hi jewelz,

from my own personal experience, you should find a PT that does believe it.

i've seen both types.

now seeing one who understands, she does the ultrasound and then sends me on my way to ice the crap out of it because that's what seems to help me a bit.

and i only know that because i was lucky enough to go to a really good PT first time out when i knew nothing about all this.

last summer my doc sent me to PT for a knee that was a little bad.
the PT just thought i was "out of shape" though i tried to explain.
within 2 weeks, she managed to flare 4 body parts that had been good before we started, never even addressing the knee. it took me several months to recover from that.

but the current PTs ultrasounding is helping those spots. of course new things keep cropping up and its like chasing symptoms around, but better than letting them all snowball out of control.

hope you feel better too,


sue

Spondyloarthropathy, HLAB27 negative
Humira (still methylprednisone for flares, just not as often. Aleve if needed, rarely.)
LDN/zanaflex/flector patches over SI/ice
vits C, D. probiotics. hyaluronic acid. CoQ, Mg, Ca, K.
chiro
walk, bike
no dairy (casein sensitivity), limited eggs, limited yeast (bread)