The first part is
actually quite easy. Is the pain or weakness caused by a
ligament,
tendon, joint,
menisci, labrum,
cartilage,
disc, or muscle attachment tear,
laxity or weakness? Because most
people with
chronic pain have seen a lot of health care providers, they
typically know what is wrong with them. (See
A Retrospective Study Shows Prolotherapy is Effective in the Treatment of
MRI-Documented Meniscal Tears)
The second part is
not so easy because it isn't under your control. The
Prolotherapy doctor who
performs the
Prolotherapy must give
enough
shots, with enough strength, and enough time to heal the injury. Here at
Caring Medicial, we typically do
50-80 shots for a
neck,
thoracic, or
lower
back treatment. Peripheral joints need anywhere from 20-40
Prolotherapy injections each.
The treatment should give an inflammatory reaction for
at least one to two days and the inflammatory phase of healing lasts
anywhere from four to six weeks. So we typically see the patient every
month.
Most folks need three to six visits to get over their injuries and
chronic pain with
Prolotherapy. If I was getting
Prolotherapy and on
treatment number eight or ten and did not have any improvement, I would
seek out another
Prolotherapy
doctor if the physician did not change anything
he/she was doing. Again, this is dependent on having an injury that Prolotherapy can help.
For Prolotherapy to
work, a strong
immune system response is needed, if someone has a compromised
immune system, Prolotherapy may or will not be successful. In our
practice we do comprehensive testing and offer natural medicine by way
of
nutritional counseling and other modalities to
assist the patient prior to/during Prolotherapy.
