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● ARIZONA
PHOENIX
Fred Arnold, DC, NMD
SCOTTSDALE
Michael Cronin, N.D.
David Tallman, DC, NMD.
TEMPE
Robb D.
Bird, NMD
TUCSON
Jorge B. Cochran, ND.NMD
● ARKANSAS
Merl
B. Cox, D.O.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Christoph Kind, N.D.
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CALIFORNIA
ANAHEIM
AREA
Hanson
Wong, M.D.
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
AUBURN
Rodney Van Pelt, M.D.
BAKERSFIELD
Payam Kerendian, D.O.
BEVERLY HILLS
Behzad Emad, M.D.
Payam Kerendian, D.O.
CLOVIS
Kevin Wingert, M.D.
FOLSOM
Michele Raithel ND
GARDEN GROVE
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
GLENDALE
G. Megan Shields, M.D
IRVINE
Allan
Sosin, M.D.
Los Angeles
Donna Alderman,
D.O.
Marc Darrow, M.D
Hanson
Wong, M.D.
Los
GATOS
Joshua M, Donaldson, N.D.
Marin County
Paul
Handleman, D.O.
John Monagle, NMD
Monterey
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
SAN
DIEGO
Andrew
Kulik, D.O.
Gary Matson, D.O.
SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY
Donna Alderman,
D.O.
SAN FRANCISCO NORTH BAY
Paul
Handleman, D.O.
John Monagle, NMD
San
Ramon
Richard I.
Gracer, M.D.
SANTA
BARBARA
Allen
Thomashefsky, M.D.
SANTA
CRUZ
Joshua M, Donaldson, N.D.
SANTa monica
Peter Fields, M.D.,D.C.
SANTa
ROSA
Justin Hoffman, NMD
Temecula
Edward A.
Venn-Watson, M.D.
UKIAH
AREA
Rodney Van Pelt, M.D.
● COLORADO
BOULDER
Gary Clark, M.D.
BROOMFIELD
Christopher J. Centeno, M.D.
John
R. Schultz, M.D.
COLORADO SPRINGS
Mary Harrow, D.O,
DENVER
Joel A. Berenbeim, D.O.
Thomas Ravin, M.D.
FORT COLLINS
Mark Kelley, N.D. LAc
LITTLETON
Jo
Ann Douglas, M.S.,D.O
PARKER
John
A. Littleford, D.O.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Jon Freckleton, D.O.
● CONNECTICUT
AVON
Valley Sports Physicians & Orthopedic
Medicine Paul Tortland, D.O. Albert Kozar
WEST
REDDING
Perry M.
Perretz, D.O.
● DELAWARE
SOUTHERN NJ
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
SOUTHERN PA
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
● FLORIDA
ORLANDO AREA
Nelson Kraucak, M.D.
ORMAND BEACH
Hana Chaim, DO
Clearwater
Felix Linetsky, M.D.
PACE
Sheila Mohammed, M.D.
PLANTATION
Alvin Stein,M.D.
SARASOTA/TAMPA BAY
Mark Walter, M.D.
Wellington Chen, M.D.
Matthew Burks, M.D.
TAMPA BAY AREA
Felix Linetsky, M.D.
Robinson Family Clinic
● GEORGIA
WARNER ROBINS
E.
Glynn Taunton, D.O.
MARIETTA
Robert C. Shuman, M.D.
Arnold
Weil, M.D.
● HAWAII
HAIKU
Kevin Davison, N.D.
HILO
Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD
Honolulu, Hawaii
Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD
● ILLINOIS
CHICAGOLAND
Ross Hauser, M.D
PEORIA
Yibing
Li, M.D.
Jay Harms,
M.D.
WESTERN ILLINOIS
Anwer Rasheed, M.D.
● INDIANA
CLARKSVILLE
Steven
M. Johnson, D.O.
LAFAYETTE
Carolyn
G. Kochert, M.D.
Mishawaka
Mark S. Cantieri, D.O.,
● IOWA
CLINTON
Anwer Rasheed, M.D.
IOWA CITY
John
Macatee, DO.
WEST DES MOINES
Jacqueline M Stoken, D.O
● KANSAS
KANSAS
CITY AREA
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
TOPEKA
Doug Frye, M.D.
● KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE
Steven
M. Johnson, D.O.
● LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS AREA
Thomas K. Bond, M.D.
● MARYLAND
Rockville
Ingrid Gheen, M.D.
● MASSACHUSETTS
MALDEN
Albert V. Franchi, M.D. WORCESTER
Jon Trister, M.D.
