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Prolotherapy Frequently Asked Questions

Why Prolotherapy Results May Not Be Seen Immediately
Prolotherapy in its ability to cure chronic pain is completely dependent on the Prolotherapy doctor treating completely the injured structures. This means that all the injured structures are treated with a strong enough solution to heal the area in a reasonable period of time.

Prolotherapy is Safe for People with Diabetes
As most of you know I have been doing Prolotherapy for many years now, having started in January 1993. In that time I have done over 30,000 Prolotherapy sessions. I have treated people with brittle diabetes, those on pumps, as well as many other diabetics (on oral pills and just one insulin/day).  Likewise, I have treated people who are a little overweight to those who were very overweight. 

What Could Be Wrong When Prolotherapy Doesn't Work?
The key to Prolotherapy is twofold:  you must have a Prolotherapy-Responsive Ailment (PRA), in other words, a pain that Prolotherapy is effective at treating and you must get a sufficient inflammatory response to the area to stimulate repair through the process of Prolotherapy.

What's The Proof That The Prolotherapy Is Working?
This is a common question asked by people just about to receive Prolotherapy for the first time. Typically there are several variables that are looked at to make sure the Prolotherapy is achieving the results the person desires.

What Do You Mean the Prolotherapy Worked? I Still Have Pain!
A patient came in for his sixth Prolotherapy visit. The nurse told me the patient wasn’t feeling too much improvement in his knee pain, though he had already received five Prolotherapy treatments. 

How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
In my opinion there are many ways to effectively optimize the success of Prolotherapy in patients suffering from chronic pain. The following is a guideline:

Medical Research and Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy is effective because it attacks and eliminates the root cause of chronic pain: ligament and tendon relaxation. Ligament relaxation causes joints to loosen. A weak ligament will have difficulty holding a joint in place. The nerve fibers within the weakened ligament are activated and cause local pain.

Why has your doctor never heard of Prolotherapy!
"Operations are what I do," Believe it or not, one of my recent new Prolotherapy patients was given the above quoted statement as an explanation for why the surgeon he was consulting did not offer any alternative treatments for his back pain.

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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.
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