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Understanding Prolotherapy
The first question we usually
receive from someone interested in
receiving Prolotherapy treatments
is: What is Prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy treatments are
injections that work with the body’s
inflammation process to strengthen
ligaments and tendons for long term
relief.
Prolotherapy stimulates the body to
repair painful areas by inducing a
mild inflammatory reaction in the
weakened ligaments and tendons by
producing collagen. New collagen
shrinks as it matures. The shrinking
collagen tightens the ligament that
was injected and makes it stronger.
The inflammation causes the blood
flow to dramatically increase in the
ligament and/or tendon, alerting the
body that healing needs to take
place.
Prolotherapy has the potential of
being 100 percent effective at
eliminating chronic pain, but that
depends upon the technique of the
individual Prolotherapy doctor and
the overall health of the individual
receiving it.
Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy
Loose Ligaments and Back Pain
When back pain is due to loose
ligaments,
a very characteristic behavior of pain is observed. A patient
with loose ligaments of the lumbar spine or pelvis will
experience recurring dysfunctions at the intervertebral joint
(degenerative disc and possible nerve compression)at the facet
joints (locking in flexion or extension), and at the
sacroiliac
joints. In other words, the low back pain can be due to an
unstable disc problem, facet joint locking, or sacroiliac
dysfunction.
Knee Pain
Prolotherapy PRP
"Prolotherapy improved the pain and function in five knees with
osteoarthritis. All five degenerated knees showed evidence of
articular cartilage regeneration in their standard
weight-bearing X-rays after Prolotherapy. It is suggested that
before and after X-ray studies can be used to document the
response of degenerated joints to Prolotherapy. Future research
is needed with a larger patient population and under a more
controlled setting to further evidence of clinical responses and
cartilage regeneration with Prolotherapy."
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;1:39-44.
● ACL injury Articles
Estrogen and ACL Injuries
ACL TREATMENT OPTIONS
ACL Injury and Hormones
Cruciate Ligaments-ACL, MCL and PCL
Hip Pain Prolotherapy PRP Before and after
Regeneration of tissue and cartilage repair
Prolotherapy and Hip
Pain
Snapping
Hip Syndrome
Iliotibial Band Injury
Ischial Tuberosity / Hip and Buttocks Pain
Hip Replacement
and Prolotherapy
Pain After
Dislocation
Hip
Pain and Prolotherapy
Hip Labral Tear
Pubic Symphysis Pain PRP Prolotherapy labral tear of right hip
Groin Pain Hip, Groin Pain and
Prolotherapy
Chronic groin pain is easily treated with
Prolotherapy because there are multiple
ligament laxities that cause groin pain. This diagnosis is accomplished by the physician having a listening ear and a strong thumb (TO PALPITATE THE PAINFUL AREA.). An interesting case will illustrate this point.
Pubic Symphysis Pain
Pain of
the public symphysis area is often overlooked and blamed on
abdominal muscles
and
adductor muscles which attach in this area with the diagnosis of abdominal
muscle pull or adductor tendonitis.
Pubic Symphysis
Laxity
Many people are subjected
to hernia surgeries for
chronic groin pain, which has nothing to do with a hernia!
Patients come to us after a hernia surgery failed to "cure" them of their groin
pain.
Ankle Pain
Most Ligament injuries do not totally heal. Even if the pain resolves, the
ligament
will not be as strong as it was prior to the injury. Since ligaments stabilize
the joints, ligament injury then produces a loose joint. If the ligament never
heals, chronic joint looseness or
instability results.
Go to Ankle
Pain Page
Twisted
Ankle
Chronic
Ankle Pain in a Female Athlete
Chronic Lateral Ankle
Instability
Golf,
Prolotherapy and Weak Ankles
Ankle Sprains
Ankle
Fusion
Prolotherapy,
BOTOX®, and Headaches Three Types of Headaches
TMJ Syndrome and Prolotherapy
Barre-Lieou
Syndrome
PROLOTHERAPY AN ALTERNATIVE TO NECK SURGERY Trigeminal
neuralgia symptoms
C5 Vertebrae
Prolotherapy Tinnitus, Neck Stiffness
Prolotherapy, Neural Therapy
and Diet Typing BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME
Mal-rotation C1 vertebrae Prolotherapy
Numerous patients over the
years have come in with what I term “C1 Syndrome.” I am
sure it is called something else in chiropractic and
osteopathic literature, but regardless of the name, it is a
condition caused by mal-rotation of the C1 vertebrae.
Ligament
and Tendon Injury Benign Congenital Hypermobility
An often overlooked but
extremely important reason for chronic body pain is benign congenital
hypermobility (BCH) Generalized joint hypermobility (loose joints in the entire
body) due to ligamentous laxity occurs in about five percent of the population.
Ligament Injury and Referred Pain Patterns
The chief
principle of
Prolotherapy
is that it treats the root cause of
chronic pain
and sports injuries—ligament
and tendon weakness. The chief symptom of ligament and/or tendon injury
is pain.
Ligament Injury
We think
many athletes and people suffering from
chronic pain do not heal
their initial injuries because of improper treatment.
Connective
Tissue Damage
There are many articles written on
chronic pain though rarely is mention given to the main culprits for pain, the
connective tissues of the spine and joints.
Tendinopathy Prolotherapy for Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy, 95% of the time, means the person has
tendinosis or a
degenerated muscle origin or tendon. So what caused the tendon or muscle
origin or insertion to become degenerated. Cortisone will degenerate
these structures, as will anything that inhibits healing. Anti-inflammatories
inhibit healing as does ice and rest. So anyone who does the
RICE treatment, antiinflammtories or cortisone shots has done treatments that
could cause a tendinosis.
Degenerative
Joint Disease
Getting old has nothing to do
with
chronic pain. Chronic pain has it causes, yes, but they do not include
advancing age! Pain is a signal that something is wrong, something has become
injured or weakened.
Prolotherapy and
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis (or degenerative joint disease
(DJD)) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly the entire elderly population. Osteoarthritis is described as a generally progressive loss of articular
cartilage accompanied by sclerosis of subchondral bone and, in many instances, the formation of subchondral bone cysts and
osteophytes. The osteophytes are the overgrowth of bone that make joints look big and are the abnormalities that physicians see on x-ray showing arthritis in the joints.
Osteoarthritis
and Prolotherapy, Diet to Stop the Onset of Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis,
Arthrofibrosis
Case History
- multiple areas of pain.
Platelet Rich Plasma Prolotherapy with Platelet Rich Plasma for
Labrum
and Menisci Degeneration and/or Tears I can’t remember the last time a patient of ours had surgery for
a
torn meniscus or
labrum. I know I have sent a few patients for surgery in the
past, but it has been a long time.
Prolotherapy
works very well for labrum (hip and shoulder) and menisci
degeneration and tears and even more so when
platelet rich plasma (PRP)
is added. So what is PRP and how does it work?
Ask Dr. Hauser
About Prolotherapy
Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and
sports injuries with Prolotherapy.
Caring
Medical and Rehabilitation Services
Call
708-848-7789
The information on this website is presented as
information only and not a self-help guide NOR AS SPECIFIC HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS. Never alter or change your health management or begin
any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care
provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of
nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
As with
any medical technique, Prolotherapy may not be
effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks
should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical
of all. Please consult a physician. Please read Prolotherapy Risks
There is no known cure
for arthritis.
Prolotherapy
and nutritional supplements can help alleviate, reverse, or end
arthritic pain by treating an underlying cause that contributes to
degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and other
connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis from
developing.
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