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Q. Prolotherapy Helped! Now, Which Exercises Can I Do?
If one suffers from Ligament laxity which is definitely helped with Prolotherapy (at least in my case), who determines the correct type of strengthening exercises to do in order to strengthen the core to hopefully prevent the lumbar ligaments from being strained again? One Physical Therapist suggests the balance ball, but wouldn't that place a strain on healing SI joint ligaments? Another Physical Therapist suggests yoga and pilates, but wouldn't that put a strain on those ligaments? How am I supposed to know which form of exercise would put the least amount of stress on recovering SI joint ligaments? In the meantime, I'm afraid to try anything.

A. Gustav Hemwall, M.D. (my mentor, grandfather of Prolotherapy) would give this one simple instruction that still holds true today, "Do whatever you want, but if it hurts don't do it."

In other words an athlete can go back to their normal activities, but must curb them if a sharp pain starts developing. If you have proper posture while you do the exercises below, they are safe to do, assuming you do them within your ability and slowly.

In other words when you lift weights, do Yoga or Pilates, your core should be engages meaning your pelvis is level or up (like doing a pelvic tilt exercise), your chest out, shoulders back, these muscle contractions will protect your SI joint while exercising.

I would get a personal trainer to teach you proper form and I would start out with exercises such as side plank, supine plank, and regular planks. In these, as in holding yoga poses, there is no movement. Those are the exercises for the CORE that I like to start people out on.

Answered by Ross Hauser, M.D.
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A reader responds:
I have had Prolotherapy on my lower back and now have no more pain-----a miracle as far as I am concerned. I started working with a personal trainer two days a week and also go on my own. I also use the treadmill. Some of the machines do put more stress on my back and so I have backed off on the weight but continued to do the back exercise machines so it is getting stronger but not causing pain. I have lost 36 lbs. now and just had my 65th birthday and I feel better and look tanned. I think I look better than I ever have when I was younger. I now look forward with gusto to the rest of my life.*

*Does not necessarily reflect the views of Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services and Prolonews.com
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Ross Hauser, M.D.
Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hauser is the Medical Director and co-founder of the physician-run, comprehensive natural medicine clinic, Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more
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