In July 2002, research showed that arthoscopic surgeries worked as well as shame (fake) sureries where as effective as the real thing! Half the pateints got real arthroscopic surgery and the placebo group got 2 holes poked and they pretended to fix it. These people...
[caption id="attachment_271" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="PRP at Advanced Wellness Center."][/caption] AORN Journal Volume 80, Issue 4, Page 667 (October 2004) ABSTRACT Intraoperative use of autologous platelet-rich and platelet-poor plasma for orthopedic surgery patients Kathleen M. Floryan, RN1, William J. Berghoff, MD2 ABSTRACT •AS -- USE OF AUTOLOGOUS platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and platelet-poor plasma...
MY TOP TEN REASONS NOT TO GET A CORTISONE SHOT. Ross Hauser, M.D. “My doctor wants to give me a cortisone shot. What do you think?” “Cortisone helped me before, why shouldn’t I get another shot?” “Is Prolotherapy going to hurt like a cortisone shot?"” Below are my top ten...
This is a great story about someone who would be unlikely to be a success within natural approaches to lumbar disc treatment. He was successful because of the combination of specific modalities that where assembled for his unique circumstance. I use the Pettibon System for...
Pittsburgh Steeler wide receiver Hines Ward did in fact have a platelet rich plasma (PRP) treatment. This was confirmed by BloodCure.com late Monday. He was apparently treated with PRP for a medial collateral ligament (MCL) sprain. The specific form of PRP has yet to be...
[caption id="attachment_181" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="We use the Class 4 laser because it is supperior to other classes!"][/caption] Spinal Cord Injury and Laser Therapy Light Therapy alters gene expression after acute spinal cord injury K.R. Byrnes1, R.W. Waynant2, I.K. Ilev2, B. Johnson1, Pollard H. 1, Srivastava M.1, Eidelman O.1, Huang,...
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...
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...
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....
[caption id="attachment_42" align="alignright" width="103" caption="Wellington Chen, M.D."][/caption] The patient is a 45-year-old female with complaints of right shoulder pain for three weeks after bench pressing and feeling a crunch. An MRI demonstrated a tear of the middle supraspinatus (rotator cuff) along with bursitis (fluid build up around...