Prolotherapy Testimonials: SI Joint Pain

Elaine Bartholomew, Yoga Teacher

Thank you, thank you, thank you Dr Friedlis…..you have given me my life back….not to mention my sanity!!

I am a 49 year old female and have suffered low back pain issues since 2001, my left SI joint area ached constantly, and I had considerable pain in my left groin, and a dropping pain in my left hip. I spent many years, consulting many different specialists trying to find the cause of my pain, I spent considerable amounts of time & money doing so, but no one was able to get me out of pain. I began to think that it was all in my mind, as I was so fit and healthy in every other area, how could I be suffering such debilitating pain, and nobody be able to help!! I even started doing yoga in an attempt to alleviate the pain which led to me becoming a registered yoga teacher….the yoga helped and healed many things, but not my nagging back/hip/groin stuff. It got so bad I thought I may have to give up teaching my beloved yoga, as I was in such constant pain.

Then in September 2007 I read a magazine article about Prolotherapy and it’s uses, and thought/hoped it could help me, so my next step was to find a Doctor in my area…..the heavens must have been smiling on me because I found Dr Friedlis!!! He examined me and told me instantly that he thought it was caused by hyper mobility of my SI joint…..basically it was too loose and made my pelvis unstable. So, there it was the long awaited answer to my 6 year old question…..eureka!!

Being the true professional that he is, Dr Friedlis wanted to be 100% sure that it was hyper mobility of the SI joint that was causing my problems, so he did a range of diagnostic tests on me, and sent me for an X Ray and an MRI, to rule out everything else that could be the cause of the pain…..and sure enough, he was correct it was SI joint related. I started my Phototherapy treatment in October 2007, and after the first session, my pain began to reduce significantly….after the second treatment, I had no pain, and was getting strength back again, then after my third treatment I am strong, balanced and pain free, it is now June 2008!! Dr Friedlis told me that I may need one more treatment to make sure everything is nice and tight in that area.

Over the course of those 6 “dark years” before finding Dr Friedlis, I had consulted many different health professionals who have had varying theories as to the cause of my problems. I have seen general practitioners, a spinal surgeon who was very vague said I had an SI problem, but asked me to go for physical therapy. (Physical therapy reduced my pain a bit, and helped balance me out better, but it did not address the cause). I saw chiropractors, massage therapists, also shiatsu and reiki practitioners, none made any difference whatsoever. I was sent for X Rays and MRI’s. All I got was confused and frustrated and my wealth deteriorated too! The usual theory was, “it is just wear and tear, only to be expected at your age”……I also was told that I had a slight herniation in a lumbar disc, and that I may eventually need surgery…..I did have a slight herniation of a lumbar disc, however, it was not the cause of my pain….because now that I have had Prolotherapy for my SI joint I am completely pain free!! I cannot understand why this wonderful treatment was never mentioned to me by any of the numerous health professionals I consulted with.

HOWEVER, I AM JUST RELIEVED THAT I NEVER GAVE UP HOPE UNTIL I FOUND DR FRIEDLIS, HE TOOK AWAY MY PAIN AND GAVE ME STRENGTH & BALANCE IN RETURN AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL

This new approach is far more powerful than traditional prolotherapy. A 'one shot cure' of DJD is pretty darn impressive!

Elaine Bartholomew
Yoga Teacher