Prolotherapy Information by Ross Hauser, M.D.
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Information about Prolotherapy, Prolotherapy Treatments, Side-Effects, Injections, Research and Reviews

Joint Pain Options
Ankle pain treatments  
Arthritis treatment
Back Pain treatment
Elbow pain treatment    
Foot pain treatment
Groin pain treatment
Head-Neck Pain treatment
Hip pain treatment
Knee pain treatment
Rib pain treatment
Shoulder pain treatment 

The Injections
Comprehensive Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy Treatments
Prolotherapy and Diabetes
Painless Prolotherapy injections
Whole body Prolotherapy
Prolozone
P2G phenol
Neural Therapy
How many injections?

Your Questions
Immune system
Autoimmune disease
Obesity and Prolotherapy
Does Prolotherapy Work?
Hormones Therapy
Prolotherapy not working
Prolotherapy Cost


The Research
Meniscal Tears and Degeneration
Regeneration of Articular Cartilage
Long-term NSAIDs side-effects
Prolotherapy research links

 

Bone Marrow / Stem Cell
Bone Marrow for articular cartilage
 

Prolotherapy and Medications
Motrin
Advil
Cortisone research
Cortisone shots
Cortisone injections
Synvisc
Neurontin and Elavil
Pain Management Medications
Prescription narcotics for pain
Use of pain killers
Aspirin and Coumadin
Painkillers
 

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Q: Will stretching help?
A. No matter what the sport, you will see athletes on the ground, trying to manipulate their bodies into weird contortions in an effort to stretch out tight muscles. What happens when you overstretch a rubber band? It snaps!

The same thing applies to muscles,
ligaments, tendons, and joints. Stretching these structures in the traditional sense will put the athlete at risk for tearing one of them. It is not a natural phenomenon to lay on the ground and hold the body in some strange position until it hurts. The hurting sensation means that something is going to tear if the athlete does not stop. This passive type of stretching can lead to loose, stretched tissue. The problem with this is that these ligaments, tendons, muscles, and joints are made weaker by the stretching. Stretched tissue is easily injured. Traditional passive stretching does not decrease incidence of sports injuries. It increases them.

Increasing flexibility is one of the keys for the athlete to prevent injury. This must be done with muscle strength control. This training involves strengthening the muscles around the joint, which will, in turn, naturally increase the flexibility of the antagonistic muscles. A good example of this is an athlete who desires to increase hamstring muscle flexibility. Traditional passive stretching would involve getting into some weird contortion and bending over until it hurt. This usually hurts the back, as well as the hamstrings. Nothing was accomplished toward strengthening the hamstrings or the quadriceps muscles in the leg. Muscle strength control training involves leg lifts, kicks that increase the strength of the quadriceps of the leg, or leg strengthening exercises which then have the reciprocal effect of stretching the hamstrings. The ultimate result is a longer stride length for the
runner, and stronger thigh and leg muscles, which can aid any athlete.
 

Ross
Hauser M.D.


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The information on this website is presented as information only and not a self-help guide NOR AS SPECIFIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS. Never alter or change your health management or begin any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.

As with any medical technique, Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician. Please read Prolotherapy Risks

There is no known cure for arthritis. Prolotherapy and nutritional supplements can help alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by treating an underlying cause that contributes to degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and other connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis from developing.

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