Sacroiliac Blog

Sacroiliac ligaments
Q. I have an injury to my sacroiliac ligaments and have had numerous Prolotherapy treatments without much result. I am getting six Prolotherapy injections per visit but am not satisfied that I am getting enough, what should I do? Read the blog

Sacroiliac pain after two Prolotherapy sessions
Q. How do I know if this pain and soreness, even to the touch, is actually loose ligaments in the sacroiliac? Every time I sit down there is a tingling that goes down my tailbone to the sitdown bones. Read the blog

Sacroiliac pain after six Prolotherapy sessions
Q. At what point-after, say, 6+ Prolotherapy treatments by an experienced prolotherapist does one begin to consider SI (sacroiliac) joint fixation/fusion?  I am seeing some progress in terms of frequency of recurrent sublixation of the joint, but am still in a considerable amount of pain.  I know that experiences are different, but at what point do we say that this is as good as it can get with Prolo? Read the blog

Sacroiliac pain after Prolotherapy
Q. I fell off a ladder onto my back in December 1999. I had Prolotherapy for severe joint glide and the treatment did help alot, to the point where I could return to work. Unfortunately it did not last and my pain and glide became worse and I'm now off work again.  I returned to Prolotherapy injections with marginal improvement but nothing close to the original success. Can you tell me what percentage you would use for the injections?  How many injections per compromised ligament would you suggest so I can discuss this with my Prolotherapist? Read the blog

Sacroiliac Pain for 20 years and Prolotherapy Treatments
Q. I have had Prolotherapy in so many area's I don't even know where to begin. Many have worked but when it comes to the sacroiliac and lower back I'm about ready to give up! I fell of a building site and landed on my feet, no where to break the fall safely. Ongoing for over 20 years also on SSDI for close to 15 years. I would love to return to work of some kind but it does not seem likely. Have I been using the wrong MD, I have seen two and one comes very highly recommended, what to do? D in NY State. Read the blog

Sacroiliac Pain after 2 and a half years of Prolotherapy Treatments
Q. My husband has been getting Prolotherapy Treatment for 2 1/2 years. He seems to be getting worse instead of better. He also gets myobloc injections to relieve him of muscle spasms.

When do we call it quits? I'm concerned for his health. Please give me some direction. His doctor seems to think he has healed in some places but not in others. This original injury stems from over 10 years ago, which at that point he was only getting cortisone shots, from another doctor.

A. Your husband needs a comprehensive natural medicine evaluation and treatment not more Prolotherapy from what you have said.  He has a system problem at least causing healing deficits--but may be directly related to his pain. He needs blood pH testing, metabolic typing, food allergy testing and possibly testing for hormone, neurotransmitter levels, infections and a host of other causes (discuss this with your physician). 

Answered By Ross Hauser, M.D.

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Prolotherapy Helps Sacroiliac
I have had numerous treatments for sacroiliac pain.  It has helped considerably.  I used to get numbness in my right leg and after the numbness, the tingling would come and then severe pain. The pain was so bad that I could not walk or stand for any length of time. As soon as I sat down, the pain would ease and the feeling would come back into my leg.  I have not counted the number of Prolo treatments that I received but I am quite happy with the results even though I still have some numbness and pain. It is very minor compared to what I used to suffer. I have had 12 years of lower back pain and after Prolo my back pain is gone!

Prolotherapy and Muscle Wasting?
Q. When I went for my first prolo therapy treatment for my sacroiliac joint I had to sign a paper releasing the doctor for the responsibility if I had any muscle wasting as a result of the therapy.

He said in his experiences he has seen one that had muscle wasting.  Is it possible that Prolotherapy can cause muscle wasting?  I am wondering because I have had 3 prolo treatments and my buttock muscles are smaller and my chiropractor said one of them is shrinking. 

A. In the forty years Dr. Hemwall (my mentor) had done Prolotherapy and the 15 years I have done it, we have had no muscle wasting.  If a muscle is tense because it is trying to stabilize a joint like the sacroiliac joint and the person gets Prolotherapy which stabilizes it, the muscle spasms stop.  In this case the pain would go away and I suppose the muscle could look less 'tense'. That is the only explanation I can think of.  We have never had a case where the needle was stuck into the nerve and then injured the nerve causing muscle wasting.

Answered By Ross Hauser, M.D.
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Prolotherapy Helps
I have had SI joint dysfunction and low back pain for over 6 years. The pain was so bad I would wake up from pain when turning in bed. Sneezing caused pain as did everything else. Life was miserable. I did have lumbar radiofrequency ablation and had some relief for about 2 weeks. After 6 Prolotherapy treatments I would describe the feeling in my back as an ache. I am able to do yardwork, wash the car, vacuum, etc and do not have to take pain pills at all. Prolotherapy was the best thing I ever did for my back. I am going for 1-2 more treatments- I am going for pain free.

Low Back and Sitdown Bones
I have so many weird and traveling places of pain in my low back, buttocks and sitdown bones that I wonder how I could be diagnosed accurately. Read more

Low Back, Buttock, Tail Bone Pain
After reading Dr. Filice's article on sacroiliac joint pain, he said the pain is usually on either side of the low back.  I do have pain in the low back area, but it is in the total low back area (both sides) and even tender to the touch.  Also, my low back feels very tight and I have very sore buttock muscles with constant tingling that goes out to my hips and the bones where I sit.  When I sit for any length of time and then stand up the tingling is terrible in the low buttock area out to the hips.  What on earth could this be?  Also, it feels like the muscles are being stretched just below the tailbone every time I sit.  Sometimes the tailbone just aches.

Do any of these conditions sound like they could possibly be helped?  I have been to over 15 different kinds of doctors, therapists, tests, etc. and no one has given any help. Read more

SI/hip/groin pain
I received about 6 Prolotherapy treatments last year over an 8 month period of time for SI/hip/groin pain. I stopped prolo because I felt that, although not free from pain and still restricted in activity, I had achieved remarkable results...

Can you discuss the restorative phase of prolo treatment and discuss the potential positive and negative outcomes of initiating treatment again? Read more

Prolotherapy Working - 5th series of injections
I am getting ready to have my 5th series of injections for sacroiliac joint dysfuntion. I have noticed a 40% reduction in pain and have lessened my pain medication.  I still have pain but I don't feel the joint moving as much and I have added strength.  These are tiny signs, and I am nowheres near out of pain completely, but I hope to be when I complete the 6th injection series. It is a slow, painful process but I know that it is working slowly and am aiming for a complete cure. I would have like to have been the lucky person that needed only one or two injections but I am committed to being out of pain! I may not even need that 6th!!

Prolotherapy Worked
I had sacroiliac pain that was so horrible I could barely move. It lasted for years. I had Prolotherapy treatments once a week for a few months. Today, I am happy to say that my pain is 90% better. I can sleep, bend and do all the things I used to do.

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Disclaimer: The physician you are visiting has had the benefit of performing medical examinations and laboratory tests to determine the degree of your symptoms. Important tools in not only prescribing a treatment plan but also in determining your response. If you have concerns about your treatment, please direct your questions to your physician because that is the proper course to take. Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician.