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January
27, 2010 Spinal
Fusion Surgery
and Prolotherapy
I had fusion
surgery
and now live on pain
pills. Can this procedure help with scar
tissue pushing on a nerve and causing
chronic pain in the buttock, leg, and
knee?
Many people believe their pain is from scar tissue and nerve injuries
but we don't. Please get an
EMG/NCV test. NCV means nerve conduction
test. This is the test you need to see if you truly have nerve injury.
If it is a lot of nerve injury then you will need a treatment beside
Prolotherapy. If you have mild nerve injury or your nerves are deemed
fine, then by all means get an evaluation for Prolotherapy.
In situations such as these, Prolotherapy has a high cure rate.
Generally 3-8 treatments of Prolotherapy are needed. Remember any
ligament can give you
referral pain at a
distance sight. So yes your burning
pains down your leg can be coming from
your lower back.
I had spinal fusion following
a car accident, I am still in pain. Can Prolotherapy help me I am also a
diabetic?
When someone has a surgery like yourself and has continued pain after
the surgery, the most logical explanation is that the surgery did not
address the cause of your pain (or least their are other causes that it
didn't adddress). For you this could be the area above or below the
fusion or the sacroiliac joints. In our experience Prolotherapy to
these additional areas typically resolves the pain. Remember it takes
generally three to six visits of Prolotherapy and sometimes more. But
don't fear, just get a Prolotherapy evaluation.
Acidic blood and
chronic pain
We utilize a simple
diagnostic testing procedure known as
Diet Typing to determine a person's under lying physiology. A
significant portion of the testing involves testing the blood pH level. The
pH level, together with a glucose
tolerance test and some other testing will help us determine which
diet you need to follow for your individual body type. Ensuring that our
patients follow the appropriate diet helps in their overall healing,
especially in conjunction with Prolotherapy.
A significant number of chronic pain patients show a lower than normal blood
plasma pH.
A person with low blood pH has what is termed acid blood. Acid blood is
typically dark in color due to low oxygen content. Oxygen is the food that
allows the body to extract and store energy from the blood. A low oxygen
content in the blood compromises healing capabilities.
The treatment for acid blood is to
consume foods and supplements which
neutralize the blood pH. This is
accomplished by consuming items which
are alkaline and by reducing the intake
of acidic items. Caffeine, sugar, wheat,
citrus fruits, soda pop, and potatoes
should be avoided, whereas protein and
vegetables should be the majority of the
meal.
Nuts, seeds, brown rice, or soy products are good sources of protein if a
vegetarian diet is preferred. People with acid blood are typically
carbohydrate addicts and consume very little protein. Protein is needed in
the diet because collagen,
which makes up ligaments and tendons,
is the most abundant protein in the body. Collagen is the building block for
ligament and tendon tissue. A healthy diet with adequate amounts of protein
for soft tissue growth is essential for healthy ligament and tendon injuries.
Another interesting finding is that our testing consistently reveals that
chronic pain patients suffer
from chronic dehydration.
Chronic dehydration produces a reduction in shock absorbing capabilities of
the intervertebral discs and articular
cartilage,
placing additional stress on the
ligaments to stabilize
the joints. The end result is
ligament laxity, injury,
and resultant chronic pain.
It is very important for the person in chronic
pain to drink six to eight glasses of purified water per day.
January 20, 2010
PRP Prolotherapy
labral tear of right hip
Marlene, a 47-year-old busy
executive, is an avid runner who
competes in a variety of running events every year, including at least one
marathon per year, as well as a number
of half marathons and smaller events. She also loves long distance cycling
events and weight training. She has been a patient of Caring Medical for many
years and is a huge fan of Prolotherapy, as well as the
Hauser
Diet – both of
which have helped her heal sports injuries and improve her sports performance.
Read
about this PRP Prolotherapy case

Platelet
Rich
Plasma Therapy (PRP)
Video on youtube.com
Prolotherapy and the Older Patient
Pain is not a normal part of the aging process. Chronic pain always has a cause
and that cause is not old age syndrome. Chronic pain is almost always due to
ligament weakness.
Because most bodily functions decline with age, the ability to heal an injury
and the immune system response are slower. Older people may respond slower and
because of this slower healing more Prolotherapy sessions may be needed.
Teenagers, because they are in the growing phase of life, rarely need more than
one Prolotherapy treatment to eliminate chronic pain. Someone in their 90's will
heal slower because of their age and often report more than the typical four
Prolotherapy sessions to cure their chronic pain.
Exercise induced low back pain
Take the case of Hilary, a 51-year old woman who had a long
history of yoga practice. She was fit, lean and believed that yoga had helped
her get that way. Unfortunately, her
low back
had been in pain for over a year after she injured it in a yoga
position. As a result she had decreased her strength and cardio workouts and
lost muscle mass. She went from working out everyday to working out twice a week
with back pain after both workouts. Her
low
back pain included
sciatica and episodes of her back going out. She
continued yoga and even used a special headstand to self-adjust her spine. She
had also tried
massage therapy and
trigger point
therapy. She had short term
relief after acupuncture and she had it done every week. As the weeks started to
add up she was ready for a permanent solution to her back pain. When she heard
of
Prolotherapy she decided to give it a try.
Exercise induced low back pain
Full free articles from the
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;2:76-88.
A Retrospective
Study on Hackett-Hemwall Dextrose Prolotherapy for Chronic
Hip Pain at an Outpatient Charity Clinic in Rural Illinois
In this retrospective study on the use of Hackett-Hemwall
dextrose Prolotherapy, patients who presented with over five
years of unresolved hip pain were shown to improve their
pain, stiffness, range of motion, and quality of life
measures even 19 months subsequent to their last
Prolotherapy session. This pilot study shows that
Prolotherapy is a treatment that should be considered and
further studied for people suffering with unresolved hip
pain.
Hip pain study
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Prolotherapy, Diet, and Hormones
A Case History
Living with chronic pain day in and day out can cause discouragement and
hopelessness in many people. Fortunately for the people who come to see us at
Caring Medical, we can put some hope back into their life. While many people
benefit from
Prolotherapy alone, there are some
that need to correct some physiological imbalances in order to reach a pain-free
life. Below is the story of Brittany, a young mother who had been battling
chronic pain since the birth of her child. With the help of Prolotherapy, the
Hauser Diet,
natural hormone replacement therapy,
and supplements, she was able to reach significant improvement in just a few
short months.
Brittany came to see us after two and a half years of pain and therapies that
provided no relief. It was two and a half years ago that she gave birth to her
first child and pain in her
low back,
groin, and
hips started immediately after
childbirth.
She had an intense labor, delivering a 9 pound baby after 14 hours of labor
ending in a C-section, but Brittany had always been very athletic and healthy
and expected to recover and get back to her active lifestyle. Six months later,
however, she was still in pain and experiencing chronic fatigue that made it
hard to get through each day.
Read more
End Stage Hip
Degeneration
In my experience, one of the main determinants in whether Prolotherapy
will help a potential patient with a
degenerated joint is how much range of motion he/she has
compared to normal. What I find in my experience is if a patient has
little hip range of
motion, especially internal or external rotation,
then they may need a hip replacement.
However and surprisingly, I typically see 50% or greater normal motion in the
hip in the average person who has been told that
a
hip replacement
is the only option.
Yes, I may see some limited range of motion
because of their arthritis, but much of the
motion is there. In these instances, Prolotherapy works
very well. By this I mean that the patient
will achieve improved strength in the leg, as
well as more motion. Along with this, of course,
comes a diminished level of
pain and use of
pain
medications.
The vast majority are very happy and don't end up
needing hip replacements.
If someone has had six Prolotherapy treatments and still has a problem,
they either need to
continue to get the 'booster' Prolotherapy
treatments, get a
second opinion by another
Prolotherapist, or get a hip replacement.
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Rusty's Case:
Rusty is a 56 year old
medical professional and Navy Reserve officer who came to Caring
Medical for complaints of
bilateral knee pain and low back pain. His knee pain
began 15 years ago, along with swelling of those joints. An
MRI
revealed chondromalacia patella. He had previously tried
physical therapy for
one year with only minimal relief of pain, but a lot of money
and time spent. He had difficulty going up stairs due to pain.
His low back pain started 30 years ago while working in a
factory and doing repetitive movements and heavy lifting. He
states this affected his ability to do physical fitness
requirements for the Navy Reserve.
Rusty's case
Platelet Rich Plasma for Labrum and Menisci Degeneration and/or
Tears I can't
remember the last time a patient of ours had surgery for a
torn meniscus or
labrum. I know I have sent a few patients for surgery in the
past, but it has been a long time.
Prolotherapy works
very well for labrum (hip and shoulder) and menisci degeneration
and tears and even more so when
platelet rich plasma (PRP)
is added. So what is PRP and how does it work?
Read more
Therapies that support Prolotherapy Treatments
Two case histories explain many
factors that contribute to the vicious cycle of
chronic pain,
non-healing injuries, and
connective tissue deficiency. Even as powerful as
Prolotherapy is in stimulating the body to repair painful areas,
that's all it does. Prolotherapy starts the healing process by
stimulating the growth or regeneration of injured tissue, it is
the body that grows the tissue. The regrowth of new healthy
tissues depends on many factors, most importantly a strong
immune system. Read
article
L-5
disc fusion I had a
L-5 disc fusion. I have nerve damage to my S1 nerve to the left
leg. After 10 months of physical therapy they thought I was
really for work. Three weeks into it my right leg started have
pain going down from my hip, for weeks my lower back started
tighten up, soon the pain was a consistent 24/7. I have been to
the doctors expressing my concerns. I changed physical therapist
and the new one seems to think it is my SI. two months later I
woke up and could not move, at first I thought I was paralyzed,
my lower back muscle was so tight and the pain was so awful.
