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Why Get Prolotherapy?
Donna Alderman, D.O.
When you become a physician, you take the Hippocratic Oath. The first rule of the Hippocratic Oath is "First of all, do no harm." This is why
Prolotherapy appealed to me as a physician. I was a doctor at a famous
HMO. After learning Prolotherapy, however, I went into private practice.
What is Prolotherapy?
Alvin Stein, M.D.
Prolotherapy is also
known as non-surgical ligament reconstruction, and is a permanent treatment
for chronic pain. Prolotherapy is derived from the Latin word "proli"
which means to regenerate or rebuild. It is important to
understand what the word PROLOTHERAPY itself means. "Prolo" is short
for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation (growth,
formation) of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weak.
Introduction to Prolotherapy
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Prolotherapy is a simple, natural technique that stimulates the body to repair the painful area when the natural healing process needs a little assistance.
How Safe Is Prolotherapy?
Ross Hauser, M.D.
In now over four decades, no serious side effects from Prolotherapy have been reported in the medical literature despite millions of Prolotherapy treatments given. Prolotherapy is not dangerous, Prolotherapy cures chronic pain.
The Importance of an Experienced Prolotherapist
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Because of the numerous calls we receive, we have a good idea, (the good, the bad, and the ugly) about what is happening with Prolotherapy around the country. Remember that not all Prolotherapists are created equal and the proof is some of the things our patients have told us and what we have heard from other physicians.
Non-Surgical Tendon, Ligament and Joint Reconstruction
William J. Faber, D.O.
In acute injuries, the ligaments and tendons become torn. Ligaments function to limit the range of motion that bones can move between each other, and function to stabilize joints and hold the joint together. Tendons function to attach a muscle to bone in order to provide motion. Discs and cartilage serve to absorb shock and keep the bones from rubbing against one another. If the ligaments become torn or over-stretched the joint becomes unstable and resultant friction causes the discs or cartilage to become worn down causing a loss of height.
How Does Prolotherapy Work?
Marc Darrow, M.D.
The term "Prolotherapy" is short for "proliferation therapy." Proliferation, of course, means "rapid production."
What Prolotherapy rapidly produces is collagen and cartilage. Collagen is a naturally occurring protein in the body that is a necessary element for the formation of new connective tissue-the tissues that holds our skeletal infrastructure together. These tissues include, tendons, ligaments, muscle fascia and joint capsular tissue.
When Prolotherapy May Not Work
David Harris, M.D.
Prolotherapy is effective in markedly reducing or curing musculoskeletal pain 80-90% of the time. Many end-stage medical problems are worth a trial of prolotherapy, especially if the only alternative is a destructive or permanent alteration of a joint, such as a surgical fusion or the destruction of a nerve. The greater the anatomical injury, the more difficult it is resolving the problem.
Twenty Common Questions About Prolotherapy
David Harris, M.D.
The History of Prolotherapy
Ross Hauser, M.D.
The concept of Prolotherapy originated in the non-surgical treatment of hernias, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids, all conditions which are due to connective tissue weakness. If the connective tissue in the veins becomes weakened, hemorrhoids and varicose veins form. Weakness in the collagen, of course, causes ligament laxity and tendon degeneration with resultant chronic pain.
Curing Chronic Pain with Prolotherapy
Scott Greenberg, M.D.
Have you ever suffered from chronic musculoskeletal pain? If you have, you are not alone. Statistically speaking, 75% of Americans will experience chronic back pain in their lifetime. Unfortunately, a stressful and active lifestyle may not give our body the chance it deserves to heal.
Why So Many Turn To Prolotherapy
David Harris, M.D.
The conventional model of pain management relies on medications, such as anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, anti-seizure medications, opiates such as Vicodin and Codiene, "muscle-relaxant" medications related to Valium (which actually act as "brain-relaxants"), and other potentially addictive and risky medications.
Prolotherapy and Chronic Pain
Ross Hauser, M.D.
