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...
[caption id="attachment_201" align="alignright" width="221" caption="PRP at Advanced Wellness Center."][/caption] Comment: Public awareness of PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy has been increasing this year following the news of Pittsburgh Steelers Hines Ward receiving an injection which allowed him to play in the super bowl with an MCL...
[caption id="attachment_172" align="alignleft" width="208" caption="Dr. Lieurance doing laser therapy."][/caption] Osteoarthritis and Laser Therapy Effect of low-level laser therapy on osteoarthropathy in rabbit. In Vivo. 2004 Sep-Oct;18(5):585-91 Cho HJ, Lim SC, Kim SG, Kim YS, Kang SS, Choi SH, Cho YS, Bae CS. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University,...
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...
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....
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...
[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...
Adullt Reconstruction Knee 6: Miscellaneous PRP intra-articular injection versus viscosupplementation as treatments for early osteoarthritis. Podium No: 685 Friday, March 12, 2010 05:12 PM - 05:18 PM Location: Morial Convention Center Room 345 Elizaveta Kon, MD Italy Bologna Italy Roberto Buda Bologna Italy Bert Mandelbaum, MD Santa Monica CA Guiseppe Filardo, MD Antonio Timoncini, MD Bologna...