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Larry V

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SI Joint Degeneration

In 1990, while delivering an air conditioning unit, Larry V began feeling extreme pain in his lower back, groin, and down his left leg. The pain immediately prevented him from bending at the waist, twisting at the torso, and sitting upright.

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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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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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Panette

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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Sharron

SI Buddy Sharron
Prior Lumbar Fusion

The pain was worsened with sitting and standing and the only place she was moderately comfortable was lying in bed.

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Cathy

SI Buddy Cathy
SI Joint Degeneration

Cathy’s daily activities began to decline due to her lower back pain. She began having more difficulty moving from a sitting position to standing.

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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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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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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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Lisa

SI Joint Degeneration

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

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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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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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