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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)
Prolotherapy doctors 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 tissue 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. I have been
utilizing it in some 11,000 plus patients for over 16 years and have
probably given 20 million injections. One year we actually monitored
these numbers and I had provided about 3000 patient treatments and gave
over 2.4 million injections in one year, so I feel completely confident
with and can highly recommend the Hackett-Hemwall technique of
Prolotherapy for potential patients, as well as for physicians desiring
to learn the technique to help their patients.
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