ACETABULAR LABRAL TEARS

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ACETABULAR LABRAL TEARS
Injuries involving the Femoral Head

Q. What is your experience with acetabular labral tears?
A. Symptoms of clicking in the hip can sometimes led to a diagnosis of acetabular labral tear.

The acetabulum is the socket which the femoral head fits into it and is commonly known as the hip joint.

The labrum is a fibrocartilagenous tissue that helps hold the femoral head in the hip joint.

When this gets torn the hip is not that stable in the joint and one gets pain, clicking and often weakness in the joint. Sometimes a surgery will be recommended, but there are options. The cells that grow labrum tissue are called fibroblasts. When the fibroblasts proliferate they make collagen that makes up the labrum.

The treatment that induces fibroblastic proliferation is called Prolotherapy.

Prolotherapy is used to stimulate labrums, menisci, ligaments, tendons, and other joint structures to repair.

Over the course of 15 years of doing Prolotherapy for acetabular labral tears the majority of patients were very satisfied with the results.

A majority of the athletes regained their ability to do their sports and the Prolotherapy effect has lasted.

Typically six visits will be needed, each visit a month apart. For the competitive athlete, the visits can be spaced out every two weeks.

Answered By
Ross Hauser, M.D.
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Dr. Hauser received his M.D. from the University of Illinois, Chicago; completed his residency at Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hauser is the Medical Director and co-founder of the physician-run, comprehensive natural medicine clinic, Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser is one of the leading experts in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries with Prolotherapy. He, along with his wife Marion, have written seven books on the topic of Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book on the natural medicine approach to cancer, as well as a myriad of articles and newsletters for the general public. Read more

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