A relatively new treatment modality, PRP prolotherapy demonstrates effectiveness in case studies of patients with sacroiliac joint ligament laxity and painful dysfunction. The sacroiliac joints are subject to considerable stresses in weight-bearing and back-twisting movements. Trauma to the SI ligaments can occur with falls on the...
Physicians should consider platelet rich plasma prolotherapy for patients with tendinopathies or rotator cuff tears before any surgical interventions. History: A 40-year-old woman presents with a 3-year history of right shoulder pain, which began during a kickboxing workout. She “pushed past the pain” on three subsequent workouts...
A retrospective, clinical case report of a single percutaneous application of platelet rich plasma to a severe traumatic partial-thickness proximal hamstring tear demonstrates sustained subjective and functional improvements with near-complete repair on MRI. Proximal hamstring injuries are common in athletes and frequently result in prolonged rehabilitation,...
An effective non-surgical treatment option for golf-related injuries, including low back pain, lateral and medial epicondylitis, wrist ligament injuries, shoulder injuries, and other musculoskeletal joint pain. Golf is a very popular sport in the U.S. and many other countries and many people who enjoy golf often...
Prolotherapy is a method of injection treatment designed to stimulate healing.1Many different types of musculoskeletal injuries and pain lend themselves to prolotherapy treatment including low back and neck pain, chronic sprains and/or strains, whiplash injuries, tennis and golfer’s elbow, knee, ankle, shoulder or other joint...
In this retrospective observational study of chronic unresolved ankle pain, Hackett-Hemwall dextrose prolotherapy helped promote a measurable decrease in the pain and stiffness of the treated joints and improvement in clinically-relevant parameters. Ankle sprains, especially of the lateral ligaments, are extremely common injuries in the general...
In addition to traditional prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma and stem cells are also available to enhance healing of musculoskeletal injuries and mitigation of pain. We live in a technological age. With technology comes growth and enhancement of techniques and prolotherapy is no exception. In the March 2010...
Animal research together with five patient case reports demonstrate that platelet rich plasma prolotherapy (PRPP) is effective in the treatment of MRI-documented meniscal tears. Knee injuries are a common concern resulting in over one million surgeries performed on the knee in the United States every year,...
Meniscus injuries are a common cause of knee pain, accounting for a large number of surgeries in the U.S. annually. While surgical treatments range from total to partial meniscectomy, meniscal repair and even meniscus transplantation, all have a high long-term failure rate with the recurrence...
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