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Vicki Sims, PT, CHT
Gainesville Physical Therapy
1296 Sims Street, Suite A
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770.297.1700
sijd@gainesvillept.com
www.gainesvillept.com
David Mesnick, PT, cMDT
Body Mechanics Physical Therapy
550 Peachtree Street, Suite 1760
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Phone: 404.817.0734
dmesnick@bodymechanicsatl.com
www.bodymechanicsatl.com
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Service Providers
Gainesville Physical Therapy (GPT)
Phone: 770-297-1700
Email: sijd@gainesvillept.com
1296 Sims Street, Suite A
Gainesville, GA 30501
Sacroiliac (SIJD) Services
Vicki Sims, P.T. directs and oversees a collaborative effort to include the services of a few select medical
professionals to provide complete SIJD care.
REAL answers. REAL solutions. REAL recovery!
For expert, thorough evaluation, diagnostics, treatments and surgery for sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
Contact Gainesville Physical Therapy today to begin your journey of recovery from SIJD!
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Vicki Sims' Collaborating Team of Medical Professionals
Orthopedic Surgeon:
W David Weiss, M.D.
Specialty Clinics Of Georgia
1240 Jesse Jewell Pkwy
SE Ste 300
Gainesville, GA
Sacroiliac Surgery Consult
SI Fixation
SI Bone's I-fuse Surgery
SI Fusion
Piriformis Release
Dr. Weiss provides surgical consultation for sacroiliac surgery after surgical candidacy
has been determined through a clinical evaluation with Vicki Sims, P.T., CHT
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Physical Therapist:
Vicki Sims, P.T., CHT, SIJD Expert
Gainesville Physical Therapy
David Mesnick, P.T., cMDT
Body Mechanics Physical Therapy
Additional evaluation for commonly associated conditions
Customized conservative treatment plan
Pre-op evaluation
Providing assistance in the operating room for sacroiliac joint alignment
Post-op customized rehabilitation program
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Rehabilitation:
Earnest L. Howard, MD
Rehabilitations Physicians of Georgia PC
315 Boulevard North East
Suite 432
Atlanta, GA 30312
http://www.attackback.com
Testing for piriformis syndrome - EMG with Fair Testing
Lumbar nerve interaction testing with EMG
Please contact GPT at 770-297-1700 to be scheduled with Dr. Howard.
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Pain Management:
Tennent Slack, M.D.
2325 Limestone Overlook
Gainesville, GA 30501
Michael Milton, M.D.
6030 Bethview Rd.
Cumming, GA 30040
Prolotherapy Injections
Please contact GPT at 770-297-1700 to be scheduled with Dr. Slack or Dr. Milton.
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Todd L. Stewart, MD
Georgia Pain Management PC
1250 Jesse Jewell Pkwy
Ste 200
Gainesville, GA 30501
Spinal Epidurals
Please contact GPT at 770-297-1700 to be scheduled with Dr. Stewart.
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We value you and strive to work together with you as we investigate your own set unique medical complexities and
circumstances associated with your SIJD battle. As a result of years of experience specilizing in SI evaluation and
treatment we can recognize the symptoms of SIJD immediatly.
Typically, by following this evaluation outline with our SIJD patients we can determine which the degree of your
SIJD:
1. Listen to the patient's concerns and personal medical history, followed by a Q & A session.
2. Conduct a thorough physical examination.
3. Review patient's most recent imaging.
4. Review the results from any tests which may have been ordered.
5. Develop a customized, effective treatment plan specific to you.
Our Goal:
To provide you with an accurate diagnoses and customize an effective treatment plan for you all within a few short days!
By combining the clinical expertise of both Vicki Sims, P.T. and Dr. Weiss, today's SI patient is availed the most
comprehensive, all-encompassing care available for SIJD. This collaborative effort allows for a complete and consistent medical
care plan for the patient. Providing treatment options that span across multiple treatment levels; all the way from therapy to
surgery, as needed.
Dr. Weiss performs the following surgeries, with operatiing room SI joint alignment provided by Vicki Sims:
1. Sacroiliac (SI) Fixation: using titanium screw IMPLANTS, WITHOUT FUSION of any kind.
2. SI FIXATION AND FUSION: using TRADITIONAL FUSION technique with bone grafting packed between the joint, WITH the
addition of cannulated titanium screw IMPLANTS.
3. SI FIXATION LEADING TO FUSION: using SI bone's iFuse IMPLANTS which have been designed to stimulate bone fusion (around
the implant.)
4. PIRIFORMIS RELEASE: For those who suffer with diagnosed Piriformis Syndrome (we offer diagnosis) we can relax
the piriformis muscle via surgery. Piriformis Release involves cutting the tendon of the piriformis muscle at the site of
insertion.
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