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sacroiliac joint ligament injury PRP injection

Posted by raparjabbar @raparjabbar, 3 days ago

Hello everyone, I recently had a PRP injection for a sacroiliac joint ligament injury. I am looking for post-injection physiotherapy rehabilitation exercises, as well as guidance on what to avoid during the healing process.

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closer0043 | @closer0043 | 3 days ago

I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by insurance? How did they know where to inject you? Is the relief supposed to be immediate? Do they suggest more than one?
I hope this helps you. I have been in pain for over a year now, and figure I’m headed for SI joint fusion. I really wish we had stem cell treatment available in the USA, but they are having so much success with them elsewhere that our insurance companies would lose too much money from so many people getting off their drugs.
As far as therapy, I would just advise to take it slow and find a good professional. Ligaments can be re-injured easily. Good luck!

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raparjabbar | @raparjabbar | 3 days ago
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I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by insurance? How did they know where to inject you? Is the relief supposed to be immediate? Do they suggest more than one?
I hope this helps you. I have been in pain for over a year now, and figure I’m headed for SI joint fusion. I really wish we had stem cell treatment available in the USA, but they are having so much success with them elsewhere that our insurance companies would lose too much money from so many people getting off their drugs.
As far as therapy, I would just advise to take it slow and find a good professional. Ligaments can be re-injured easily. Good luck!

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@closer0043

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raparjabbar | @raparjabbar | 3 days ago
In reply to @closer0043 "I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by..." + (show)
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I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by insurance? How did they know where to inject you? Is the relief supposed to be immediate? Do they suggest more than one?
I hope this helps you. I have been in pain for over a year now, and figure I’m headed for SI joint fusion. I really wish we had stem cell treatment available in the USA, but they are having so much success with them elsewhere that our insurance companies would lose too much money from so many people getting off their drugs.
As far as therapy, I would just advise to take it slow and find a good professional. Ligaments can be re-injured easily. Good luck!

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It's suggested by Dr Donna Alderman, it will be my 4th injection, she suggested 4- 6 injection, i got improvement

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beedom | @beedom | 1 day ago
In reply to @closer0043 "I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by..." + (show)
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I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by insurance? How did they know where to inject you? Is the relief supposed to be immediate? Do they suggest more than one?
I hope this helps you. I have been in pain for over a year now, and figure I’m headed for SI joint fusion. I really wish we had stem cell treatment available in the USA, but they are having so much success with them elsewhere that our insurance companies would lose too much money from so many people getting off their drugs.
As far as therapy, I would just advise to take it slow and find a good professional. Ligaments can be re-injured easily. Good luck!

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@closer0043 I know stem cell injections are available following surgery.

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closer0043 | @closer0043 | 1 day ago
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@closer0043 I know stem cell injections are available following surgery.

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@beedom yes I believe for blood disorders and some cancer treatments, but not for pain or body repair.

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barbarav1 | @barbarav1 | 1 day ago

Don’t take anti inflammatory meds/aspirin

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barbarav1 | @barbarav1 | 1 day ago
In reply to @closer0043 "I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by..." + (show)
Profile picture for closer0043 @closer0043

I was just looking into doing that. Did a doctor suggest this? Was it covered by insurance? How did they know where to inject you? Is the relief supposed to be immediate? Do they suggest more than one?
I hope this helps you. I have been in pain for over a year now, and figure I’m headed for SI joint fusion. I really wish we had stem cell treatment available in the USA, but they are having so much success with them elsewhere that our insurance companies would lose too much money from so many people getting off their drugs.
As far as therapy, I would just advise to take it slow and find a good professional. Ligaments can be re-injured easily. Good luck!

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@closer0043 it is not covered by insurance. My PRP injections helped. You need to make sure they take enough blood from you. Check to see how much will be needed. My first injections were not effective as, I think, my doctor took a standard amount but then put final mix into both SI joints. Read about SI joint fusion. What I read was the SI joints need to move a little. If they’re fused it may cause other areas to malfunction and you could have worse pain down your legs, etc.

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closer0043 | @closer0043 | 20 hours ago
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@closer0043 it is not covered by insurance. My PRP injections helped. You need to make sure they take enough blood from you. Check to see how much will be needed. My first injections were not effective as, I think, my doctor took a standard amount but then put final mix into both SI joints. Read about SI joint fusion. What I read was the SI joints need to move a little. If they’re fused it may cause other areas to malfunction and you could have worse pain down your legs, etc.

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@barbarav1 Yes I am trying to avoid Si Joint fusion, but currently my spine surgeon is thinking I need spine fusion. That I will not do unless I have absolutely no options. I have read positive and negative outcomes from SI joint fusion patients. Some say they were back to running in 6 months. It is true the SI joints move, but only like 2-4 millimeters. I have been in pain for a year now, and I don’t think it is coming from my spine. I did have an SI joint injection that didn’t help, but I have read SI fusion patients say that it didn’t help them either. My x-rays and MRI both say I have degenerative changes in my SI joints. I real feel like my left joint is hypermobile. Plus I feel like I have damaged the ligaments around that area. I’m 58 and have played baseball every summer for 50 years until this summer. It makes sense that all that forceful twisting would cause that degeneration. I will definitely try PRP before any fusion, but I’m not that hopeful as I may have damaged myself beyond conservative treatment. Thanks for your information! I have an appointment this coming Wednesday with an SI joint specialist at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. I will keep everyone updated.

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