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SPORTS INJURIES TREATED BY PROLOTHERAPY AT
CARING MEDICAL:
YOUR MOST COMMON QUESTIONS
HOW MANY TREATMENTS WILL I NEED?
Most chronic injuries take 3 to 6
visits and a “normal” acute injury takes 1 to 4 visits. Teenagers heal
quickly, so less visits are typically required for them. For severe
injuries like a joint dislocation, a minimum of three visits are needed.
For severe, severe injuries in an older athlete, sometimes more than six
visits are needed. On a first visit I always try to give the athlete the
most likely amount of visits that will be needed based on what I can
tell from their history and physical examination.
WHEN CAN I START EXERCISING AFTER PROLOTHERAPY?
Most athletes can start
exercising the next day. The only precautions are no sharp pains during
the exercise and any dull pain that occurs during exercise must stop
within two hours after exercise. Athletes who want more specific
recommendations will be given them during the visit.
WILL THE SHOTS HURT?
Of course. But we have a compounding pharmacy make
up a special cream that has three different anesthetics in it. We can
also give the person pain medications to take before the visit or give
them Demerol at the time of the visit. Remember, most Prolotherapy
treatments only take a few minutes. A few minutes of discomfort is
nothing for a lifetime of pain relief, is it?
HOW MUCH PAIN WILL I HAVE AFTER THE PROLOTHERAPY?
Most people have tight
muscles for a couple of days. The
swelling and stiffness typically lasts
one to three days. But like I said above, an athlete can exercise the
day after receiving Prolotherapy. Typically the soreness during this
time after Prolotherapy is a “good” kind of soreness, much like the same
soreness that occurs during and after a hard workout. Most athletes
don’t need pain medication after Prolotherapy.
WHAT CAN’T I DO AFTER PROLOTHERAPY?
Depending on the injury and the area
treated there are occasions when certain exercises are restricted. For
instance a person with a
knee injury is probably not going to benefit
from doing lunges while undergoing Prolotherapy. People with sacroiliac
injuries are warned against exercises that involve back flexion and
rotation. At the first Prolotherapy visit, restrictions in certain
exercises are discussed.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO GIVE THE PROLOTHERAPY A BETTER CHANCE TO
WORK?
Prolotherapy depends on the patients’ immune systems responding to
the Prolotherapy to induce a healing inflammatory reaction. This is
enhanced by the athlete/patient doing everything they can do to be
healthy. This includes getting a good night’s rest, healthy eating, and
taking nutritional supplements. The specifics of these are discussed
during the first visit.
HOW MUCH DOES PROLOTHERAPY COST? The typical cost for Prolotherapy is
discussed at our
website. With the addition of certain additives to the Prolotherapy solutions,
come some additional prices, which are discussed with the
athlete/patient prior to treatment.
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Ross
Hauser, M.D.
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