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....
Prolotherapy is injection of any substance that acts as a ‘growth factor,’ that is, which promotes growth of normal cells, tissues, or organs...
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...
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...
Alternatives to Steroid Injections. ...
At the time of his first visit what was most bothersome was low back and hip pain, right greater than left near the SI joint. This increased with prolonged standing and sitting. Secondly, his work as a dentist required him to be twisted in a...
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. ...
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....
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...
PROLOTHERAPY RESEARCH Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Hooper RA, Ding M. Retrospective case series on patients with chronic spinal pain treated with dextrose prolotherapy. J Altern Complement Med. 2004 Aug;10(4):670-4. Advanced Spinal Care Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. OBJECTIVES: To determine the clinical benefits of dextrose prolotherapy in...