When I push with my up body outward the pain travels down to my
right hip. I was wondering if you could please help me.
A. It does seem that you have a sacroiliac issue. When you fuse
L5-SI this means
movement has to come from somewhere. The somewhere is often the
sacroiliac joints which become lax. The treatment we have found
most helpful at Caring Medical in Oak Park for Sacroiliac
injuries/weaknesses is Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy by
strengthening the
sacroiliac ligaments
causes not only the low back pain to go away but also the
'radicular' or 'sciatic' type pains to subside.
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January 5, 2010 A Complicated Case Follow Up
Judy was diagnosed with
two autoimmune disorders. She had joint pain, bone pain,
fatigue, stiffness, rashes on the bottoms of her feet, signs of
hormone imbalance such as hot flashes and irregular menstrual
cycles, dark circles under her eyes, sweets cravings,
low libido, and
gastrointestinal problems.
Read article
Another Complicated Case
We had a patient come in for
Prolotherapy injections
for upper back pain,
low back pain,
and
hip pain.
She had had a nightmare experience with surgery and was left
with so much pain that she had to quit her job and spent most
days in bed. Obviously her life was falling apart. After a few
prolotherapy treatments she began to feel some relief,
unfortunately she would need quite a few more, and since she
lived on the other side of the country, traveling to see us so
often was getting difficult.
Read article
As Story of Spinal
Fusion
Two months after surgery, patient
R was still religiously doing the proper exercises but the pain
was worse than ever. Patient R was desperate and depressed at
this point. Not only could he no longer work in the yard, but he
could not even comfortably sit and watch TV or
sleep more than two
hours at a time. The activities that used to bring him so much
joy were now only a distant memory, resulting in increased
depression. Patient R did not know what to do. He had followed
all of his doctor's orders to the "T," but yet nothing was
helping. Read article
End Stage Hip Degeneration
In my experience, one of the main determinants in whether
Prolotherapy
will help a potential patient
with a degenerated joint is how much
range of motion he/she has
compared to normal. What I find in my experience is if a
patient has little hip range of
motion, especially internal or
external rotation, then they may need a
hip replacement.
However and
surprisingly, I typically see 50% or greater normal motion in
the hip in the average person who has been told
that a
hip
replacement
is the only option.
Yes,
I may see some limited range of
motion because of their arthritis, but
much of the motion is there. In
these instances, Prolotherapy works
very well. By this I mean
that the patient will achieve
improved strength in the leg, as well as
more motion. Along with this, of
course, comes a diminished
level of pain and use
of
pain medications.
The vast majority are very happy and don't end up
needing hip replacements.
If someone has had six Prolotherapy treatments and still has
a problem, they either
need to continue to get the
'booster' Prolotherapy
treatments, get a
second opinion by another
Prolotherapist, or get a hip replacement.
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Dec 23, 2009
Case Histories from the Journal of Prolotherapy

Three patients
representing five degenerated knees underwent Prolotherapy at the private
practice of the primary author at Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services in
Oak Park, Illinois. Each patient underwent standard Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy
to the knee.
Read the entire article
Prolotherapy
&
the Surgical Repaired Knee
During an initial consultation, I explain to patients that
Prolotherapy
stimulates the body to repair painful areas. and
can help many conditions, including a knee that has been
through surgery.
Knee Pain, Hormones and Diet
When Seth
started noticing a decrease in energy and some extra weight around his
mid-section, he knew he needed a change. As a 41 year-old health club manager,
Seth takes his health seriously. He stays active with 90-minute workouts four
times a week and watches his diet very carefully. He told us he would like to be
more active but he can’t seem to find the energy or motivation to workout like
he did a few years prior. When he started to experience knee pain he came to see
us for Prolotherapy. As we talked with Seth we learned that he had his
testosterone levels checked at his doctor’s office, and those levels were low.
We told him about our natural medicine program and how the Hauser Diet and other
natural medicine remedies could help.
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Dec 16, 2009
A Patient's Story Back pain and diet
When people come to Caring Medical for Prolotherapy treatment for chronic pain,
they may not understand at first how diet can play a beneficial role in getting
them to be pain-free.
One Prolotherapy patient, Melinda, learned quickly how important a healthy
diet plan is to her overall health.
At 46 years of age, Melinda’s health was in shambles. She had back pain that had
lasted 13 years despite massage treatments, physical therapy, and wearing a
lumbar belt. She had severe heartburn and indigestion that required her to take
antacids and "heartburn" medications. Melinda also had trouble sleeping, sitting
for a long time while at work, and moving around due to her back pain. It was
24/7 pain!
In addition to all of this, Melinda was 50 pounds overweight and unable to
exercise. Unless you have lived with this kind of pain and indigestion, you may
not realize how much of a toll living like this day to day continues to take on
your body, it is a viscous circle that continues to result in more pain, less
sleep, less functionality, less enjoyment in life!. Melinda knew this and was
desperate for answers to her pain.
Read the whole story
What If I'm A Diabetic
As most of you know I have been doing
Prolotherapy
for many years now, having started in January 1993. In that time I have treated
people with brittle diabetes, those on pumps, as well as many other diabetics
(on oral pills and just one insulin/day).
So what happens when these get Prolotherapy?
Usually, their pain goes away.
Obesity, diabetes, and other medical
conditions can slow the effects of Prolotherapy. If this occurs instead of the
person needing three to six visits of Prolotherapy they may need six to ten
visits.
Over the course of the last 16 years of doing
thousands of Prolotherapy sessions on diabetics we have found it very well
tolerated. Most of the diabetics tell us that it raises their
blood sugar only a mild amount
(like 10-30 points). This is also for a short time (perhaps a few hours).
For the person with the
complicated medical condition, all I can say is that it would be best to get a
comprehensive natural medicine evaluation and treatment. The healthier you are
the better you will heal from the Prolotherapy. You can still get Prolotherapy
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Dec 9, 2009
Diet Helps Healing
When Jean was having trouble healing her back with Prolotherapy, we recommended
Diet Typing to ensure that her body is able to support the immune response that
Prolotherapy was stimulating. She was about 70% better than when she had started
Prolotherapy treatments, but she was ready to get to 100% pain free living.
Read more
More
about Diet and Inflammation
Are you confused about “inflammation”
as it relates to your health? We are frequently asked why we say “inflammation
is good.” Well, that one word, “inflammation” can be good or bad completely
depending on the situation. The foods you eat can be causing “bad” inflammation
and not allowing you to heal, or the foods you eat can work in sync with
Prolotherapy to rebuild strong tissue to the injured, painful area.
Read more
Diet and Chronic Pain
Mark, came to see us for shoulder pain, having
been diagnosed with a labral tear, he was told that shoulder surgery was his
only option, instead he chose Prolotherapy for his shoulder.
His pain was such that he could no longer workout and common daily
activities like opening a door or a jar caused pain. He also complained of
fatigue and told us he was working with a natural medicine doctor in his
home town because he had low testosterone levels. Mark was constantly
traveling for work, so the pain would often slow him down.
At Mark’s next visit he went to our lab to
have Diet Typing done before his Prolotherapy treatment. His results showed
that he was a slow oxidizer and had acidic blood pH. His slow oxidation
showed that he had vegetarian physiology and would need to follow the Monkey
Diet.
Read Article
Prolotherapy Problems
Prolotherapy
in its ability to cure
chronic pain
is completely dependent on the
Prolotherapist
treating completely the injured structures. This means that all the injured
structures are treated with a strong enough solution to heal the area in a
reasonable period of time.
We find that most people are cured of their pain with three to six
Prolotherapy
sessions. If by the sixth Prolotherapy session a person has not had
significant improvement, we search for another cause of their pain like
infection or allergy.
People who are receiving 30 or 40 Prolotherapy sessions to cure their
chronic pain are paying a lot of money that they wouldn't have to pay if
they went to a physician who utilizes stronger
Prolotherapy solutions then they
are receiving and/or did more shots per visit.
In general with the Hackett/Hemwall/Hauser
technique of Prolotherapy, a good rule of thumb in regard to the number of
injections per area is 10 to 20
for an extremity (knee, ankle,
shoulder)
and anywhere from 30 to 60 for the neck, back, or
thoracic spine.
Another reason a person gets inadequate Prolotherapy is that there was
inadequate inflammation with the
Prolotherapy treatment. Remember the body only heals by inflammation. In
some people stronger Prolotherapy solutions are needed to get an adequate
inflammatory
reaction after the treatment.
Until a person gets the injured structures completely treated with
Prolotherapy with a strong enough solution, the person has not failed
Prolotherapy. It is important that after a Prolotherapy session, that a
person feels stiff for at least one to two days. If the stiffness after the
treatment only lasts a few hours, then the immune reaction to the treatment
most likely will not be enough to regenerate the
connective tissue needed for
healing.
In such a situation there are two options. Figure out why the person has a
poor immune response by doing metabolic,
nutritional, and
hormonal testing, or use a
stronger Prolotherapy solution.
Physicians who have a lot of experience doing Prolotherapy may have ten
different solutions they use depending on the individual case.
