If you’re one of the many individuals who struggle with constant back pain, joint pain, or joint injuries that never seem to heal, it’s time you learn about a different approach to alleviate your discomfort. It’s not a drug or an expensive surgery, but rather a straightforward, non-invasive technique that’s been in use in the U.S. for over half a century. Prolotherapy has grown in popularity thanks to its remarkable safety and effectiveness.
A regeneration of cells and joints
Prolotherapy is an injection technique aimed at stimulating new cell growth in painful joints, ligaments, and tendons. Performed in-office, it involves the use of natural substances combined with numbing medicine. By injecting stimulants such as sterile sugar water, you trigger a surge in growth factors at the site of the pain, promoting new connective tissue growth. This process strengthens and helps realign the joints.
The procedure on its own is relatively painless. It can cause increased stiffness and soreness for a few days, but after just two or three injection sessions, you should see the benefits. After three to six treatments completed three to six weeks apart, optimal benefits can be realized. The time between appointments allows the growth of new connective tissue, joint stabilization, and maximum pain relief. Some studies even suggest cartilage can be regenerated.
What’s treatable with prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy can address several types of pain and discomfort such as:
- Persistent back or neck pain
- Disk herniation, degenerative disc disease, or pinched nerve pain
- Sprains or tendonitis that doesn’t heal, especially in athletes (e.g. shoulder tendonitis, tennis elbow, golfer’s back, plantar fasciitis, runners’ knee)
- Degenerative arthritis of the shoulder, hand, hip, knee, ankle, or foot
- Headaches, TMJ arthralgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy or fibromyalgia
Given the positive results, you may wonder why prolotherapy isn’t more mainstream. First, it’s deemed “investigational” by insurance companies, despite its longstanding presence in the U.S. and evidence proving its effectiveness. Second, significant additional training is required to become proficient. Third, injecting sugar water doesn’t generate income for drug companies.
The American Association of Orthopedic Medicine offers prolotherapy certifications, while various medical authorities are waiting for more extensive research before endorsing it.
Healing and rejuvenation
The wear and tear of osteoarthritis cause joint space loss. Regardless of the severity, prolotherapy can provide relief. Pain typically comes from the joint capsule and bone covering, which heal through prolotherapy. When your joint is stabilized, irritation is significantly reduced, leading to new tissue formation.
A retired physician who has performed prolotherapy for many years states that treatment success was almost 100% in his practice. He explained that the mixed results in certain studies were due to inexperienced practitioners.
For more information on prolotherapy, visit Prolonews.com, and to find a reliable prolotherapy practitioner, check Getprolo.com. It’s important to combine this treatment with exercise, nutrition, and, if necessary, rehabilitation with a physical therapist.
Prolozone: another healing technique
Prolozone® is similar to prolotherapy, but with oxygen-ozone. Pioneered by Dr. Frank Shallenberger in Nevada, Prolozone® therapy effectively addresses chronic pain, giving patients a 75% chance of becoming permanently pain-free. It’s even considered a form of non-surgical ligament reconstruction.
Ozone helps rejuvenate weakened or damaged connective tissue surrounding joints. Ozone, a highly reactive molecule, stimulates healing and new tissue growth when injected into a joint capsule.
The American Academy of Ozonotherapy now offers certification in prolozone. If you’re considering this therapy, ensure your physician uses an ozone generator with a safety approval sticker (such as ETL, CSA, UL, or QAI). Longevity Resources of Vancouver Canada is the only company with safety-standard documentation. More details can be found on the American Academy of Ozonotherapy’s website.
