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Prolotherapy and Back Surgery
The Role of Back Surgery
Except in a life-threatening situation or impending neurologic injury, back surgery should always be considered a last resort and done only after all conservative treatments have been exhausted.

Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
Many people only become aware of Prolotherapy after they have undergone a surgical procedure for back pain. Although the pain may not be as severe as it was before the surgery, most people continue to experience significant back pain after surgery. Why? Because the back surgery involved removing supporting structures, such as a lamina, facet, or disc, thus weakening surrounding segments.

Prolotherapy & Spinal Fusion
When Patient R was 50 years old, he was a pretty active guy. One summer, he was doing his regular Saturday yard work when he lifted a bale of pine straw from the bed of his new pick-up truck. As he straightened up, he felt a pop in his lower back and immediate pain.

Failed Back Surgery Prolotherapy
Patients often have chronic low back pain persisting after surgery and are put into the category of people with "failed back surgery syndrome." It is easy to find reasons why a back surgery patient would still have pain after the surgery. During surgery, for example, a discectomy (removal of the disc), the surgeon must spread some muscles and cut some of the ligaments in order to perform the surgery. The surgery itself can cause ligamentous laxity and instability of the spine.

SPINAL FUSION & FOOT DROP
A patient came to Caring Medical with a long history of back pain complaints. He had a discectomy and subsequent spinal fusion. He has had to wear an AFO (ankle foot orthosis) because of foot drop in the year following spinal fusion.

Prolotherapy, Idet, Epiduroscopy, Surgery
No matter how much I write about Prolotherapy, people will ask what are my chances with my particular condition. I tell them that I have been doing Prolotherapy for years and have only had a handful of clients receive other treatments by my recommendation.

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Ross Hauser, M.D.
Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more

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