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The problem with getting properly diagnosed:
SI strain
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Robert Filice, M.D. Former staff physician
I just saw a
35 year old man who had low
back pain for the past 6 years.
Physical therapy
had failed to help him at all. When he saw an
orthopedist
he specifically
showed the doctor the location of his pain (over the right
sacroiliac joint), and described the clicking and popping sensation that he frequently
experienced in the same area. The doctor told him "there is nothing
there"!!!
I mention this incident because this same patient later did some research
and came to Caring Medical about 3 weeks ago at which time he received his
first
Prolotherapy treatment. Today on his second visit he reported that his
pain and clicking were already 95% improved after that single treatment. The
orthopedist he saw is no doubt a Board Certified specialist in bone and joint
problems. Yet, from his answer to the patient, it is obvious that this man
knows nothing about some things which he OUGHT to know about. Flying in the
face of every day experience, he denied that sacroiliac joints ever
experience any instability or abnormal movement, in the process denying the
existence of
Ligament laxity.
He was basically saying
1. I know nothing about ligaments;
2. I know nothing about the
SI joint;
3. There is no such thing as an unstable SI joint;
4. Ligaments are either totally normal or torn, and never just get "lax".
5. I don't believe in anything that sounds "chiropractic", like things
moving out of place, and finally;
6. I only pay attention to things that I can operate on, and I can't operate
on the SI joint.
Well, because of this specialist's determined ignorance, he did not help
this patient, and he is not helping many other patients with SI dysfunction.
A large proportion of the people with chronic low
who consult with
him (the orthopedist's bread and butter, if you will) are actually suffering
from SI dysfunction. If he operates on their
lower
back, he will not help
them and there is a good chance he will make matters worse. If he just
sloughs the patient off, he dooms them to continued suffering with pain.
This patient has now obtained almost complete relief from a serious and long
standing problem after a single office treatment of Prolotherapy to his SI
joint. He can pat himself on the back for NOT listening to and believing
what the specialist had to say, having the courage to research and get
comfortable with an alternative therapy like Prolotherapy, and for deciding
to come to Caring Medical, where stories like this one are commonplace every
day.
Without an accurate diagnosis, the chances of successful treatment are slim
to none. If you suffer from any form of chronic musculoskeletal pain,
remember that your orthopedist's diagnostic impression may be just plain
wrong, and if it is, you will not obtain the relief that is possible with
correct diagnosis and treatment. Always see a
Prolotherapy doctor for another
opinion before giving up, or having an inappropriate surgery.
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Ross Hauser, M.D.
Caring
Medical and Rehabilitation Services
Dr.
Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his
residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University
of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Dr. Hauser is one of the leading
experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with
Prolotherapy.
He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the
topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine
approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters
for the general public. Read more about
Ross Hauser MD
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