Prain/4230

Three years of SI-joint pain and the unusual team that finally helped

Anonymous from Reddit, 22, college distance runner source

THENCouldn’t sit through a class. Nearly dropped out of college with 15 credits left. Injections bought days, not months.
NOWRare, manageable flares. Clicking without pain. Slowly reintegrating the gym, honest about not being 100%.
Confidence 1 → 7Pain 7 → 2
RECOVERY TIMELINE, 36 MONTHS
M0: SI “GOES OUT” AFTER A LONG DRIVE
M2: SLEDDING FALL ONTO THE SI JOINT
M14: MAYO CLINIC, DEAD END
M24: NEW PROTOCOL, FIRST REAL GAINS
M30: PRI PT + DENTAL ORTHOTICS
Adjustment / PT / injection cycle
Prolotherapy + PRP, 4 rounds
Cymbalta for pain
Whelton SI protocol
PRI-based PT + gym (IFAST)
Dental + foot orthotics
M1M3M5M7M9M11M13M15M17M19M21M23M25M27M29M31M33M35
MO 1
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