► PROLOTHERAPY TV
Watch Dr. Hauser

► NEWSLETTER

PROLOTHERAPY APPOINTMENT INFO
Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services Oak Park IL 708-848-7789

Overmanipulation Syndrome
Ross Hauser, M.D.

I recently saw a young lady who was referred to me from a well known Christian teacher. She had a somewhat mysterious condition which I thought would respond to Prolotherapy. During the second minute of meeting her I asked her the following question:

“JoAnne, do you ever move your body like this and it cracks.” I twisted my body in a funny way. She then said, “Yes, like this “crack, crack, crack” and then the other side like this “crack, crack, and triple crack.”

I asked her how often she did this and she said, “all day long!”

You see, she had overmanipulation syndrome. The mysterious condition was solved within the second minute of her interview.

Anyone who receives a lot of chiropractic manipulation (many times per week for months on end) or self manipulates like JoAnne was doing is going to have loose ligaments.

Loose ligaments in an area are equivalent to overstretched rubber bands. They do not bounce back to their normal strength and size on their own. The person must receive a treatment that will do that. The best treatment I know to help ligaments regain their strength and tighten is Prolotherapy. Prolotherapy is given exactly where the ligaments attach to the bone and thus stimulate their healing.

Let me say it plainly, there is no joint in your body that is supposed to crack. Cracking, especially in the spine, is completely abnormal. Self manipulation is an addiction. If you self manipulate, you have an addiction and the sooner you stop, the better.

People who come to the office because their self manipulation has loosened them up so much must stop self manipulating even if they get Prolotherapy.

The self manipulation is just going to loosen up the area that was treated with Prolotherapy. This is why they must stop.

You must also realize that too much high velocity manipulation (chiropractic) can loosen up the spine too much.

This may result in the person requiring more and more manipulation to feel good. A better approach is to get Prolotherapy to tighten up the loose spine or joints. Once the ligaments are strong, the spine and/or joints no longer sublux and the muscles stay loose because they are no longer called on to stabilize the loose spine. You see, when vertebrae have no stability because of ligament injury it subluxes and the muscles subsequently go into spasm. The treatment that has the best chance at long term cure, in my opinion, is Prolotherapy. Typically three to six Prolotherapy treatments are needed. Prolotherapy is given every four weeks or about once per month.

Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services
Learn about us  Or Call 708-848-7789

Ross Hauser, M.D.
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
Ask A QUESTION

Our Prolotherapy Books - Read about them here
Prolo Your Pain Away The 3rd edition to the original classic!
Read the book that has changed chronic pain management forever. Prolo Your Pain Away! details in common lay language the conditions that can be cured with Prolotherapy including arthritis, back pain, migraines, neck pain, fibromyalgia, spastic torticollis, osteoporosis fracture pain, whiplash, sports injuries, loose joints, TMJ, tendonitis, sciatica, herniated discs, and more!

Prolotherapy Risks

Prolotherapy Doctors 

 What is Prolotherapy?

Prolotherapy.org

Prolotherapy Books

Prolonews Home Page

PROLOTHERAPY BLOGS

Hauser Diet

POWER OVER PAIN THE CARE OF THE PATIENT BEGINS WITH CARING © 1999-2008 Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services, 715 Lake Street Suite 600 Oak Park, IL 60301 708-848-7789

The information on this website is presented as information only and not a self-help guide NOR AS SPECIFIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS. Never alter or change your health management or begin any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.

As with any medical technique, Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician. Please read Prolotherapy Risks

There is no known cure for arthritis. Prolotherapy and nutritional supplements can help alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by treating an underlying cause that contributes to degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and other connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis from developing.

Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services 715 Lake Street Suite 600 Oak Park IL, 60301