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Prolotherapy and
Spinal Cord Stimulators |
“Can I get
Prolotherapy if I have a spinal cord stimulator?” This is a question
I get asked once or twice a year. When modern medicine fails to help someone’s
pain, despite high doses of
narcotics, the final assault on their bodies is to
implant a spinal cord stimulator. The spinal cord stimulator gives a small
electric current to the person's spinal cord so the impulses of pain and injury
are not felt as much. Typically the people are still on narcotics despite their
spinal cords getting continually zapped.
Since Prolotherapy gets at the root cause
of pain, it would be a good treatment for those on
narcotics and those with
spinal cord stimulators. The only thing I ask of patients is that they bring
their x-rays showing exactly where the spinal cord stimulator is placed. As long
as I can see where the stimulator electrodes are located (typically at the level
of the upper
lumbar vertebrae) then I can safely do
Prolotherapy
at the areas below this. Generally the pain is coming from the
sacroiliac
ligaments,
iliolumbar ligaments and the levels of L4 and
L5 which are generally two
segments below where the spinal cord stimulator electrodes are located. Prolotherapy to the above areas can be safely done without hitting the spinal
cord stimulator or the electrodes.
For the person on a spinal cord stimulator to get completely healthy though I
also recommend a comprehensive natural medicine evaluation. Typically because of
the severity of the
chronic pain and multiple surgeries, disability...the person
is in a state of hormone depletion. An aggressive course of anabolic natural
hormones,
nutrition, and nutritional supplements, and of course
Prolotherapy, can help the person can be
weaned off of narcotics and their spinal cord stimulator.
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Ross Hauser, M.D.
Caring
Medical and Rehabilitation Services
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 about
Ross Hauser MD
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