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Dec 2, 2009
Back Surgery
I was recently sent a link from the NPR (national public radio) website about a
person in Maine who started looking at what was going on in their health care
system. In the 1970s, it was shown that the hysterectomy rate in Maine was
incredibly high. Eventually it was basically shown that more high-tech medical
procedures like instrumentation back fusion for degenerative disk disease did
not elicit better results. If this is so "why were so many of these procedures
being done?" The researchers ended up feeling that the main answer was money.
The more complicated a surgery, the more everyone was getting paid, including
the surgeons.
Anyone who takes a neutral view and looks at our health care system, especially
as it relates to how we deal with pain patients in the United States, can easily
see that more is not necessarily better. If people don’t take an active role in
their pain care and rely on expensive drugs, arthroscopies, and complicated
surgeries, without themselves getting healthy, there is good chance that besides
a big bill with potential debt, they will also be left with pain. The questions
to ask yourself before undergoing a complicated surgery is, “Is this going to
get my body stronger and healthier?” and "Is there an alternative that is less
expensive and less invasive?” To both of these questions, I say the answer is
“yes.”
People may be surprised, but I do, in fact, on rare, and let me say it, rare
occasions, recommend surgery. There are clear indications for surgery. If a
person doesn’t meet these strict criteria, then surgery doesn’t work. I, of
course, see many, many and let me say it again, “many” surgical failures. This
is why I reiterate that if you or someone you love has chronic pain and someone
has recommended surgery, run, no make that sprint, to the Prolotherapist! If
Prolotherapy isn’t going to work and you need surgery, wouldn’t you feel more
comfortable knowing that you went to a conservative doctor and received
reassurance that surgery is the answer? Most often, however, the doctor would
say, “You are a great Prolotherapy candidate. Most likely with good nutrition,
exercise, and Prolotherapy you will not need surgery!” These words need to be
spoken more often because "less is often better!"
Knee Surgery
During an initial consultation, I explain to patients that
Prolotherapy
stimulates the body to repair painful areas. and can help many conditions,
including a knee that has been through
surgery.
It doesn’t matter if the damage to the knee came from an injury,
NSAID,
cortisone shot, or surgical
procedure, the tissue will heal the same way. If a joint and/or its structures
are damaged, weakened, torn, or degenerated, the treatment needed is
Prolotherapy.
When a person has surgery on a knee, they are typically left with a decreased
amount of meniscal tissue, which
causes greater stress on the articular
cartilage.
In this case, physicians who perform
Prolotherapy
will inject
Prolotherapy injections
into the joint to stimulate repair.
Sometimes stronger proliferants will need to be used to promote faster healing.
Cartilage
cells have Growth Hormone receptors on them. In terms of repair, cartilage is
generally slower to heal than other tissues treated with
Prolotherapy.
Therefore, it may take more time and treatment sessions. With enough patience,
the articular cartilage can and will be repaired.
Prolotherapy
is also successful for the person who experiences suboptimal results from
knee
surgery.
Because the degenerative process is always the same,
Prolotherapy
can be used to stimulate repair to the areas that were injured with surgery.
Athletes and those with prior surgeries are finally realizing that they can get
back to sports because of the healing powers of
Prolotherapy.
Prolotherapy
is effective for a multitude of knee
injuries since all of them involve injuries to the same soft tissue
structures, which include the
menisci,
articular cartilage, tendons, and
ligaments. Thanks to
Prolotherapy,
the athlete and those desiring to be active can heal their
sports
injuries
and other knee pains permanently, naturally, and safely! |
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Nov 25, 2009
Other factors can play a role in helping someone become pain
free
Lisa, a 49 year old female, came to Caring Medical suffering
with low and mid back pain for about two years. She had
tried
chiropractic care
and over the counter
anti-inflammatories
with only temporary relief. She also complained of eczema,
gas and bloating, constipation, hot flashes, irregular
periods, hair loss, PMS, history of endometriosis, and low
libido. She was on no medications besides natural
progesterone
cream and some dietary supplements such as fish oils,
digestive enzymes, and calcium.
Read
Prolotherapy: A case history Prolotherapy -
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Nov 18, 2009
Degenerative Disc
Disease
Sciatica
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Most people who come to
me for low back or
neck pain
truly believe that it is their degenerative disc disease that is causing
the problem. Since everyone has degenerative disc disease by the age of 40, this
can’t be the cause of the pain, since almost everyone at the age of the 40 has
no neck or back pain. Honestly, degenerative disc disease even shows up in
teenagers. Did you know that the most common reason that discs show up as
degenerated on
MRI’s
and CT Scans is dehydration? The discs are very sensitive to dehydration. Since
most of us don’t drink enough water, is it any wonder that so many people show
up as having degenerative disc disease?
Why do you think so many people get
disc surgery and have
continued pain? Why do so many people get
IDET (frying of the disc)
and still have pain? The reason is the disc is not causing the pain problem the
person is having. Sure, some people have degenerative discs that cause them
pain, but the majority of people who have these diagnoses, have pain that is
coming from another structure. What other structure?
Besides the nerve, the most painful part of the musculoskeletal system
is probably where the muscles,
ligaments, and tendons
attach to the bone. The periosteum (outside of the bone) is very
sensitive. This is where all these structures attach to the bone. So if a person
has a ligament or tendon injury, it is almost always where it attaches to the
bone. This can be amazingly painful. When a ligament is stretched, injured, or
torn, the joint becomes unstable, since the ligaments provide stability for
structures.
Why do people with
low back pain
have muscle spasms? Not because the discs are degenerated, because the
discs do not provide stability to the lower back, the ligaments do. The muscles
spasm in order to stabilize the back after a ligament injury. If you have neck
or low back pain that is accompanied by muscle spasms, then think ligament
injury. Since you are thinking ligament injury, then what treatment should you
get to stimulate ligament repair? Prolotherapy! See this isn’t so hard is it?
Everyone who has a pain radiating down the leg is diagnosed with
sciatica.
Okay, not everyone, just about everyone. Do you know that if a nerve is really
pinched that you could barely have a conversation with me? You be wracked with
pain. As it is now, your pain comes and goes. You may even have a tingling down
your leg. No, it isn’t your sciatic nerve getting pinched. You simply have a
ligament in your lower back, such as the sacroiliac ligament that is not
stabilizing your pelvis. The pain or numb feeling down your leg is a
referral
pain. It isn’t a nerve
getting pinched. If you can sit in a chair and raise your leg straight out in
front of you without reproducing your pain, then most likely you have a ligament
injury and not an injury to your sciatic nerve. (In other words, you don’t have
lumbar radiculopathy).
If you have more low back pain than leg pain, then most likely you have
a ligament injury in your back and not a pinched nerve. If you are in pain but
it isn’t to the point of causing you to sweat, you most likely have a ligament
injury, not a sciatic nerve getting pinched. If you can feel equally in both
legs, in other words the numbness you feel isn’t true numbness, because when
someone touches your skin you feel it fine. It is thus numbiness. Numbiness is
the sensation of numbness, but on physical examination your sensation (sense of
touch) is fine. This is a referral sensation, generally from a ligament injury,
not a nerve injury.
Lumbar Radiculopathy
The arguments against this diagnosis are the same as
sciatica. If I suspect someone has lumbar
radiculopathy, I generally have the patient get an
EMG/NCV test to verify
it. No, you can’t verify a nerve is getting pinched by an
MRI - See Knee Research Study or
CT scan. It can suggest it. The actual physiological test to verify it is an
electromyography/nerve conduction velocity test (EMG/NCV) on the nerves. Someone
with a true lumbar radiculopathy typically has all of the below:
• More leg pain than low back pain
• 90% of the pain or greater is leg pain
• Pain gets to a 10 out of 10
• The pain is unbearable
• Even
narcotic medications
barely touch the pain
• True numbness or weakness in muscles
• MRI documentation of severe disc herniation or
facet
arthritis
Very seldom do I see people like that. Generally, they have bad pain,
but they are talking to me fine. When I walk into the exam room to meet a new
patient and they are laying down in the fetal position and in obvious pain, then
I suspect lumbar radiculopathy. Since ligaments, like the posterior hip
ligaments,
sacrotuberous, and
sacroiliac and lumbosacral ligaments refer pain down the leg, when someone has
some referral pain down the leg and doesn’t have the above signs/symptoms, then
most likely I tell them they have a ligament injury. Once convinced they have a
ligament injury, then the most logical treatment choice for them would be
Prolotherapy. |
Nov 11, 2009
Frequently asked questions about Prolotherapy and the following conditions:
KNEE DEGENERATION
If you have reasonable range of motion (at least 50% of normal), then you have a
great chance of responding to Prolotherapy. Typically three to ten sessions are
needed. The amount of sessions depends a lot on the extent of the
arthritis.
In many cases Prolotherapy is a great alternative, however in knee degeneration
sometimes surgery is your only option.
MENISCAL TEAR
Menisci are tissues that help cushion the knee. When damaged, they do not repair
well so surgeons will often tell patients that surgery is the only option. For
the vast majority of
Meniscal
tears, Prolotherapy works great.
Also the person can train while getting Prolotherapy. This is another advantage
especially for the athlete.
MORTON’S NEUROMA
I have treated a lot of ‘morton
neuroma’ patients and had great success eliminating the pain with
Prolotherapy. Typically these patients have a ‘dropped metatarsal head’ from a
ligament injury.
Prolotherapy to the ligament helps strengthen the area and the pain diminishes.
