Why it is Crucial for the Chronic Pain Patient to Stop Using Narcotics
One of the most heart-wrenching experiences any human being can experience is watching a loved one die. I am going to tell you this story so that you know we fully understand the power of narcotic medications.

Can I Take Anti-Inflammatories With Prolotherapy?
Anti-inflammatory medicine, like Motrin, Advil, aspirin, Clinoril, Volteran, Prednisone, and cortisone, all inhibit the healing process of soft tissues. The long term detrimental effects far outweigh the temporary positive effect of decreased pain.

PROLOTHERAPY - ALTERNATIVE TO VIOXX AND BEXTRA
Most folks who were taking Vioxx and Bextra for chronic pain and arthritis have been switched to other anti-inflammatories including Celebrex. Let's think about it folks...Vioxx and Bextra were taken off of the market because they were killing people is switching to another anti-inflammatory which works in basically the same manner a good idea?

What About Prescription Narcotics?
Our mentor, Dr. Hemwall prescribed analgesics like Tylenol with codeine to ease stiffness and pain after Prolotherapy treatment. We occasionally use codeine, but we more commonly use Tylenol or Ultram (which do not decrease inflammation), or natural analgesics like bromelain or natural muscle relaxers such as magnesium.

Getting Off Of Narcotics
Traditional pain management in this country typically involves suppressing the symptoms of pain with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDS) and narcotics. Some of the commonly prescribed narcotics include morphine, vicodin, norcor, darvocet, percocet, codeine, tylox, and oxycontin. It is well known that these medications do help many people function better, but they do not help the body heal the reason for the pain.

Myths About Pain and Swelling
10 Myths about pain and swelling

Depo-Medrol - Prolotherapy
Depo Medrol is the synthetic steroid (cortisone) medication used when physicians administer an epidural for the relief of severe low back pain and nerve impingement symptoms. It is possible that some patients will experience a certain amount of pain relief for a brief period of time, but it is strictly temporary, and it is a palliative procedure only. Even the doctors that use this procedure are divided over the safety and efficacy of depo-medrol. It

PROLOTHERAPY-NEURONTIN AND ELAVIL FOR SLEEP
When a person is wracked with chronic pain, especially when insomnia and burning pain is involved, physicians will try and alleviate the pain by prescribing medications such as Elavil and Neurontin. Elavil is FDA approved for depression, but has a side effect of drowsiness, so doctors use it to help chronic pain sufferers sleep.  Neurontin is FDA approved for epilepsy, but it seems that nearly every other pain patient who has a symptom of burning pain is taking Neurontin!  The problem with these medications is that they do not address the cause of the condition.