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Lisa

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SI Joint Degeneration

Lisa's low back and buttock pain persisted despite steroid injections and physical therapy.

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Panette

Pannette
SI Joint Trauma

While attempting to lift a heavy object, Panette felt a sharp pain in her lower back like someone was stabbing her with a knife.

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Dave

SI Buddy Dave
Prior Lumbar Fusion

I was involved in a motor vehicle accident.  I noticed immediate pain in my lower back and neck.

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Karen

SI Buddy Karen
Prior Lumbar Fusion

I had an L5-S1 lumbar fusion to treat a disc herniation that was causing me sharp low back pain, groin pain, and pain that went down the back of both my legs.

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Linda

SI Buddy Linda
Prior Lumbar Fusion

I felt a pulling sensation on the right side of my lower back, but assumed It was a just a strained muscle.

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Elizabeth M.

SI Buddy Elizabeth M
SI Joint Degeneration

My symptoms progressed to a sharp pain in my lower back and pain down the back of my leg. 

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Ed

SI Buddy Ed
Prior Lumbar Fusion

"I started to experience pain that went down the back of my right leg and caused me to walk with a limp. I believed the pain was coming from my hip..."

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Keith

SI Buddy Keith
Prior Lumbar Fusion

Keith was the passenger in a car that was broadsided in the late 1980’s. While Keith was not seriously injured, he did start to notice episodes of low back pain.

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Susie

SI Buddy Susie
SI Joint Degeneration

Her pain had become much worse and Susie found it difficult to walk and sleep. She had to give up kayaking because she could no longer sit for long periods of time.

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Catherine

SI Buddy Catherine
SI Joint Degeneration

Catherine began experiencing SI joint pain on both sides. In the summer of 2010, Catherine's SI joint pain became increasingly worse...

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Cheryl

SI Buddy Cheryl
SI Joint Trauma

Cheryl took a fall to her right buttock area while at work. She was sent to the emergency room where x-rays of her lumbar spine were taken.

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Don

SI Buddy Don
SI Joint Degeneration

Don started experiencing moderate SI joint pain that began about twenty-five years ago. He recalls the pain beginning in his lower back and right hip.

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