While the person is getting Prolotherapy I have them wear Yogi Toes This
is a device that spreads their toes, so the nerve has more room. Eventually the
nerve feels fine and so does their foot!
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR
If a person has a
Rotator Cuff
tear as the primary pathology in
their
shoulder, Prolotherapy generally
works great. If the tear occurred because of a big bone spur in the
acromioclavicular
joint then shaving the bone spur with arthroscopy may be needed. Rotator cuff
problems are one of the most common conditions treated successfully with
Prolotherapy.
LUMBAR DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE
Lumbago or
low back pain
is still the most common pain experienced by people. Modern orthopedics is still
trying to find an operation that works. Prolotherapy to the lower back is the
most common procedure I do. Most low back pain is from the
sacroiliac
joint and not the lumbar degenerative discs. Most people have
degenerated discs
and have no back pain. That is why it is a second opinion should be sought.
‘CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY’
Prolotherapy is great at curing ‘cervical
radiculopathy’. I put in the quotes because most people who have been
told they cervical radiculopathy have no pinched nerves in their neck. Not every
pain radiating down the arm means a pinched nerve in the neck. It can be a
ligament
referral
pain
from the elbow, shoulder,
neck,
or
thoracic
area. If it is from a ligament problem, then Prolotherapy works great. A sign
that it is a ligament problem is when the person has a ‘numb’ feeling in the
arm, hand, or fingers but sensation sense is fine. This is called numbiness and
characteristic of a ligament problem.
‘CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME’
There are many cases of people diagnosed with
carpal tunnel syndrome who
responded great with Prolotherapy to the elbow. The ligaments around the elbows
refer pain into the fingers. The person can also have a numb sensation in the
fingers also with ligament problems. So if the surgeon wants to ‘unpinch’ the
nerve in your wrist, consider getting a second opinion from a
Prolotherapist.
OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE ANKLE
Getting better with Prolotherapy and exercise for extensive arthritis in the
ankle is a long process but the patients I have seen prefer that to having
Ankle Fusion
DEGENERATIVE HIP ARTHRITIS
People often wait too long to see a Prolotherapist with this condition. It is
important if the doctor says you have the beginnings of hip arthritis, seek out
the attention of a Prolotherapist. If you wait too long to see one you will end
up getting a
hip replacement.
What would you rather have? Some Prolotherapy now with some exercises and
supplements to help your hip get stronger or slow degeneration of your hip until
you are disabled and need a hip replacement? Are you really so sure you will
recover 100% with surgery?
Yes Prolotherapy does give the surgical candidate options. Prolotherapy is not
always the best option but then again neither is surgery. Each has its role. For
most folks getting an evaluation by a Prolotherapist before undergoing the knife
treatment makes a lot of sense. It could save them the operation all together! |
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Nov 4
How Much Inflammation
Should There Be?
It is quite common for someone to ask me or
my staff; “How much inflammation should I have with
Prolotherapy?”
There are actually two answers to this. The first one is obvious. You need
enough inflammation to heal. Someone can heal after Prolotherapy with only a
minimal
inflammatory
discomfort and someone else may have the whole area very tender, stiff and
inflamed.
So one can not always go by the amount of stiffness or
swelling
after the Prolotherapy to determine if that person will heal or not. If someone
is not improving and not getting stiffness or inflammation, the
Prolotherapist can increase the
amount of inflammation by changing the solution but there is a more important
point here.
Not getting a good inflammatory reaction even with the most gentle basic
Prolotherapy solution
is an indicator that the persons healing ability is severely compromised. What
the person needs to do is work on their overall health!!!!
I can not emphasize the last point enough. If a person just has the
Prolotherapist ‘increase’ the strength of the solution without correcting their
healing deficit, the odds are the person will be back in the Prolotherapists
office.
When healing is optimal Prolotherapy works best,
often with the more gentle basic solutions.
Read the related article
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
EAT WELL
For the person wanting to maximize the healing after Prolotherapy, it is
essential to eat a healthy diet.
The person getting a sugar load several times a day is walking around in an
immunosuppressed state. The immune system is what proliferates the tissue after
Prolotherapy. So stop eating sugar and junk food and start eating healthy. It’s
all part of the program. You need the building blocks of good nutrition to build
new tissue.
Caring Medical, through clinical experience, has
developed a simple blood testing method called
Diet Typing
that can help you determine which diet is best for your particular body type.
These articles maybe helpful
What Could Be Wrong When Prolotherapy
Doesn't Work?
How Nutrition Can Heal Your Chronic Pain
How Much Inflammation
Prolotherapy and Diet
A 71 year old woman who came to Caring Medical all the way from New England
because she heard about Prolotherapy in a newsletter that she receives.
Diet, Migraines and Prolotherapy: A Case
History
History: Michelle is a 56 year old female who came to Caring Medical in January
of 2008 with complaints of
migraines
and
neck pain that have been occurring for 25
years.
Diet and Chronic Pain
We recently had a patient come in for
Prolotherapy injections
for upper back pain, low back pain,
and hip pain.
She had had a nightmare experience with surgery and was left with so much pain
that she had to quit her job and spent most days in bed.
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OCTOBER 27
Estradiol Inhibits Healing
One of our jobs at Caring Medical is to
help our patients have the best chance to heal from their pain.
Prolotherapy is the treatment of
choice in our opinion for lax (injured)
tendons and
ligament which cause pain.
There are plenty of things a person can do to aid healing. A good diet and
proper exercise are a given. Most people intuitively know why they are
important, and we can educate folks in the particulars. Not so apparent is the
effect that hormones can have on the
healing response.
If you were to sit in our waiting room for a day,
or in most other pain clinics for that matter, you would see that there are
significantly more women in them than men.
Acidic blood and
chronic pain
We utilize a simple
diagnostic testing procedure known as
Diet Typing to determine a person's under lying physiology. A
significant portion of the testing involves testing the blood pH level. The
pH level, together with a glucose
tolerance test and some other testing will help us determine which
diet you need to follow for your individual body type. Ensuring that our
patients follow the appropriate diet helps in their overall healing,
especially in conjunction with Prolotherapy.
A significant number of chronic pain patients show a lower than normal blood
plasma pH.
A person with low blood pH has what is termed acid blood. Acid blood is
typically dark in color due to low oxygen content. Oxygen is the food that
allows the body to extract and store energy from the blood. A low oxygen
content in the blood compromises healing capabilities.
The treatment for acid blood is to consume foods and supplements which
neutralize the blood pH. This is accomplished by consuming items which are
alkaline and by reducing the intake of acidic items. Caffeine, sugar, wheat,
citrus fruits, soda pop, and potatoes should be avoided, whereas protein and
vegetables should be the majority of the meal. Supplements such as green
algae or alfalfa also help neutralize acidic blood.
Nuts, seeds, brown rice, or soy products are good sources of protein if a
vegetarian diet is preferred. People with acid blood are typically
carbohydrate addicts and consume very little protein. Protein is needed in
the diet because collagen,
which makes up ligaments and tendons,
is the most abundant protein in the body. Collagen is the building block for
ligament and tendon tissue. A healthy diet with adequate amounts of protein
for soft tissue growth is essential for heathy ligament and tendon injuries.
Another interesting finding is that our testing consistently reveals that
chronic pain patients suffer
from chronic dehydration.
Chronic dehydration produces a reduction in shock absorbing capabilities of
the intervertebral discs and articular
cartilage,
placing additional stress on the
ligaments to stabilize
the joints. The end result is
ligament laxity, injury,
and resultant chronic pain. It is very important for the person in chronic
pain to drink six to eight glasses of purified water per day.
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OCTOBER 20
Case History:
Chest and Rib Pain
in the Martial Artist
James Heugh, a 19 year-old mixed martial arts fighter from Ontario, Canada,
first came to Caring Medical in late December 2008, complaining of severe pain
around the right side of his sternum. As you can imagine, the very nature of his
chosen sport resulted in numerous strikes to the chest, not only in competitive
matches, but also during many sparring sessions. This combat sport combines the
hand blows of boxing, the kicks of karate, and the throws of wrestling and judo.
James remembers sometime in mid 2008 receiving a “knee” to the chest. A few
months later as he was throwing a heavier opponent from atop of him, he felt
some movement around his sternum. From that point, most of the
ribs in his right chest began to
“pop” out of place with certain motions. His pain increased as the injuries
mounted, and only inactivity relieved his pain, which was not an option for a
mixed martial artist. After allowing three and a half months to rest and take
joint repairing supplements, along with anti-inflammatory medications, James was
still in pain and not competing. An internet search led him to
Prolotherapy and Caring Medical.
Read the article
Prolozone®
Some of our readers have emailed us asking us our thoughts on Prolozone®.
In regard to using Ozone as the
proliferant in Prolotherapy,
here are my thoughts: Few doctors in the United States have treated as many
patients as I have with Ozone therapy.
I learned Ozone therapy from the then-president of the German Ozone Society
(main organization utilizing ozone therapy at the time), Gerd Wasser, M.D.
Besides teaching me major autohemotherapy, direct ozone gas insufflations, he
taught me to inject ozone therapy into joints. I myself received Ozone therapy
into my knee joint to try it and have utilized it on some of my patients.
Most folks know that I was taught Prolotherapy by
Gustav Hemwall, M.D.,
the then (early 90’s) most experienced (or one of the most experienced)
Prolotherapists in the world. As such, I had and continue to have remarkable
results with Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy. Some of the remarkable results we
have published in scientific papers that are available at
www.journalofprolotherapy.com.
