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PROLOTHERAPY A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO
PHYSICAL
THERAPY, CHIROPRACTIC CARE AND MASSAGE THERAPY
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Let me start by saying that
Prolotherapy is often used in
conjunction with
physical therapy,
chiropractic care (excluding
high velocity manipulation) and massage therapy. When physical therapy, chiropractic care and massage therapy is no longer
resolving the problem, it is then that
Prolotherapy is a great alternative
treatment. There are certain conditions
that physical therapy, chiropractic care and massage therapy often have
partial success in but don’t cure the problem. Here are a few that I can
think of off hand:
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Ligament sprains
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Tendon strains
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Tendonitis
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Joint Instability
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Degenerated Joint
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Degenerated Discs
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Tendon Tears
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Joint Subluxations |
No one doubts that physical
therapy can help a person get on a great exercise program to correct muscle
imbalance problem. Likewise physical therapists and massage therapists can do
wonders to get rid of muscle spasms, as can chiropractic care. But what is one to
do if the joint continues to hurt, be swollen, or muscles continue to go into
spasms. Well, if it were me I would seek out the care of a
Prolotherapy doctor.
The diagnoses above are very
commonly seen in our office. When a ligament is injured, joints move too much. That is why so many
of us have a crunching sound in our joints. It means the ligaments are loose or
weakened (there are other causes of course). When the ligaments can no longer
stabilize the joint or vertebrae, the muscles go into spasms. Recurrent muscle
spasms almost always point to an underlying ligament problem. When the muscles
can no longer stabilize the unstable segments, you get an
overgrowth of bone. That overgrowth of bone is called osteo- or
degenerative arthritis. Degenerative arthritis is just the body's response to stabilize an unstable
area. So you see that
ligament
injury is typically the cause of degenerative
arthritis. Since
Prolotherapy injections,
(Watch where do
Prolotherapy injections go and do they hurt?)
help with ligament repair it typically
helps relieve the pain of degenerative joints or spines. Generally people need
three to six visits. The
Prolotherapy injections are typically given every four to six weeks.
The best treatment I know of to help a joint or ligament to become healthier is
Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy is very effective in my opinion to help resolve the
pain of the conditions mentioned above. When physical therapy, chiropractic
care or massage therapy does work then the person should consider Prolotherapy
as a great alternative. |
