Prolotherapy and Sacroiliac issues

[lkastl]

Hi

Justed wanted to post my experience with Prolotherapy post-ADR, in case anyone else is interested or can benefit.

My recovery from ADR surgery was long and slow, and therefore my doc and I started investigating other pain generators that may have been exisiting concurrently with my bad l5-S1 disc. My back was much better: relatively pain free, feeling stronger and more flexible. However, I could not get rid of a portion of my pain specifically located right over my SI joint, and often radiated into the hip and thigh. Bending would feel a "pull" against this specifc spot. It definitely limited me.

Through some diagnostic injections it became suspect that my SI joint was inflammed and/or out of alignment. There is an excellent DELPHI forum on SI joint problems. If anyone is interested in checking it out go to kalindra.com and click on the link to sacroiliac resources. On that forum I learned a lot about specific exercises to ge the SI joint back into alignment, temporarily using a compression belt to keep it in place, and getting prolotherapy injections to strenghten the supporting ligaments to keep in it place. It took most of a full year, but my SI joint was fine after that.

Prolotherapy is not cheap, and not covered by insurance as it is considered an "alternative" treatment. SI joint problems seem to respond well to it. Docs use it for other spinal issues, but I am not sure what the outcomes are on that intended use.

If you suspect SI problems, check it out. On the sacroiliac joint resources site there are a number of prolotherapy doctors listed accross the country.

I recently had a setback, 4 years from my surgery. I freaked out and thought the disc was damaged or I had damaged another disc. None of that happened. Seems the doc suspects a flare-up of my notorious SI joint. So back to prolotherapy I go. Could be worse

Laurel

[Maria]

Laurel,
thanks for your post ~ going to check out the SI joint info/exercises~ On prolotherapy I've a friend who had treatments years back and also felt they were successful in relieving some low back pain she suffered and has not had a recurrence of this particular type of pain (has had more prob w/thoracic pain). She had mentioned it to be expensive and not covered by insurance but felt it worth the $ in her case.

[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