Prolotherapy
for
Chronic Pain
and
Sports Medicine
Ross Hauser,
M.D.
Oak Park, Illinois,
Chicago Area
Prolotherapy Appointment Information
Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services
Oak Park IL 708-848-7789
Is it
sport's hernia? A patient brought his son,
highly touted baseball prospect, into the office. His baseball career was
abruptly halted when chronic groin
pain occurred. He was told it was a hernia,
so he followed the doctor's advice and had surgery for it. That didn't help.
They next told him it was caused by an iliopsoas muscle strain. So he worked
with various therapies to relieve the muscle strain. Those did not help either.
His back was finally x-rayed, where they found some degenerative disc changes.
At this time, the team doctor began talking surgery.
This case brings up a
good point for any athlete whose diagnosis continues to change. Nobody
knows what is wrong with you! Go to a Prolotherapist or Orthopedic
Medicine specialist.
Orthopedic Medicine is
a discipline in which the physicians are specialists in all of the
non-surgical techniques for treating chronic pain.
This includes, but is not limited to, manipulation, massage, and
physiotherapy techniques, as well as the various injection techniques
for pain, including
Prolotherapy.
The patient's son had
significant tenderness over the pubic symphysis, which was expected. His
iliopsoas muscle was also very tender and he had some degenerative
changes in the lower lumbar spine on MRI. The joints beneath the
iliopsoas muscle are the hip joint and the lumbosacral junction where
the degeneration was located. Palpation of the hip joint did not produce
pain, but a positive jump sign was elicited at the iliolumbar ligaments,
lumbosacral ligaments, and sacroiliac
ligaments.
Many athletes are
subjected to hernia surgeries for groin pain, which has nothing to do
with a hernia. We
have bailed out many a surgeon who referred patients to us (or the
patients came on their own) after the hernia surgery failed to "cure"
them of their groin pain.
Groin pain coming from an iliolumbar ligament injury or dysfunctions at
the thoracolumbar junction, may at times be mistaken for hernia injury.
Athletes are again cautioned to rule out all of the possible causes of
groin pain, and consult a doctor who performs Prolotherapy when such
symptoms are present.
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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.
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
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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.
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