As I was able to compare my own personal experience with Hackett-Hemwall
Prolotherapy to Prolozone, I chose Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy. This does not
mean that Prolozone does not work. I respect the doctors who use it and look
forward to seeing their results published using this technique, as myself and
others using Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy have done.
I would like to make one more remark. What I try to do with Prolotherapy is
simulate the mechanisms in which the body heals itself. When a person injures
soft tissues like ligaments, sugar is released from inside the cells and fat is
released as cell membranes are broken (during the trauma or injury).
These simple substances then trigger the immune system to increase growth
factors at the wound site. The solutions that are utilized with Hackett-Hemwall
Prolotherapy, such as dextrose, are not only safe, but when properly
administered do a great job. They simulate the mechanisms of how the body heals
itself. To make solutions stronger, additives such as cod liver extracts, human
growth hormone, and
platelet rich plasma again
simulate what normally occurs in the human body with healing an injury.
So from an efficacy standpoint, as well as a safety standpoint, Hackett-Hemwall
Prolotherapy has stood the test of time. |
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OCTOBER 13
Back Pain After Surgery
Is Prolotherapy Still an Option?
Many people only become aware of
Prolotherapy after they have
undergone a surgical procedure for
back pain.
Although the pain may not be as severe as it was before the surgery, most people
continue to experience significant back pain after surgery. Why? Because the
back surgery
involved removing supporting structures, such as a lamina,
facet, or disc, thus weakening
surrounding segments.
Prolotherapy injections
to the weakened segments in the
lumbar vertebrae often result in
definitive pain relief in post-surgery pain syndromes. Back pain is commonly due
to several factors and surgery may have eliminated only one. It is possible, for
example, to have back pain from a
lumbar herniated disc and a
sacroiliac
joint problem. Surgery may address the herniated disc problem but not the
sacroiliac problem. In this example, Prolotherapy injections to the sacroiliac
joint would cure the
chronic pain
problem.
Unfortunately, it is common for a person to have
lumbar spine surgery for a sciatica
complaint diagnosed from an abnormality” on an
MRI
scan. The sciatica” complaint was a simple
ligament problem in the
sacroiliac joint and the MRI scan finding was not clinically relevant—it had
nothing to do with the pain problem. For the majority of people who experience
pain radiating down the leg, even in cases where numbness is present, the cause
of the problem is not a pinched nerve but
sacroiliac ligament
weakness.
C1 VERTEBRAE
Numerous patients over the years have come in with what I term “C1 Syndrome,” a
condition caused by mal-rotation of the C1 vertebrae. The first
cervical
vertebra is extremely important since your head sits on it. It is responsible
along with C2 for the rotation of the skull. C1 is the reason we can turn our
heads to the right or the left. In C1 syndrome, there is excessive movement of
C1 so that it stays either rotated to the right or to the left.
Over the years I have seen numerous cases of C1 Syndrome; some of them severe.
There was one young lady that could not even stand up because of dizziness from
C1 Syndrome. I was treating her in the office with no fluoroscopy but
eventually she needed Prolotherapy under fluoroscopy with strong solutions to
rid her of the problem. She went from totally disabled to totally fine with
Prolotherapy to C1.
Currently in the United States there are thousands of people who get periodic
episodes of severe nausea and dizziness. Many of these people do get adequate
relief with chiropractic care. For those who continually have C1 go out,
Prolotherapy, in my opinion, is most likely the best solution because C1
Syndrome can be cured with Prolotherapy. If someone sees a
chiropractor
for the condition, it is helpful to ask him/her which way specifically it goes
out, so the
Prolotherapist can treat it
accordingly. For the above patient, C1 was rotating counterclockwise and
Prolotherapy to counteract this rotation was given.
Sacroiliac Pain
After Six Prolotherapy Sessions
Q. At what point-after, say, 6+ Prolotherapy treatments by an experienced
Prolotherapist does one begin to
consider SI (sacroiliac) joint fixation/fusion? I am seeing some progress in
terms of frequency of recurrent sublixation of the joint, but am still in a
considerable amount of pain. I know that experiences are different, but at what
point do we say that this is as good as it can get with prolo?
A. Prolotherapy is extremely successful at curing sacroiliac pain and
subluxations. Generally when I see a patient that has gone somewhere else and
had a lot of Prolotherapy and the condition has not responded it is because of
one of these factors:
1. The solution used was not strong enough.
2. The treatments were not thorough enough.
3. The person is doing something in between visits to loosen the sacroiliac
joint again (the most obvious one would be
manipulations).
Having said all that I believe I have sent 2-3 people (out of say 1,000+) with
sacroiliac problems for fusion.
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OCTOBER 5
I have a torn meniscus and
my doctors suggested I have arthroscopy.
I wanted to know how
Prolotherapy works and what is the recovery time and is Prolotherapy a
permanent cure?
A. For people with meniscal and
cartilage issues, generally more than
the average three to six visits will be needed for complete healing of
the knee, but it IS possible to achieve some significant healing and
relief. At each session, you would receive from 20-30
injections to
strengthen the meniscus and cartilage, as well as the surrounding
ligaments. Treatments are generally spaced four weeks apart. But if you
are in a hurry, treatments can be given every one to two weeks. The
wonderful part of Prolotherapy is that you can exercise while you are
undergoing the treatment. For meniscal injuries this would typically
involve Bosu Ball, cycling and swimming. No running generally.
The results we see with Prolotherapy are usually curative (although not
everyone will get these desired results.) Once an individual has completed
the treatments as recommended by the physician, the area does not need
further treatment unless there is a reinjury. Also, after each session
there are usually no limitations. You can return to work as usual. Of
course, one would not want to continue any activity that causes
excessive pain.
PROLOTHERAPY CAN PUT CURVE
BACK INTO NECKS
A patient came in with severe muscle spasms in the neck. Her neck x-rays, which
were taken by a
chiropractor showed a straightening of the normal lordotic curve
of the neck. She had received 120 manipulations to her neck and countless
sessions of
physical therapy. She probably spent $10,000 of her own money on
previous care for her neck pain.
The patient's history was interesting in that she appeared to have muscle
tension
headaches initially. By the time she came to Caring Medical she was
assessed as having
Overmanipulation Syndrome. This conditions is actually caused
by too much
chiropractic manipulation. She now had severe
ligament laxity in her
neck with compensatory muscle spasm, resulting in the 'straight' neck.
The patient received six
Prolotherapy sessions over the course of six months.
She had a completely recovery of her neck pain. After the Prolotherapy, neck
x-rays were taken which showed her lordotic curve had returned. The reason for
this is a cessation of the
cervical muscle spasms because of the repair in the
ligaments that took place with Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy by tightening and
repairing the ligaments, the muscles could now relax because the vertebral
joints were stable. |
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September 30
MRI's NOCEBO EFFECT
You have all heard of the placebo effect, such as when a person is given a sugar
pill but believes it is a high blood pressure pill and their blood pressure goes
down.
Now you need to know about placebo’s cousin, the nocebo effect.
This occurs when a doctor shows a person their MRI scan and says the MRI looks
really bad that there is a lot of arthritis. The doctor then expresses surprise
that the person can even walk, the MRI is that bad!
Well you know what happens next-the persons pain gets worse! The nocebo effect
is when a doctor tells a person that their MRI is terrible and it is crushing a
nerve and the person should be feeling terrible-and soon they are.
The problem is is that the MRI may show something that isn’t true, sometime this
falsehood can lead the person to have more pain and even worse medical
procedures like surgeries that are unwarranted.
My job and the job of other Prolotherapists is to recognize the nocebo effect
and tell folks that their nerves are fine. They have no nerve problem as
evidenced by their history and exam and that their referral pain is from a
ligament.
Often I’ll have a client in my office talking to me, moving around fine, yes
they are in pain, but when I tell a joke, the laugh. They definitely aren’t in
agony and sometimes they have no pain. So let’s think about it. If your nerve
is pinched like the MRI says – wouldn’t it be pinched all the time? If this
was true do you think you would have a little pain or a lot? Would it be there
all the time or some of the time? You see if you have pain that comes and goes
and often times is a 2-3 on a scale of 0 to 10 then the odds of you or that
person having a pinch nerve are very, very little. Most likely they have
ligament injury and guess what? Ligament injuries in the spine do not show up
on MRI! So if you have a ligament injury causing your pain then most likely
your MRI will give you a false positive.
Chronic Pain and
Brain Atrophy
I suspected it, but now it has been proven: Chronic Pain Causes the Brain to
Shrink - up to 11%. Research has shown that the brain can shrink (atrophy)
up to 11% with chronic pain, like the pain someone experiences with conditions
such as chronic
low back pain
or
Fibromyalgia.
In other words, the brain can age 10-20 years if pain is not dealt with.
The researchers have found that not only have scans and magnetic imagery
documented the loss of gray matter, a number of other studies complement these
findings in that the brains of chronic pain patients demonstrate altered
neurochemistry and central nervous system processing of input signals such as
odors, taste, heat, emotions, and touch. Studies show that chronic pain patients
do not process external stimuli in a normal fashion. So what can a chronic
pain patient do for this? Obviously, the most important factor is treating
the pain with something that can help cure the pain!
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September 16
MRI SAYS HERNIATED DISC
Does
Caring
Medical order MRIs?
