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I agree with other reviewers about the positive benefits of this belt. I've had SI joint problems for about 2 years (enough to take a.m. ibuprofen for) but lately I developed pain in both SI joints (left and right) all the time, bothersome enough to need to take maximal doses of Aleve and Tylenol several times per day. As soon as I started to wear the belt, this greatly improved. When I began also to wear it at night, though, the pain REALLY improved A LOT more. One thing I think that other reviewers have NOT emphasized though is that when you start to wear this belt, it takes a while to figure out the optimal place to wear it on your body and how to KEEP it there. It works best when it is worn much lower than the typical lumbar belt. The lower edge of the belt in front should be about the level of the symphysis pubis (where the pubic bones meet in the front of the pelvis) and in the back, the bottom of the belt should be about the level of the coccyx (tailbone). The elastic side belts should be applied via the velcro attachments quite snugly, worn as high or even a bit higher than the main belt (I wear them overlapping the main belt by ~ 50%). The problem is that when one sits down, (for me at least, but I am quite thin) the whole belt tends to ride up in the back until it is in the position of the typical lumbar belt (directly overlying the lumbar area of the back) where it really doesn't stabilize the SI joint much. If you work a lot of the day in a sitting position, and don't adjust the belt so this doesn't happen, you won't get the full benefit of the belt. The answer to this problem seems to be to re-apply the belt even lower in the back before one sits down for an extended period. When you sit down, the belt will then not ride up your back as much. Having said that, my problem may be specific to my body type, and each wearer will eventually need to work out their own way to apply this belt best. This may require a lot of trips to the restroom the first week while you are figuring out how best to adjust the belt. Never mind. Just put it on and keep re-applying it as much as you need to, whenever you change positions during the first weeks that you wear it, in order to get and keep comfortable. You'll figure it out quickly (you'll know if it's not in the right place if the pain does not improve or starts to come back). If you really have SI joint problems (not slipped or ruptured disc pressing on spinal nerves, for which in my opinion this seems NOT likely to be helpful) this belt will help your pain. You may still have to do Physical Therapy or other treatments. But this is a very good first step and may help you avoid having to ask your doctor to start narcotic pain relievers (which you should by all means avoid if you possibly can, as long as you can, since getting off them will be much harder than getting on them). I am ordering my second belt tonight (as others have noted, I don't want to be without one while the current one is being washed). I really strongly recommend this belt. I have no financial conflict of interest.