Prolotherapy Prescription Narcotics Chronic Pain

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Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services Oak Park 708-848-7789

WHAT ABOUT PRESCRIPTION NARCOTICS?
Ross Hauser, M.D.

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. We do not recommend chronic use of narcotic medications like codeine, Vicodin, or Darvocet. These are wonderful pain killers, but chronic pain is never due to a Tylenol with codeine deficiency. Chronic pain always has a cause. If that cause is eliminated, the pain will disappear.

Most people understand the addictive quality of narcotics. This is a good reason not to use narcotics for more than a few days. Another reason to avoid narcotics is that narcotic medications suppress the immune system.

Chronic use of narcotics has been shown to decrease both B-cell and T-cell function, reduce the effectiveness of phagocytes to kill organisms like Candida and cause atrophy of such important immune organs as the spleen and thymus. The spleen and thymus glands are two structures in the body that are vital to helping the immune system fight off infections. Another study on the use of narcotics concluded that people with the potential for bacterial or viral infections should be cautioned against the use of narcotic medication.

Narcotic medications, because of their potential immune-suppressing effect as well as their addictive properties, should be used as little as possible. Narcotic medications, as indicated above, can cause the shrinking of such important glands as the thymus and spleen.

A much more viable option than suppressing the pain with narcotic medications is to determine the root cause of the pain and correct it. Prolotherapy accomplishes this. If pain medicine is needed. Tylenol or Ultram can be used because they do not suppress inflammation. Anti-inflammatory medications, such as Motrin, Advil, Aleve or Voltaren, cannot be used because they suppress inflammation and block the beneficial effects of the Prolotherapy. Most people with chronic pain admit that they want to stop using pain medications. Often they say, "I just don't feel right being on those." Of course not. Would you feel "right" if your spleen and thymus were shrinking?

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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 the Medical Director and co-founder of the physician-run, comprehensive natural medicine clinic, Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. 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 Ask A QUESTION
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