so to speak would keep the ligamnents strong and tight and not let them loosen again. Maybe some of us need the "lifetime plan"?

My prolo docs is Bjorn Eek. He has a practice in Northern and Southern California. I dont think he follows the Hackett method, but he is one of the "big names" the the field. His treatments worked for me.

Laurel

[elias2117]

Well, I don't think one would need a lifetime plan. The idea is to get the joint strong again so the motion is small and the soft tissue not longer presents pain from being overstreched. I did prolo on my shoulder 3 yrs ago for a dislocation and I have'nt needed one post the 4th treatment and I have no pain with normal range of motion.How many shots do get for the SI, I think I receive about 35-45. The last treatment he used a very small amount of growth hormones which really worked well. I prefer the cod liver oil over p2g, it just works better for me maybe you could ask about it for you.

For me the SI become unstable due to a major strain of the lower back, so just doing the SI ligiments don't work for me the doctor treats from the l-4 down. The reason is Hackett found the stability of the lower spine greatly effects the SI and vice versa. I think it make perfect sense if you study the biomechanics of the pelvic region. The trick to getting over an SI problem is not bend or lift anything greater than 10-20 lbs and evoid twisting. Always correct you SI 2-3 times a day so you can heal better. I also swim every day for about an hour, I have found if you swim on your back and just kick that it works the lower back thus making it stonger and provides me relief.

The corrections for the SI are one the kalindra website, I only use one because I found with the muscle strain that doing the whole routine hurts more than it helps. The correction Iuse is the one were on is on their back and pulls the knees up to the chest while grabbing you knees and push you upward with you knees works well for me.

Keep in mind that Dr. Hauser says that most SI patients need 4-6 treartments so if your doctor uses less solution per treatment you make need more than 4-6. I'm on my second and now have the SI subluxation under control, also the treatment continue to heal months after so the big jump in pain relief may not show face in months to come. I plan on doing a min of 6 treatments about 5 weeks apart so it will require so patientance. I would rather take a year of healing with prolo than an SI fusion, just read some of the forums on the SI formus you mentioned in your first thread. It's very ugly and most never lead a better life from what I read.

This website explains about the different solutions.
http://www.prolotherapy.org/prolothe...-injection.asp

Best regards,John