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Q. Can Prolotherapy help radiculopathy
A. Prolotherapy is a great alternative for lumbar radiculopathy or cervical radiculopathy. This conditions start with ligament laxity or weakness. Once a person injures a ligament that supports the spine, the area of the injury becomes unstable. The body likes stability so it starts sending muscle spasms in the area to stabilize. The person takes muscle relaxants to feel better but the area is still unstable, though pain may be less. The unstable area causes increased pressure to develop with movement onto the vertebral facet joints. These they hypertrophy and the degenerative disc/lower back scenario starts. Eventually the increase in the pressure that began in the facets goes to the discs. All of the following can cause radiculopathy: facet hypertrophy, vertebral spondylosis (arthritis) degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, and spinal ligament injury. Prolotherapy by getting at the root cause of the problem has a very high cure rate with cervical and lumbar radiculopathy

Answer by Ross Hauser, M.D.
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Q. Cervical Radiculopthy
I have done 3 sessions of prolo to my cervical spine, for herniated disc at C5-6 Level causing pain, stiffness and headaches. One week after my last treatment I developed worsening pain and stiffness for 2 days on both sides of my neck. The third day I woke up with severe dizziness every time I turned my head to the side and lite headedness for three days in a row. Can this be a side effect from the prolo a week later? Do you think the compression from disc could be affecting the spinal artery to cause such dizziness?

A. There can be many different and possible scenario’s. Prolotherapy stabilized the spine in one segment, your muscles relaxed but another segment remains hypermobile. This usually occurs when just a part of the neck is treated and not the whole neck. In such a case you may need these additional areas treated. It is generally the instability that is leading to the dizziness. 

Answer by Ross Hauser, M.D.
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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.

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