Menical Tear Treatment Options
This is a case history reported by Prolotherapy doctor Ross Hauser, M.D., about a female patient who developed pain from wearing high heeled shoes. If you have a question about this article, please contact Dr. Hauser

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 (HGH) inside the joint for faster repair of internal structures) (see A Retrospective Study Shows Prolotherapy is Effective in the Treatment of MRI-Documented Meniscal Tears). Because the pain was so severe, we ordered an MRI of the knee. Typically we do not require MRI - See Knee Research Study  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 treatments) 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.