● MICHIGAN
EAST
LANSING
David Pawsat,
D.O.
Howell
Jerald Gach, DO
SHELBY TWP
Robert Krasnick,
M.D. Southfield
Jerald Gach, DO WARREN
Robert Krasnick,
M.D.
● MINNESOTA
EXCELSIOR/Menahga
Mark T. Wheaton, M.D.
MINNETONKA
George H. Kramer, M.D.
● MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY
Edward McDonagh, D.O
ST. Peters
Michael J.
Adams
● MONTANA
HAMILTON
Mark Kelley, N.D. LAc
● NEVADA
CARSON CITY
Alfred N.
Grimes, M.D.
RENO
Andrew C.
Wesely, M.D.
● NEW JERSEY BLAIRSTOWN
Walter R. Grote, D.O
CENTRAL NJ
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
WAYNE/NORTH NJ
Robert
Kramberg, M.D.
SOUTH NJ/PHILADELPHIA
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
(Cherry Hill)
Joseph P. Mullane, M.D.
(Hamilton)
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
(Springfield PA)
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NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
R. Dean Bair, D.O.
James
E. Baum,
D.O. SANTA FE
James
E. Baum,
D.O.
Jonas R. Skardis, DOM
● NEW YORK
BALDWIN
Pandu Tadoori, M.D.
BUFFALO AREA
Timothy L. Speciale, D.O.
BROOKLYN
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
David Zirkitev,
P.A. EAST MEADOW
Christopher Calapai, D.O. FLUSHING
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
GOSHEN
Irwin
Abraham, M.D. HICKSVILLE
David Borenstein, M.D.
MANHATTAN
Irwin Abraham, M.D.
Richard Ash, M.D.
David Borenstein, M.D.
John H. Juhl, D.O.
Robert Kramberg, M.D.
NEW YORK METRO AREA
Perry M. Perretz, D.O.
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
ORANGE
Neil Raff, MD, CNS ROCKLAND
Neil Raff, MD, CNS WESTMINSTER
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
● NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE AREA
Stephen
Blievernicht, M.D.
Huntersville
Dr. Mark Hines
● OHIO
AKRON/CANTON
Vladimir Djuric, M.D. BLUFFTON
L. Terry Chappell, M.D.
CENTERVILLE
Rick
Buenaventura, M.D.
CINCINNATI
Michael J. Bertram, MD
Elizabeth Woolford MD
TOLEDO
AREA
Jay W. Nielsen, M.D.
● OKLAHOMA BROKEN ARROW
Shirley J.
Welden, M.D.
● OREGON
ASHLAND
Allen
Thomashefsky,M.D.
EUGENE
Thomas
Peterson, M.D. HILLSBORO
Kevin C. Wilson, N.D. LAKE OSWEGO
Noel S. Peterson, N.D.
MEDFORD
Carl Osborn, D.O.
OREGON CITY
Joanne Gordon, ND,MS,PT PORTLAND
Rick Marinelli, N.D.
Chiaoli
Lu, ND. LAc. DAOM.
Patrick Chapman, N.D.
Joshua David,
N.D. REDMOND
E. Payson Flattery, D.C.,N.D.
SALEM
Donald McBride, Jr, ND
● PENNSYLVANIA
BALA CYNWYD
Harvey Kleinberg, D.O.
BETHLEHEM
James F. Frommer, M.D. ELKINS PARK
Kab S. Hong, M.D.
JEANNETTE
Martin
P. Gallagher, M.D., D.C. MEADVILLE
Paul Peirsel,
M.D. PITTSBURG
Paul S. Lieber, MD
SOUTHERN NJ - PA
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
Allan Magaziner, D.O
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
SPRINGFIELD
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
WOMELSDORF
Peter J Blakemore, D.O,
● SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE/SPARTANSBURG
Robert Schwartz, M.D.
CHARLESTON
Marc N.
Dubick, M.D.
MOUNT PLEASANT
Patrick
Lovegrove, D.O.
● TENNESSEE
BRENTWOOD
Mark L.
Johnson, M.D.
CLARKSVILLE
Rafael Prieto, M.D.
JACKSON
Marcus
E. Meekins, M.D.
MEMPHIS
Marcus
E. Meekins, M.D.
NASHVILLE
Mark L.
Johnson, M.D.
● TEXAS
AUSTIN
Mihnea Dumitrescu, M.D.
David
K. Harris, M.D.
Brad Fullerton, M.D.