Almost
never. In my opinion, most
MRI findings have nothing to do with why the person has pain and
is thus the reason for most ‘failed surgery syndromes.’ Almost all people
even after surgery are not pain free. Surgery for pain in the best case
scenario should be done only after all of the conservative treatments have
been tried and failed. This includes
Prolotherapy!
Degenerated joints, including degenerated or
herniated
discs, signify
ligament laxity. Ligament laxity or vertebral instabilities are the reason that discs
become degenerated.
A
herniated disc by definition means the nucleus pulposis
(gelatin part of the disc) has herniated through the annulus fibrosis, which
is ligamentous tissue.
Caring Medical has an 80%+ success rate of helping
people with acute and chronic disc
herniations and
degenerated discs resolve
their pain and disability without surgery. For a person in relatively good
shape and immune function (good healing ability) the likelihood of success is
even higher. Prolotherapy by stimulating the ligaments to heal, helps the
vertebral segment become stabilized and thus eliminates the reason for the
degenerated disc. |
August 11, 2009
How Many Shots?
While the notion of getting a lot of injections into your
body may not be appealing, surely you want every area of
your body treated that is causing pain? Is it any wonder
when a person goes to a Prolotherapy doctor and gets two or
three shots why they don’t get completely better?
We all know conceptually if you injure a structure in a
joint that over time that injury is going to affect all the
structures of the joint. Most people come to a
Prolotherapist after they have had the pain for several
years. What may have started out as a simple ligament
sprain, after 3-6 years is now a total joint problem. All
the structures of the joint and around the joint (or at
least the majority of them) need to be treated with
Prolotherapy to completely alleviate the pain!
It is common for me to see patients for the first time who
talk about the one shot Prolotherapy they received at
another office. While in the most technical sense, this
might be Prolotherapy, (because they used a Prolotherapy
solution), it may not be effective. To be effective, the
Prolotherapist must do the following:
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Stimulate all the
structures that are injured to heal.
-
Use enough solution per
structure to induce a sufficient healing reaction.
-
Use a strong enough
solution per structure to induce a sufficient healing
reaction.
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Help the person obtain
maximum health if their health is not good.
-
Assist the person in
getting off medications, supplements, or traditional
hormones (like birth control pills) that inhibit
healing.
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Assist the person to get
their lifestyle and relationships such that they help,
rather than hinder, progress.
There is obviously more to it
than the above, but the main point here is that in the
history of Caring Medical, we have never had one patient
ever leave the office disappointed that they didn’t get
enough shots!
Prolotherapy Not Working?
Don't Stop The Inflammation
This means you should not be taking any anti-inflammatories
or narcotic medications, which inhibit the immune system and
inflammation. Tylenol, acetaminophen, muscle relaxers, and
Ultram are okay. These help decrease pain, but do not
inhibit the inflammatory response. Herbs, enzymes and
vitamins are also very helpful, but avoid ginger as this
inhibits prostaglandin synthesis which is needed for proper
inflammation.
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08/04/2009
Prolotherapy and
Rolfing
07/24/2009
P2G
07/01/2009 Sacroiliac pain after Prolotherapy
06/10/2009
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
06/03/2009 "Painless" Whole Body
Prolotherapy
04/15/2009
Snapping scapula syndrome
04/01/2009 Prolotherapy Research
A
Retrospective Study on Dextrose Prolotherapy for Unresolved Knee Pain
04/01/2009
The Regeneration of Articular Cartilage
with Prolotherapy
04/01/2009
Diet, Prolotherapy and Arthritis
04/01/2009
Five
Medical Conditions and Prolotherapy
03/25/2009
tinnitus
03/11/2009
MUSCLE WEAKNESS
AND PROLOTHERAPY
03/03/2009
JJ, a 46 year old female competitive league
golfer
03/03/2009
Maximizing Prolotherapy Response
02/25/2009
Tendon Damage from FLUOROQUINOLONES
ANTIBIOTICS
02/25/2009
Burning Mouth Syndrome
02/25/2009
Quick Treatment Gets Hospital
Medical Biller Back to Work - Tessie
02/18/2009
Medical Biller Back to Work
02/05/09
The Hauser Diet®
Natural Medicine Program
01/21/09
Cervical Radiculopthy
01/21/09
PRP Case Study
01/14/09
JoAnn-Thoracic
Outlet Syndrome
12/31/2008
Prolotherapy, Diet, Migraines - Michelle 56
12/24/2008
JJ, a 46 year old female competitive league
golfer
12/17/2008
Diet, Hormones and Prolotherapy (TMJ)
12/17/2008
Food, Inflammation, Healing
12/10/2008
Prolotherapy for C1
12/10/2008
Headaches, Neck Stiffness, Ringing In The
Ears
12/03/08
Alkaline and Acidic Blood pH How Does It Effect Prolotherapy?
11/19/08 Knee Pain I
am 83 years old and have had knee pain for many years
11/14/08 LIGAMENT INJURY
11/12/08
PRP Case Study
11/05/08
JJ, a 46 year old female
competitive league golfer
11/05/08
The Opera Singer's Jaw Pain Prolotherapy
11/05/08
Does It Affect Hormone Levels and Other
Laboratory tests?
10/22/08
Anti-Inflammatory In The Prolotherapy
Solution?
10/22/08
C1 vertebrae
10/22/08
Prolotherapy and Muscle Wasting?
10/15/08 Tailbone pain
10/15/08
Cervical Radiculopthy
09/24/08 Long Term Study Confirmation! Do Not Rely on MRI Findings for Knee Pain
Etiology!
09/19/08
Three Cervical Radiculopthy
Prolotherapy Treatments
09/17/08 Special Announcements
09/03/08 Estradiol Inhibits Healing and is Carcinogenic: Both Reasons Women
Should Not Be on Birth Control Pills
09/03/08 Why it is Crucial for the Chronic Pain Patient to Stop Using Narcotics
– ASAP! Prolotherapy
08/20/08 THE
DOCTOR SAID THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO TO GET RID OF YOUR PAIN
08/13/08 How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
08/06/08
Headaches, Neck
Stiffness, Ringing In The Ears
08/06/08
Knee Pain I am 83 years
old and have had knee pain for many years
07/30/08
Golfers Knee
07/30/08
The Opera Singer's Jaw Pain Prolotherapy
07/30/08
Does It Affect Hormone
Levels and Other Laboratory tests? Prolotherapy
07/25/08 Physical therapy increases pain? Prolotherapy
07/25/08 Prolotherapy After Knee Replacement?
07/23/08 Prolotherapy Not Working? Don't Stop The Inflammation Prolotherapy
07/18/08 Reasons Why Prolotherapy May Not Work Prolotherapy
07/16/08 Prolotherapy and Radiculopathy
07/11/08 Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy Case History
07/09/08 Prolotherapy and Diet Prolotherapy
07/04/08 Prolotherapy and Nerve Blocks Prolotherapy
07/02/08 Common Questions About Sports Injuries and Prolotherapy Prolotherapy
07/02/08 What About Calcium Deposits? Prolotherapy
06/25/08 PROLOTHERAPY: A Great Alternative Treatment For Full Thickness Rotator
Cuff Tears Prolotherapy
06/20/08 Prolotherapy and
Muscle Wasting?
06/04/08 Cervical Radiculopthy
05/28/08 PROLOTHERAPY FOR DISCOGENIC PAIN AND ANNULAR TEARS
05/21/08 What would I do if I was diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy?
05/21/08 Pyriformis Syndrome
04/30/08THE
DOCTOR SAID THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO TO GET RID OF YOUR PAIN
04/23/08 Prolotherapy Not Working?
04/23/08
Does It Affect Hormone
Levels and Other Laboratory tests?
May 7
Prolotherapy and Muscle
Wasting?
Prolotherapy with Platelet Rich Plasma Case History:
April 16
Overmanipulation Syndrome
Tendinopathy in Sports
March 26
WHEN CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION STOPS WORKING
Stretching
March 12
PROLOTHERAPY AFTER BACK SURGERY
The HS Athlete and PROLO
March 5
Platelet Rich Plasma Turns the Tide
Prolotherapy gets Triathlete with Spondylolisthesis back to racing
February 28
PROLOTHERAPY FOR THE SERIOUS ATHLETE WITH SERIOUS INJURIES
February 20
Prolotherapy is a Better Option than a $9000 Cervical Epidural!
Top Ten Sports Injuries I See in
Triathletes; and what are the results with
Prolotherapy
February 5, 2008
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
Flat Foot Pain and Posterior Tibial
Tendon Injuries
January 23, 2008
Determining Ligament Laxity in the
Lower Back
January 16, 2008
Cervical Radiculopthy
January 2, 2007
Prolotherapy and Muscle
Wasting?
November 21, 2007
Prolotherapy and
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
November 14, 2007
The Cost of Prolotherapy
Pyriformis Syndrome
November 7, 2007
Neck Pain Observational Study
Nerve Block Questions
October 31, 2007
Tolerating The Injections!
October 24, 2007
Is it Sciatica
Prolotherapy and
Shoulder Separation
October 17, 2007
Numbness
October 10, 2007
Soreness after Prolotherapy
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
October 3, 2007
September 26, 2007
Prolotherapy Following
Hip Replacement
September 19, 2007
Do You Use
Synvisc?
I Have Frozen Shoulder
September 5, 2007
Tendinopathy
Calcium
Deposits
August 29, 2007
Headaches
Groin
Pain, Hip Pain
August 15, 2007
Neck Disc Herniation
August 8, 2007
Prolotherapy and Muscle
Wasting?
