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Prolotherapy and Knee
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CW's story -
Bilateral Knee Pain
Long after Prolotherapy
treatments concluded, how was her knee pain?
CW is a 72 year-old woman who
presented in July 2004, complaining of a five-year history of severe
right knee pain. She rated her knee pain on the visual analogue scale
(VAS) at a level of 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. She experienced daily pain
throughout the whole knee and noted that the severity of the pain was
also increasing. Her other symptoms were increased pain upon sitting for
long periods of time, difficulty with stairs, and increased pain with
walking.
Rusty's Story:
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.
Prolotherapy
and Knee
Pain
In our opinion, before letting an arthroscope touch you, it
is imperative to have an
evaluation by a physician familiar with
Prolotherapy (a
non-surgical alternative.) |
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Knee Cap Patella Disorders
&
Prolotherapy
When there is a problem with
this part of the knee it manifests as pain in the front of the knee after
strong exertion (running, walking, or stair climbing.) This may be due to
erosion of the
cartilage on the under side of the patella, poor tracking of
the patella in its groove on the front of the knee, or an inflamed
tendon on
the lower edge of the patella. |
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Ligament and Tendon Laxities
Incomplete healing results in decreased strength of the area. The ligaments
and tendons are normally taut, strong bands of fibrous or
connective tissue but,
because of injury, become relaxed and weak. The injured ligament or tendon then
becomes the source of
chronic pain and weakness. |
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Prolotherapy Regenerates Knee Cartilage
all the surgery in the world
cannot cause the new growth of healthy tendon and ligament
tissue; at best, the pain may be alleviated, but for all the
expense, risk, and trauma, the underlying cause
of pain may never be addressed. Prolotherapy is a safe, simple,
inexpensive, effective, and proven cure for chronic pain. |
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Prolotherapy
and Knee Surgery Options
Prolotherapy
&
the Surgical Repaired Knee
Never Have Knee
Surgery Based on an MRI
Healing Knee
Injuries Without Surgery
KNEE ARTHROSCOPY FOR
OSTEOARTHRITIS
Cartilage Transplant Surgery |
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MCL
This
ligament
on the medial aspect of the knee, the medial collateral ligament (MCL),
is a commonly injured ligament. It is a broad thick band about four to six
inches long. It has deep and superficial layers. This ligament is vulnerable to
blows to the knee from the outside, which often occur in contact sports.
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Knee Injury and Cortisone
In our
opinion, the quickest
way for an patient or athlete to lose strength at the
ligament-bone junction
(fibro-osseous
junction) is to inject
cortisone
to that area. Cortisone and
other
steroid injections
ALL have detrimental effects on articular
cartilage. |
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Prolotherapy
and Pes Anserinus Tendons
The most common cause of knee pain is not
ligament injury. (We realize
that this is shocking, since we have been explaining in past newsletters that ligaments are normally the cause of
chronic pain.)
The most common cause of
chronic knee pain is weakness in the pes anserinus tendons. |
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ACL injury Articles
Estrogen and ACL Injuries
ACL TREATMENT OPTIONS
ACL Injury and Hormones
Cruciate Ligaments-ACL, MCL and PCL |
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Prolotherapy and Knee
Replacement
This is not too
difficult to figure out just from the figures of the number of people needing
joint replacement surgery as directly correlated to the number of people who
are developing arthritis, which is directly related to the number of people
who have received
cortisone injections,
arthroscopy,
RICE treatment, and
anti-inflammatory
medications over the past 40 years.
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Prolotherapy, Diet and A Golfer's Knee
JJ, a 46 year old female competitive league golfer, was
first seen at Caring Medical in late 2006. She was 5’6”, 211
pounds with good muscle mass. She complained of her knees
“giving out” along with having bilateral medial weakness,
joint stiffness, pain and recurring edema with most leg
exercises.
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Knee Injuries in the Older Athlete
Knee injury and pain is also quite common in the older athlete. Pain can be due
to
osteoarthritis of the knee joint, arthritis behind the
patella (kneecap),
sprain of the
ligaments on the inner and outer part of the knee (medial and
lateral collateral ligaments), and weakness of ligaments inside the knee
(anterior and
posterior cruciate ligaments). |
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Baker's Cyst and Prolotherapy
A cyst is a fluid filled sac in any location of the body.
One of the more common areas where cysts occur is the back
of the knee. These cysts are called popliteal cysts or
Baker's cysts. Typically, damage within the knee
causes swelling and the fluid is pumped from the knee to
this fluid filled sac. This creates swelling and
sometimes pain in the back of the knee. This may cause
problems achieving full bending or full straightening of the
knee. |
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PROLOTHERAPY
AND
ARTIFICIAL KNEES
Yes,
Prolotherapy can help people with artificial knees and hips,
assuming the knees and hips are aligned in the proper position. Most of
the pain after an artificial knee or
hip relates to the structures around the joint. |
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Swimmer's Knee Injuries
A study on the incidence of injuries to
various parts of the musculoskeletal system
of swimmers, and noticed that a high
percentage of breaststroke swimmers
complained of pain in the medial knee.
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Knee
Braces
It is a familiar locker room
ritual. The taping of ankles and knees to provide support and limit
movement of an existing injury. Despite numerous medical studies
confirming the ineffectiveness of taping, and in some cases, actually
contributing to further injury, most continue to do it. |
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