It is not a secret that chronic musculoskeletal pain is the number one cause of chronic disability in North America. Nor is it a secret that chronic back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans under the age of 45. What is a secret is that this rampaging epidemic of pain can conceivably be eliminated in 80-90% of sufferers.
Peripheral Joints & Prolotherapy
Jay W. Nielsen, M.D.
Orthopedic Medicine: A Non-Surgical Approach to Chronic Pain
Lawrence Cohen, M.D.
The Difference Between Prolotherapy, Trigger Points, and Acupuncture
Marc Darrow, M.D.J.D.
Prolotherapy: Creating Inflammation in an Area that is Already Inflamed
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Our bones and muscles are held together by the aptly named connective tissue. Connective tissues are ligaments, which connect bone to bone, and tendons, which connect the bones to muscles. It is also the fascia covering muscles and the joint capsule tissue.
Growth Factor Basis of Prolotherapy
David Harris, M.D.
For many years, the positive effects of Prolotherapy were thought to be mainly based on the concept of inflammation and minor damage induced by the injection of irritating solutions, with subsequent healing of the injured areas. The benefit of solutions containing strong alcohol solutions, ground-up pumice stone, and other such recipes suggest that this is indeed one of the mechanisms of the strengthening and healing response seen with Prolotherapy.
What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?
David Harris, M.D.
Healing is a complex process. Many chemical reactions occur after an injury which together fight infection, clear away debris, and rebuild the damaged structure. Complex interplay occurs between nutrition, hormones, underlying disease, circulation, neurological connections, and many other factors. Many patients who do not heal their original injuries have deficiencies of some of these factors, or may have had such extensive injury that the result of healing was insufficient.
What Do You Mean The Prolotherapy Worked, I Still Have Pain!
Ross Hauser, M.D.
A patient came in for his sixth Prolotherapy visit. The nurse told me the patient didn't feel much improvement in his knee pain, though he had already received five Prolotherapy treatments.
Can Any Research Prove That Prolotherapy Works?
Ross Hauser, M.D.
Before double-blinded studies, doctors would ask patients if they felt better. If patient after patient told the physician they felt better, than it was presumed and accepted that the therapy was effective. If it was a new therapy, then it was taught doctor to doctor and eventually it was taught in medical schools. If this was still the standard upon which medical therapies were judged, then clearly Prolotherapy would be taught in all the medical schools, but it is not. Why not?
What is the Proof Prolotherapy is Working?
Ross Hauser, M.D.
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.
The Healing Powers of Prolotherapy
Vladimir Djuric, M.D.
Why has your doctor never heard of Prolotherapy!
Robert Filice, M.D.
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.
How Chronic Non-Joint Pain is Helped by Prolotherapy
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
How Does Prolotherapy Work?
Mark Wheaton, M.D.
Prolotherapy works on a very simple principle: injecting the prolotherapy solution at the sites of pain and weakness stimulates the body's own healing mechanism to repair and rebuild injured tissue into a stronger, more supportive, less painful tissue than it was before.
How Prolotherapy Helps
Allen Thomashefsky, MD, PC
Every joint in the body is held together by a ligament. When ligaments tear (we call this a "sprain") the joint can become unstable, like in a sprained ankle. When ligaments tear around a vertebrae (i.e. "whiplash"), the spine becomes unstable. You experience muscle spasm because the muscles are trying to make up for the weakness in the spine.
Prolotherapy
Stephen Blievernicht, MD FACS
What is Prolotherapy-Indications and Contraindications
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
Prolotherapy is injection of any substance that acts as a 'growth factor,' that is, which promotes growth of normal cells, tissues, or organs. Injection of the hormone, erythropoietin, to produce red blood cells is widely used, and a number of other substances have been used for treatment of patients with various medical disorders. This discussion focuses on prolotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders, including arthritis and back pain.
What is Neural Therapy?
Neural therapy is one of the most advanced and effective of all holistic modalities. Neural therapy is the injection of local anesthetics such as novocaine into areas with disturbed neuro-vegetative repolarization function. These areas are called "interference fields."
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