Introduction with Dr. Lieurance. A Patient's Testimonial on PRP for her knee. ...
This was a great question one of our readers asked recently. Please see my response at the end! I am sorry, but this is an illogical treatment and I cannot let this article pass without providing other, possibly uninformed, readers with some type of option. Why not...
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...
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...
A Promising Treatment for Athletes in Their Own Blood. By ALAN SCHWARZ Published: February 16, 2009 Two of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ biggest stars, Hines Ward and Troy Polamalu, used their own blood in an innovative injury treatment before winning the Super Bowl. At least one major league pitcher,...
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...
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...