Ligaments will also not tighten on their own to their original length once injured. This is large because the blood supply to ligaments is limited, therefore healing is slow and not always complete.

To further complicate this, ligaments also have many nerve endings, which will cause a person to feel pain in the areas where the ligaments are damaged or loose.

We can think of our joints as the hinge on a door. Until the hinge is fixed, the door isn’t going to open or close correctly. It’s the same with our joints. If we are athletic, or just getting older, there will be natural gradual degeneration of the moving parts of the body, due to ongoing recurrent mechanical stress and failure of tissues to repair. This can come from a lack of nutrients, lack of circulation, aging, and inflammation. When this happens, the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage become dehydrated and weaker. This results in laxity, abnormal mechanical stress, and shearing forces on the joint. Abnormal shearing forces and torsion cause more joint dysfunction. This leads to a progressive separation of the ligaments from the superficial covering on the bone called the periosteum. This pulling on the periosteum creates a space that the body fills in with new bone. These new parts of bone are called osteophytes. They are the premier signs of degenerative arthritis in and around the joint. Osteophytes and joint laxity result in a reduced range of motion, which causes strain on surrounding muscles, in turn becoming over or underworked. This leads to more dysfunction & pain.

Prolozone repairs and causes tightening of the lax structures, partially torn connective tissue, and ligaments. Prolozone halts the pain/inflammation cycle. This allows for better circulation, increased blood flow carrying nutrition, and hydration of the damaged tissues. Prolozone provides a healing environment within the joint to develop, resulting in an increased range of motion as well as decreased pain.