Slow cadence resistance training on high-end med-x equipment in my office. It has changed my perspective of pain and gain with regards to working out. I have found that this form of training is healthier, more efficient, and produces great results for a variety of...
Many of my patients over the years have had chiropractic care for back or neck pain with little, no pain relief. Sometimes they have even gotten worse from adjustments. We make a point to evaluate each patient with stress x-rays where they will bend in...
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Because the effect of Prolotherapy is to initiate a "healing cascade" which requires Inflammation, the patient is advised to avoid anti-inflammatory medication, both over-the-counter and prescription. Aspirin may also interfere with the process to some degree....
Prolotherapy is injection of any substance that acts as a ‘growth factor,’ that is, which promotes growth of normal cells, tissues, or organs...
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...
Alternatives to Steroid Injections. ...
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 improved the pain and function in five knees with osteoarthritis. All five degenerated knees showed evidence of articular cartilage regeneration in their standard weight-bearing X-rays after Prolotherapy...
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...