Good Morning, everyone! Yes, I am new here. I just turned 61 yrs old. I have widespread Osteoarthritis in my spine (among a ton of other issues). To make a long story short, I visited a Physical Therapist yesterday, 06/20/19, for more strength and balance exercises (3 years ago I had to stop because of the severe cramping in my hip/lower back area). I, also, couldn't walk to the mailbox as my hips and legs also froze up, but with severe cramping in my lower back and buttocks area. I couldn't move at all when that happened - I needed help to get back. 2 years ago, by accident, I was almost dropped by an EMS Tech who caught me by my wrists and I hung there for just a little bit. Like a miracle, I could walk again and most of the pain had gone - just like that! I believe it acted as some form of 'traction' of my spine - a stretching out - and that it put something back into place! Al was wonderful up until six months ago. I had to pack up and move to another location. I had no one to help with any of it and I couldn't afford to hire anyone. I started to feel a little cramping again but not too severe. I eventually did have to hire a mover to move it all for me but whatever I did, it all started to come back again! The cramping, the pains. Now, back to the Physical Therapist of yesterday. I forget what his diagnosis is called but it's like the Sacro-Illiac Dysfunction - a type of pelvic disorder. He showed me exercises to treat at home and said that it is fixable! I asked how come this is the first time I've heard of this in my case and he said that I had ALL the symptoms. There was no fracture, but that the area was stuck in the wrong place and it needs to be trained to go back to where it belongs. So...it makes all the sense. He said that a lot of Doctors don't know much about this particular area. My PT Doctor is supposedly an 'expert' in this field and the field of 'Balance'. Just my 2 cents...thanks for reading!

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