Mayo Friedlis, MD – National Spine & Pain Centers

Dr. Friedlis has been my doctor for many years. I have a chronic condition that no other doctor has been able to help me with. He has been treated me successfully with both prolotherapy and PRP. I usually need about 3 sessions, and the results last me about 3 years. I am able to do many things (walking, running, biking) that I wouldn’t have been able to do without the treatment, and I don’t need pain meds.
Dr. Friedlis is a kind and compassionate doctor. He is very innovative; he is always learning something new, and trying something new, to help his patients. He also teaches others to apply his techniques. It’s unfortunate that insurance doesn’t cover all of his treatments, but insurance companies are in business to make money, not to make patients well. I’ve referred many friends to him over the years, and they have all been happy with his care.

I am so glad I finally was recommended Dr. Friedlis by my primary care physician. After being misdiagnosed by other doctors, including a spine specialist and orthopedics, and after several rounds of physical therapy, I finally discovered that what I really had was sacroiliac joint dysfunction.
Dr. Friedlis recommended several rounds of PRP (platelet rich plasma therapy). He also recommended I take a couple of supplements. The downside is that the treatments are not covered by insurance, and are also a bit painful (for the first day). However, in all honesty this was a small price to pay for getting my life back. When I first came to Dr. Friedlis, I was in so much pain that I couldn’t even walk around the block, nor sit down in a chair or even lie down without being in excruciating pain. For a woman in her 20s, this was a death sentence on my life. I gained 40 lbs in two years and was depressed and very miserable.
After going through 8 treatments with Dr. Friedlis, I am now 95% pain free. After the first two or three rounds, I did not think the treatments were working, but some people’s bodies heal slower than others, and I am so glad I kept up with my treatments. The change is very gradual but it does happen.
I would say that Dr. Friedlis’ manner is very direct and straightforward. He is an expert in his field and really knows what he is doing, and if you do some research on him you will find that he really is THE top expect on prolotherapy and PRP in this area.
It has now been about 3 years since my last treatment, and I now go to the gym 2 hours a day, have taken several long 8+ hour transcontinental flights, have lost all of the weight and am living a vibrant, healthy life again. I could not have conceived doing all those things prior to my healing. Once every couple of months I might feel a small cramp in my back, but it resolves itself in an hour and is A HUGE difference from the excruciating, soul-​crushing ²⁴⁄₇ hell I was living through before. Could not rave enough about Dr. Friedlis for giving me the gift of my life back.

This «doctor» should have his license revoked! I went in with an unusual pain in my very lower back! My first appointment with him I had no X-​rays or MRI, but without so much as a finger on me, he said he can «fix it» by manual manipulation! You know that little feeling you get when something bad may happen? Well THANK GOD that my little feeling screamed at me! I did not do this, so Mayo wanted to do prolotheraphy, which I agreed to and I am telling you all that this therapy is a bunch of BS!!! No other pain docs do it, so what does that say about Mayo! I had it done 3 times and absolutely no change! So $ 1500 later oh and no Mayo’s «sugar water» is not covered by insurance I found an awesome doc who took great care of me, oh and get this!!! If I would have let old Mayo do the manual manipulation, well if I had, I would have been millions and millions of dollars richer but in a wheelchair for life! DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE!!! THEY DON’T CARE, THEY PUMP YOU FULL OF NARCOTICS, AND DO NOT LET MAYO TOUCH YOU! Oh get this… You they prescribe narcotics and if you need a change in them, you have to bring in the others so they can be replaced, well, one of the PA’s at the office in Shirlington, she «likes» to do that a lot because she gets her fix from it! See they don’t care about you, it’s their way of making money on sugar water and getting narcotics themselves without a prescription. DO NOT GO THERE AND FOR ALL THAT IS HOLY DO NOT EVER LET MAYO TOUCH YOU!

Despite what the National Spine & Pain Center website says, Dr. Friedlis was unwilling to examine me to identity my specific source (s) of pain (his PA did a cursory exam); he was only interested in selling the one procedure he does feeling confident that, despite the lack of information he had about my health, would likely work. His procedure is not covered by insurances, he could not cite any literature specific to my case, and offers no guarantees. If others have had good experiences, I would like to see their reviews. But in the meantime, I feel like I paid $ 45 for a sales pitch.