Ot - I'm gonna be highly annoyed if...

So I've had back pain (twisted vertebrae) and Sacroiilitis (this is inflammation of the SI joint - the SI joint is what holds your hip in line with your spine) since I was basically 17 (I'm now 44). I've had PT, been on various pills, seen a Chiropractor, had accupuncture, went to pain clinics, multiple MRI's and even had x-ray guided pain meds injected into my SI joints.....all to no avail. So I said screw it....I'm done, I will live with it.....UNTIL I seen my primary today. I think that he thinks I'm a challenge and he wants to prove that he can help me. He gave me an "attitude adjustment" about 4 weeks ago to help get rid of some sciatic pain (which helped btw) so today was the follow up. Now tho, my right knee cap has been hurting me when I go down stairs.

So he studied me like a bug pretty much. He found that my right leg is about 3/8" shorter than my left. Had me put my right foot on a magazine, remeasured my hips and found how much shorter it was. He wrote me a prescription for a shoe lift which I got at a medical supply store. He thinks that my knee cap is out of alignment after many years of back pain (altered gait) so he gave me instructions to try to strengthen the muscles in my thigh around my knee.

Now, I am going to be highly annoyed and severely disappointed with the medical profession if a simple shoe lift can help me with the pain (btw, I have already noticed a very small improvement and I've only had it for 3 hours). Not ONE doctor has EVER told me that my right leg is shorter than my left! If that shoe lift helps....all those years of suffering.........I'm disgusted just thinking about it!

I agree, I would be highly pissed. I do however hope it helps you...imagine such a simple solution could be the answer.

Oooh. That's when id go back and use my new stronger leg to kick my old chiropractor ... that's def something id think they'd catch.
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My right hip is about half an inch higher than my left. I have back and hip pain as well. I have learned over the years to "crack" it to put it back in place. I also wear a shoe lift in all my shoes but the shoes that help the most are my wood and leather clogs. I think it's the hard wood that keeps things in place.

I sympathize with you. Mine wasn't noticed until I was pregnant and delivery didn't go as planned.

Hope the lift helps!

Yes he is John...he also has Uc btw :)

Larasmom.....What do you do in the summer time? I was thinking about that earlier...I tend to wear mostly open heeled sandals in the summer. So do you wear the lift even in the summer?

Btw, thanks to everyone that responded :)

Do you have slight scoliosis as well? That would be tell-tale.

I have slight scoliosis and one leg that's longer/hip higher/shoulder higher than the other.

Our bodies sure compensate for that, but something always pays....I hope the increase height insole in the one show will help relieve much of your pain.

I don't think it would have been a total solution to your sacroiliitis , but it might have prevented some of the continued wear on that area and nerve pain, especially when you were pregnant.

Please let us know how you feel once you've added the inserts.

There are some sandals that have removable insoles that could be added to or built up from underneath.

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