Pain in the Right Posterior Thoracic Region
Case History
August 1, 2007
Why Prolotherapy Results May Not Be Seen Immediately
July 26, 2007
10 Tips
to Determine if You Are A Good Prolotherapy Candidate
July 19, 2007
MORE
PROOF THAT DEXTROSE PROTHERAPY WORKS:
July 12, 2007
Is Your Prolotherapy Not Working:
You
Could Be the Cause!
Prolotherapy for Acute Injury
July 5, 2007
Top Five Medical Conditions You Believe
You Have…But DON’T!
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
June 27, 2007
Prolotherapy with Platelet Rich Plasma
Solution
Prolotherapy:
The Best Alternative to Open Bankart Surgery
June 20, 2007
Prolotherapy
as an Alternative To Surgery in These Ten Conditions
My Top Ten Reasons For Not Getting A Cortisone Shot
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
June 6, 2007
SNAPPING
SCAPULA SYNDROME
Prolotherapy Risks
May 30, 2007
Headaches
Groin
Pain, Hip Pain,and
Prolotherapy
Questions
May 23, 2007
Questions about Spinal Fusion
Articles related to the C-5
May 16, 2007
What Do
You Mean You Are Not Ordering an MRI?
Can Stress Stop Prolotherapy
From Working?
May 9, 2007
10 Reasons Why Prolotherapy May Not Be Working For You
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
May 2, 2007
April 25, 2007
Q. Can
Prolotherapy help radiculopathy
Two
questions about radiculopathy
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
April 18, 2007
Prolotherapy after hip replacement
Knee Pain I am 83 years
old and have had knee pain for many years
Bulging Discs
April 11, 2007
Celebrex
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI Diagnosis
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
April 4, 2007
Pain
Medications and Hypertension
Neck Pain Blogs
March 28, 2007
I Can't Have
Injections!
March 21, 2007
Do You Use Cortisone?
My Top Ten Reasons For Not Getting A Cortisone Shot"
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
March 14, 2007
Pain in
the Right
Posterior Thoracic Region
The Problem with
Getting Properly Diagnosed: SI strain
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
March 7, 2007
Prolotherapy Risks
Undoing
The Twist:
Treatment of Ankle Sprains
February 28, 2007
Neck Pain
Groin
Pain, Hip Pain,and
Prolotherapy
February 21, 2007
Signs
and Symptoms to Know That You Are A Candidate For Prolotherapy. Part
1
Should You Just
Keep Taking Pain Medications?
Flat Feet
February 7, 2007
Inevitable Hip Replacement or Prolotherapy?
Posterior Tibial Tendinitis
January 31, 2007
Failed Back Surgery Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy, Idet, Epiduroscopy, Surgery
January 24, 2007
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
January 17, 2007
NEW SPINAL
FUSION BLOG|
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
Prolotherapy and
Trigger Points
January 10, 2007
Articles related to the C-5
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
January 3, 2007
Can People With Diabetes Get
Prolotherapy?
My
Top Ten Reasons For Not Getting A Cortisone Shot
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
2006
December
27, 2006
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
Osteoarthritis - right
knee
December 13, 2006
Neck Pain Blog
December 6, 2006
The Problem with
Getting Properly Diagnosed SI strain
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy and
Trigger Points
November 29, 2006
MENISCUS BLOG/Knee
Pain/Surgery Blog
ARTHROFIBROSIS
AND PROLOTHERAPY
Your SCANS Says
Abnormality,
But Is That The Cause of Pain?
November 22, 2006
Should You Just
Keep Taking Pain Medications?
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
November 15, 2006
Knee Cap Patella Disorders
&
Prolotherapy
Foot Pain Blog
November 8, 2006
Can Stress Stop Prolotherapy From Working?
Posterior Tibial Tendinitis
Flat Feet
November 1, 2006
Failed Back Surgery Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy, Idet, Epiduroscopy, Surgery
Soreness
After Prolotherapy
October 25, 2006
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
October 18, 2006
Articles related to the C-5
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
October 11, 2006
Questions from Readers
Visit the back pain blog
October 4, 2006
My
Top Ten Reasons For Not Getting A Cortisone Shot
September 27, 2006
Questions
Q. A not so well known cause of injury and chronic pain is the
positioning of the body during surgery.
Read more
Q. I have had pubic/groin pain on my left side for 9
months now. Read
more
Groin Pain Intensified
During Monthly Period
Read
more
Q. I have so many weird and traveling places of pain
in my low back, buttocks and sitdown bones that I wonder how I
could be diagnosed accurately.
Read more
Q. I have a lot of scar tissue in my knee, (adhesions), I
am concerned that Prolotherapy, along with building good tissue will
also build scar tissue.
Q. Prolotherapy will not interfere with adhesion or scar tissue. The
Prolotherapy solution is injected at the
fibro-osseous
junction to stimulate production of the
collagen matrix which does not create or promote adhesion formation in
the body.
September 20, 2006
Neck Pain Blog
Neck Disk Herniation
Cervical Stenosis
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI Diagnosis
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
Prolotherapy and
Shoulder Separation
Pain
in both shoulders
September 13, 2006
The Problem with
Getting Properly Diagnosed: SI strain
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
Groin Pain Intensified
During Monthly Period
September 6, 2006
Tailbone Pain Blogs
Back Pain
Questions
August 30, 2006
MENISCUS BLOG/Knee
Pain/Surgery Blog
ARTHROFIBROSIS
AND PROLOTHERAPY
Your SCANS Says
Abnormality,
But Is That The Cause of Pain?
August 23, 2006
Headaches
August 16, 2006
New Foot Pain Blog
Can Stress Stop Prolotherapy From Working?
August 9, 2006
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
Prolotherapy and
Trigger Points
SACROILIAC BLOG
updated
August 2, 2006
Shoulder Blogs
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
July 26, 2006
Inflammation: The Key to Healing
Loose Ligaments: The Key to Solving Back Pain
July 19, 2006
Articles related to the C-5
Prolotherapy and Baker's Cyst
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
July 12, 2006
More Q & A at the Back Pain blog
A Story of Prolotherapy and Spinal Fusion Therapy
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
July 5, 2006
Can
I see a Chiropractor?
Depo-Medrol: Another Good Reason to Choose
Prolotherapy
Why Do I
Have Chronic Pain?
June 29, 2006
My
Top Ten Reasons For Not Getting A Cortisone Shot
How Soon Should Prolotherapy Work? How Many Times Do I Need To Come
Back?
Soreness
After Prolotherapy
June 21, 2006
Connective Tissue Damage
Q. Can
Positioning During Surgery Cause Chronic Groin Pain?
A. Read blog
Q. Can Prolotherapy Help
Radiculopathy Pain?
June 14, 2006
acetabular labral tears
shoulder separation
Tailbone Pain Blogs
June 7, 2006
Knee Injury and Cortisone
Facet Syndrome
The Achilles Tendon & Heel Spurs
May 31, 2006
Back Pain
Questions
Q. My doctor
doesn’t know about Prolotherapy.
He wants me to have surgery. What should I
do?
Read More
Q.
I’m considering disc surgery. What is your opinion?
Read more
Q.
I am in a lot of pain and needed to escalate my pain medication to
narcotic strength.
Read more
Q.
My doctor suggested an “epidural” shot
for my pain. Is
this a good idea?
Read more
Q.
Can I see a Chiropractor?
Read more
Q.
Prolotherapy Helped! Now,
Which Exercises Can I Do?
Read more
May 24, 2006
How Much Inflammation Should Prolotherapy Create?
Nutrition,
Prolotherapy, Chronic Pain
Prolotherapy and Pseudogout
May 17, 2006
RADICULOPATHY BLOG
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI Diagnosis
Headaches
May 10, 2006
PROLOTHERAPY FOR POST-FRACTURE REHAB AND PAIN
ARTHROFIBROSIS
AND PROLOTHERAPY
Your SCANS Says
Abnormality,
But Is That The Cause of Pain?
May 3, 2006
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
Prolotherapy and
Trigger Points
The Cruciate
Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL and PCL
April 26, 2006
ACUTE MENISCAL TEAR
Loose Ligaments: The Key to Solving Back Pain
April 19, 2006
What is the Effect of Age on Healing?
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Arthrofibrosis and Prolotherapy
April 12, 2006
Shoulder Blogs
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
April 5, 2006
Prolotherapy and Baker's Cyst
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
March 29, 2006
MENISCUS BLOG/Knee
Pain/Surgery Blog Updated
SACROILIAC BLOG
updated
Prolotherapy A Great Alternative Treatment For People With Rib Pain
March 22, 2006
A Story of Prolotherapy and Spinal Fusion Therapy
Rotator
Cuff and Shoulder Pain
Healing
Knee Injuries Without Surgery
March 15, 2006
Depo-Medrol: Another Good Reason to Choose
Prolotherapy
Why Do I
Have Chronic Pain?
Think Twice About
Surgery for Back Pain
March 8, 2006
Prolotherapy and
Shoulder
Injuries
Ischial Tuberosity / Hip and Buttocks Pain
Meniscal Injury
and Prolotherapy
March 1, 2006
Soreness
After Prolotherapy
February 22, 2006
How Does Prolotherapy
Help Radiculopathy?
