By: Ross Hauser, M.D. Most doctors who are doing PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Prolotherapy are not Prolotherapy doctors. In a recent case, a young lady had seen an orthopedic surgeon who apparently had gone to a weekend course and now was doing PRP Prolotherapy also see why...
We spent several days with some of the top physicians in the world listening and sharing our own findings on the use of concentrated blood platelets in the use of regeneration of joints and other body structures. We found the ultrasound to be a valuable...
Recently an orthopedic surgeon attended a weekend course and now performing PRP Prolotherapy on patients. It appears the orthopedic surgeon had absolutely no training in Prolotherapy, and the only difference was, instead of a steriod being injected he was injecting PRP. To become skilled in the art of PRP Prolotherapy, it requires years...
USA TODAY ARTICLE JANUARY 16, 2009 http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/2009-01-16-2018525195_x.htm Gagne returns to pre-concussion form PHILADELPHIA — Simon Gagne hated the mornings he would wake up with that familiar pounding headache. He couldn't even blame a night of revelry. The throbbing would surface, and no pain reliever would cure it. His neck ached,...
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_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,...
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. ...
When trying a new therapy, doctors would ask patients if they felt better. This was before double-blinded studies began. If patients showed improvement it was accepted and presumed that the therapy was effective. With a new therapy, of course it was taught...