Julie Seifert, PA

Love her — she fixed my knee with a very low impact treatment when the alternative was surgery

She is the only one who does prolotherapy at Kaiser!
I injured my back 3 years ago from a judo accident and have had back pain ever since. Doctors diagnosed me with SI joint dysfunction. I received a steroid injection which helped numb the pain but did not address the underlying issue of ligament laxity in the back supporting the SI joints. I found out that prolotherapy is one of the treatments for SI joint pain and found Julie on Unilocal.After a couple of treatments and many many needle sticks in the back, I could feel my pelvis is more stable than before the treatments. My low back and groin pain decreased and my range of motion in my hips and back increased. The feeling of not being able to activate my core without hurting my back decreased and I was able to do low impact sports without much pain again.
Julie is really professional, open-​minded and passionate about what she does. She’s a great listener and really understand what her patients are going through since she had to deal with the same issue. She encourages patients to be proactive in finding a solution to their medical issues. Julie respects the patients’ ideas and opinions because she believes that the patient knows their body the best. She’s also very knowledgeable in what she does as well as homeopathic medicine. She is unlike the majority of doctors who dismiss alternative medicine. She encourages patients to try what they think will help.
The only con is that she is very busy with surgeries and other work in the hospital, so she doesn’t have much time to do prolotherapy. She starts with 4 treatments and increases to 6 if the patient felt an improvement. After that, treatments are every 3 months, up to 10 treatments. Prolotherapy has been the only thing that has helped me and I am extremely disappointed that after getting SOME improvement, I will have to stop.

Ever heard of prolo-​therapy? Neither have I till Julie recommended it to me.
She’s friendly, knowledgeable, and goes straight to the point. She’s also one of the few prolo therapy practitioners in the Bay Areas and I thank my lucky stars every day for having this procedure covered by my Kaiser insurance.
Deduction of 1 star for doubting my personal trainer techniques: he might not be an MD but he does know what he’s talking about.