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18 Jun Class 4 Laser can help heal musculoskeletal injuries!

Posted at 07:14h in Class 4 Laser, Knee pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, studies 5 Comments

Comment: I purchased my K-laser 2 years ago. Wouldn't practice without it now. I use it before and after PRP and prolotherapy, for arthritis, trauma, sports injuries, carple tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, sprain, strains, skin conditions such as herpies/shingles, and wounds. Anybody doing regenerative medicine without a...

17 Jun 93 year old finds releif with PRP for OA or “bone on bone” knee.

Posted at 14:59h in Class 4 Laser, E.W.O.T., Knee pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy 0 Comments

Greatings, This is a testimonial about a 93 year old man we treated early in 2009, who had Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) injections in his knee. He was diagnosed with sever osteoarthritis and meniscus derangement. His MRI and x-rays showed bone on bone. He was suggested...

07 Jun TWENTY COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT PROLOTHERAPY

Posted at 12:17h in Back Pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy 0 Comments

Because the effect of Prolotherapy is to initiate a "healing cascade" which requires Inflammation, the patient is advised to avoid anti-inflammatory medication, both over-the-counter and prescription. Aspirin may also interfere with the process to some degree....

07 Jun What is Prolotherapy and What are the Indications and Contraindications for it?

Posted at 10:54h in Back Pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy 0 Comments

Prolotherapy is injection of any substance that acts as a ‘growth factor,’ that is, which promotes growth of normal cells, tissues, or organs...

07 Jun Overview of Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

Posted at 09:38h in Platelet Rich Plasma, studies 0 Comments

PRP was initially used over 20 years ago in the Dental community to enhance wound healing in cancer patients with jaw reconstruction. Soon afterwards its applications extended across many fields of medicine from cardiovascular surgery to orthopaedics. Multiple studies are underway to help further refine...

07 Jun Inflammation is healing! Stop it and stop healing!

Posted at 08:56h in Back Pain, Knee pain, neck pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy 1 Comment

Ligaments and tendons are made of collagen. When the ligaments and tendons are injured, the body produces collagen to heal them. The problem with ligaments and tendons is that the body offers them a poor blood supply and, because of it, a poor chance to...

07 Jun Great Video on other options to Steroids. Click below.

Posted at 08:49h in Class 4 Laser, Knee pain, neck pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, studies, TMJ, Trigger Point Therapy 0 Comments

Alternatives to Steroid Injections. ...

07 Jun Dextrose Prolotherapy for TMJ and Jaw Pain.

Posted at 08:34h in Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, studies 8 Comments

Weakening of the TMJ capsule and ligament would explain a lot of the varied pathology involving TMD including joint subluxations, disc displacements, as well as muscle spasms and myofascial pain patterns. ...

07 Jun Unresolved and chronic neck pain treated with Prolotherapy.

Posted at 08:31h in Back Pain, Knee pain, neck pain, Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, studies, TMJ, Trigger Point Therapy 0 Comments

On average 18 months following their last Prolotherapy session, patients were contacted and asked numerous questions in regard to their levels of pain and a variety of physical and psychological symptoms, as well as activities of daily living, before and after their last Prolotherapy treatment....

07 Jun Studies Document Regeneration in Cartilage Of Five Degenerated Knees

Posted at 08:27h in Platelet Rich Plasma, Prolotherapy, studies 0 Comments

Prolotherapy improved the pain and function in five knees with osteoarthritis. All five degenerated knees showed evidence of articular cartilage regeneration in their standard weight-bearing X-rays after Prolotherapy...

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