Connective Tissue Damage
Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome
February 15, 2006
Obesity and
Prolotherapy
Hip Replacement and Prolotherapy
Hip, Groin Pain and Prolotherapy
February 8, 2006
The Top Ten Conditions That Receive Prolotherapy and Why
Facet Syndrome
February 1, 2006
Prolotherapy for
Bursitis
Prolotherapy and
Trigger Points
The Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL
and PCL
January 25, 2006
Connective Tissue Damage
Knee Injury and Cortisone
Ankle Sprains
January 18, 2006
The Achilles Tendon & Heel Spurs
Arthrofibrosis and Prolotherapy
Read New Posts At
Our SACROILIAC BLOG
Alkaline and Acidic
Blood pH How Does It Effect Prolotherapy?
January
11, 2006
Read our new back pain blog!
Q. My doctor doesn’t know about Prolotherapy.
Q. I’m considering disc surgery. What is your opinion?
Q. My doctor suggested an “epidural” shot for my pain. Is this a
good idea?
Q. What are the signs of spinal stenosis?
Q. Can I see a Chiropractor?
Q. Is it necessary to have an X-ray or imaging study to do
Prolotherapy?
Wrist Injuries and Prolotherapy
January 4, 2006
Loose Ligaments: The Key to Solving Back Pain
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
Rest
is an Ineffective Treatment for Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation
2005
December 28, 2005
Sacroiliac Pain
Headaches
Arthrofibrosis and
Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy: An Alternative To Neck Surgery
December 21, 2005
Common Acute Shoulder Injuries
What is the Effect of Age on Healing?
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
December 14, 2005
POSTING AT OUR HIP PAIN BLOG
hip_pain_blog.htm
How Nutrition Can Heal Your Chronic Pain
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI Diagnosis
How Much Do Prolotherapy Injections Hurt?
November 30, 2005
Prolotherapy and Baker's Cyst
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
Ankle Sprains
December 7, 2005
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
Facet Syndrome
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
November 23, 2005
Think Twice About
Surgery for Back Pain
Prolotherapy a Great Alternative
Treatment for Pseudogout
Prolotherapy for Post-Fracture and Rehab Pain
November 16, 2005
Prolotherapy A Great Alternative Treatment For People With Rib Pain
November 9, 2005
Thoracic Outlet
Syndrome
Why Did
this Happen to Me? How Chronic Pain Occurs
November 1, 2005
Prolotherapy Is a
Great Alternative to Surgery For Radiculopathy
A Prolotherapy
Nightmare
Facet Syndrome
October 26, 2005
The Top Ten Conditions That Receive Prolotherapy and Why
Facet Syndrome
Hip Replacement and Prolotherapy
Hip, Groin Pain
and Prolotherapy
October 19, 2005
Ankle Sprains
Hip Pain and
Hip Replacement
The Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL
and PCL
October 12, 2005
Artificial Spinal
Disk May Open New Era in Making Back Pain Worse!
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
October 5, 2005
Alkaline and Acidic
Blood pH How Does It Effect Prolotherapy?
What Do Some Patients Do When Prolotherapy Doesn't Work?
A Difficult Case For
Prolotherapy
September 28, 2005
Sacroiliac Pain
Headaches
Arthrofibrosis and
Prolotherapy
September 21, 2005
What is the Effect of Age on Healing?
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
September 14, 2005
How Nutrition Can Heal Your
Chronic Pain
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI Diagnosis
How Much Do Prolotherapy Injections Hurt?
September 7, 2005
Frequently Asked Questions
What's The Proof That The Prolotherapy Is Working?
What Do You Mean the Prolotherapy Worked? I Still Have Pain!
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
Medical Research and Prolotherapy
Why has your doctor never heard of Prolotherapy!
August 31, 2005
Doctors Who Won't "Treat" Pain
Why has your doctor never heard of Prolotherapy!
Myofascial Pain
Syndrome
August 24, 2005
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
Facet Syndrome
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
August 17, 2005
Xyrem Helps Chronic Pain Sufferers
Sleep
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Low Back Pain and Prolotherapy
August 10, 2005
Not all chiropractors are created equal!
August 3, 2005
“New Help for Ringing in the Ears!”
Says Recent Women’s Magazine Article
Facet Syndrome
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
July 27, 2005
PROLOTHERAPY:
A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO NEURONTIN AND ELAVIL FOR SLEEP
WHY
DID THIS HAPPEN TO ME? HOW CHRONIC PAIN OCCURS
Rest
is an Ineffective Treatment for Acute Lumbar DisC Herniation
July 20, 2005
Ankle Sprains
Hip Pain and
Hip Replacement
The Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL
and PCL
July 13, 2005
Supraspinatous
Tendinosis
Ligament Injury
July 6, 2005
What
Do You Mean The Prolotherapy Worked? I Still Have Pain!
Rest is an
Ineffective Treatment for Acute Lumbar Disk Herniation
The Top
Conditions That Receive Prolotherapy and Why
June 29, 2005
Artificial Spinal
Disk May Open New Era in Making Back Pain Worse!
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
June 22, 2005
The Mayo Clinic
Performs Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy and Baker's Cyst
Ehlers-Danlos Syndorme (EDS) / Fibromyalgia
June 15,
2005
What Do Some Patients Do When Prolotherapy Doesn't Work?
A Difficult Case For
Prolotherapy
A History of
Prolotherapy
June 8, 2005
Ankle Sprains
Hip Pain and
Hip Replacement
The Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL
and PCL
June 1,
2005
Prolotherapy and Fibromyalgia
Sports
This Week
Buttock Pain and High Hamstring Tendinopathy
Pitching
Injuries - Rotator
Cuff Tendonitis
Post-Concussion Syndrome
May
25, 2005
Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Why has your doctor never heard of
Prolotherapy!
Dysautonomic Polyneuropathy Helped
by Prolotherapy
May 18,
2005
How To Optimize Response To Prolotherapy
WHAT
DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE NOT ORDERING AN MRI?
May 11,
2005
Xyrem Helps Chronic Pain Sufferers
Sleep
Back Pain-What Is The Diagnosis?
Low Back Pain and Prolotherapy
May 4,
2005
Facet Syndrome
Prolotherapy After Back Surgery
The History of
Prolotherapy
April
27, 2005
The Top
Conditions That Receive Prolotherapy and Why
Prolotherapy for Post-Fracture and Rehab Pain
Arthrofibrosis and
Prolotherapy
April
20, 2005
Ligament Injury
April
13, 2005
Radiofrequency
Denervation
Headaches
Rest is an
Ineffective Treatment for Acute Lumbar Disk Herniation
April 6,
2005
Hip Pain and
Hip Replacement
The Cruciate Ligaments of the Knee: ACL, MCL
and PCL
A Difficult Case -
Chronic Pain / Fibromyalgia
March 30, 2005
Prolotherapy: a Great Alternative to
Neurontin and Elavil for Sleep
The Importance of Sleep in Prolotherapy
Failed Back Surgery and Prolotherapy
March 23, 2005
Mayo
Clinic Promotes Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy and Baker's Cyst
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) / Fibromyalgia
March 16, 2005
Prolotherapy: A
Difficult Case
Why I Do Prolotherapy
What Do
Some Patients Do When Prolotherapy Doesn't Work? They Come To Caring Medical!
Prolotherapy and Diet
A 71 year old woman who came to
Caring Medical all the
way from New England because she heard about
Prolotherapy in a newsletter that
she receives. She is the mother of five children and has lived a very
active life, living in a mountainous area where hiking, walking,
gardening, and outdoor activities have been a daily part of her life.
She developed
hip pain over the last few years
to the point where her hip occasionally gave out on her, as well as
caused her pain to the point where she had to lean on someone for
support. The patient's goals were these:
1. Be able to walk without pain;
2. Get back to gardening; and
3. Lose some weight.
The patient went on to receive Prolotherapy to her hip and is now able
to walk and garden as she wishes. However, she wanted to feel even
better – she wanted more energy and wanted to lose some weight. She
stated that having five children gradually added on the pounds over the
years. But more recently, since her activity had declined due to the
hip
pain (index of hip pain articles), she had gained an additional 15 pounds over the last six months.
The patient is 5’7” and weighed 232 lbs when she first came to see us.
She had read about the
Hauser Diet
and was very interested in getting
Diet Typing
done, because she, like many of our patients, stated that she really
didn’t know what to believe any more as far as what was considered
healthy. She really liked the concept of the
Hauser Diet plan being
individualized for your particular physiology. She was anxious to find
out what her Diet Type. So she planned to stay in the Chicago area
another day so she could get testing done.
Her Diet Typing revealed that
blood sugar
levels at 0, 30, 60, and 90 minutes of 117, 142, 160, and 140 mg/dL
respectively. Her venous
blood pH
level was 7.420. She was placed on the
Hauser Monkey Diet because she
was a slow oxidizer of food with a balanced blood pH. She was instructed
that she needed to eat leaner protein sources,
complex carbohydrates,
vegetables, and some fruits. The Monkey Diet is a lower fat diet so she
needed to cut back on some of the fats and meats she was used to eating.
She drank almost no liquids during the day, so she was encouraged to
start drinking more water every day as well.
After 6 weeks, she came back to report that not only was her hip feeling
better, but she had already lost 8 pounds and was feeling much more
energetic. She was ecstatic and really felt for the first time that she
was on the right track. She told us that she thought she might never be
able to lose the weight because of her age.
It just goes to show you that it is never too late to get back on track
and following the right Hauser Diet! Give us a call today if you need to
find out your Diet Type!
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