Three Time Ironman Champion Heather Gollnick Uses Prolotherapy To Get Her
Back To The Sport She Loves

When one talks about the best in America at the Ironman Triathlon Distance, one name continues to pop up...Heather Gollnick.

The three time Ironman champion and top American female finisher at the 2004 Hawaii Ironman World Championships is a fierce competitor. In March of 2004 with her season fast approaching, she was having some health concerns including elbow/arm/wrist pain that was preventing her from working out in the pool. Her swimming was severely hampered. She had tried the normal route of therapy without results.

Because one of her clients, Ross Hauser, M.D., was a sports medicine specialist, she agreed to get Prolotherapy in March 2004.

As most of you know I successfully completed my first Ironman race (Coeur D’Alene) in June 2004. My coach for this was none other than Heather Gollnick. I was able to meet with Heather a few times during that time at her home in Wisconsin. Besides being a great athlete she is a terrific mother, wife, and friend. One weekend my training partner Peter Blakemore and I stayed at her home and trained with her the whole weekend. I saw the love that she has for her three children and them for her. Her husband Todd is also awesome. Heather has somehow found a way to be able to train, become a champion, but also have the type of family life that we all desire.

She apparently injured her elbow/arm/wrist during training. She received Prolotherapy on March 19, 2004 to her elbow (lateral collateral ligament and annular ligament), as well as the posterior wrist. Within a week she felt great and her elbow/arm/wrist has felt fine since. She continued to train hard. Her season ended in fantastic fashion with her first American overall in the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. She has since moved to Florida where she will continue to train and compete. At least now because of Prolotherapy she will do it pain free.