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ACUTE MENISCAL TEAR
FROM HIGH HEELS?
Ross Hauser,
M.D.
I recently saw a patient who I had seen two weeks before for acute severe knee
pain. At that time the patient was unable to walk because weight-bearing on her
left knee was impossible due to severe pain, which she graded an 8 out of a
maximum ten point scale.
Interestingly enough, the patient had walked on a pair of high heeled shoes for
a social occasion, and had been suffering with pain ever since. She also noticed
a tearing or popping sound as she was trying to move around. Upon physical exam,
it appears that she might have a medial meniscus tear, so in addition to doing a
Prolotherapy treatment on the knee (including human growth hormone inside the
joint for faster repair of internal structures). Because the pain was so severe,
we ordered an
MRI of the knee. Typically we do not require MRI’s to treat
patients’ pain, but it was a good idea to document what was causing the pain,
because it was so severe.
Because of her complete inability to walk, and her pain level, we were also
considering that an orthopedist consultation might be in order. Two days later,
the MRI result came back, and it confirmed a tear of the left medial meniscus.
We called the patient to follow through on the test results and to see how she
was doing. What do you know? The patient reports that her pain level was already
(two days after her Prolotherapy treatment) down from an 8 to a two, and with
the aid of the crutches she was now able to get around pretty well.
"Never underestimate the power of Prolotherapy!"
I know very well and first hand how effective Prolotherapy is for chronic pain,
injuries, and strains. Prolotherapy never ceases to amaze me at how it works –
and even for this severe acute meniscal tear. This patient has since been in
three more times for Prolotherapy and she has completely recovered, and she will
not need to see an orthopedist at all. Had this patient not already known about
and previously benefited from Prolotherapy, almost certainly today she would
still be recuperating from arthroscopic surgery. That might have reduced her
acute pain, but at the cost of accelerating the degenerative changes that lead
to later arthritis in the knee, not to mention a long recovery period.
Prolotherapy is a much better way to go for most people. So for acute or chronic
musculoskeletal injuries, think Prolotherapy.
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