DALLAS
Michael Ellman, M.D.
DENTON
Carlos
J. Garcia, M.D. FORT
WORTH
Gerald Harris, DO
Dennis E. Minotti II, D.O
David E. Teitelbaum, D.O.
HOUSTON
Robert Battle, M.D.
Adam Weglein,
D.O HOUSTON AREA
Joseph
G. Valdez, M.D
John P. Trowbridge
Shaun Lehmann, M.D.
Curtis Fandrich, D.O.
MESQUITE
Michael Ellman, M.D.
PARIS
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
PLANO
Michael Ellman, M.D. RICHARDSON
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D. SAN ANTONIO
Annette M. Zaharoff,
M.D. SHERMAN
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
SUNNYVALE
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
● UTAH
PARK CITY
Harry Adelson, N.D.
Kenneth Hurwitz, M.D.
SALT LAKE CITY
Harry Adelson, N.D.
E. Alan Jeppsen
SPANISH FORK
David Taylor Roberts, M.D
● VERMONT
WINOOSKI
Jonathan
E. Fenton, D.O
● VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA
Robert H. Wagner,
M.D. BLUEFIELD
Lenny
Horwitz, DPM
FAIRFAX
Mayo
Friedlis, M.D.
McLEAN
David Wang, D.O.
VIRGINIA BEACH
Lisa
Barr, M.D.
● WASHINGTON
ISSAQUAH
Jena
Schliiter., M.D.
SEATTLE
AREA
Richard
A. Sandler, M.D.
JoAnna Forwell, N.D.
Adam R.
Geiger, N.D.
● WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ali
Safayan, M.D.
● WEST VIRGINIA
MORGANTOWN
Nori Onishi, D.O.
● WISCONSIN
EAU CLAIRE
Deborah Raehl, DO
WAUWATOSA
Neal Pollack, D.O.
MILWAUKEE
William
J. Faber, D.O.
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Prolotherapy
is an injection technique that stimulates growth of cells and tissue
that stabilize and strengthen weakened joints,
cartilage,
ligaments
and tendons. The injected solution intentionally causes controlled irritation in the injected tissue. This irritation is an
inflammatory response, which increases the blood supply and thereby stimulates the tissue to heal and regrow
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May 4
The Role
of Imaging in Prolotherapy
If low back surgeries are so unsuccessful, why do surgeons
continue to perform them? The main reason is because they find
abnormalities on MRI scans. Ironically most MRI findings have
nothing to do with why the person has pain and this is the
reason for most back surgery failures.
MRI and
Lower Back Surgery
If low back surgeries are
so unsuccessful, why do surgeons continue to perform them? The
main reason is because they find abnormalities on MRI scans.
Ironically most MRI findings have nothing to do with why the
person has pain and this is the reason for most back surgery
failures.
Knee Pain and
MRI
Diagnosis of knee injuries is, in my opinion, too dependant on
many large machines and invasive techniques. Your knee hurts so
you visit the orthopedist, here he uses his tools to figure out
why your knee hurts. While some of these tools are very
impressive indeed, are they accurate?
Finding your pain
Lower back pain is one of the most common causes of pain and
disability in the world, but often misunderstood. Why? Because
most cases are due to musculoskeletal conditions such as
sacroiliac joint dysfunction, pyriformis syndrome, or facet
joint arthropathy. Such problems are not seen on MRI, CT, or
X-rays, thus a clinician without expertise in curing these
conditions will not be able to effectively manage them.
April 20, 2012
Prolotherapy with Platelet Rich Plasma for Labrum and Menisci
Degeneration and/or Tears
I can’t remember the
last time a patient of ours had surgery for a
torn meniscus or
labrum. I know I have sent a few patients for surgery in the
past, but it has been a long time. Prolotherapy works very well
for labrum (hip and shoulder)
and menisci degeneration and tears and even more so when
platelet rich plasma (PRP)
is added. So what is PRP and how does it work?
Platelet Rich Plasma for treating chronic
pain
When I’m interviewing people living with pain, I always start by asking
8 questions in the same order: 1 – how did your pain start, tell me the
entire story from the beginning, 2 – where exactly is the pain, etc.
Then the last question is always: “tell me very specifically how this
pain impacts your quality of life?” At this point, more often than not,
there is a brief pause and a look of surprise (no doctor has asked them
this before), then the tears start to well up, the tissues come out, and
the crying begins. Most commonly, the first words out of a person’s
mouth are “I feel much older than I am”. Also very common are “I’ve lost
all sex drive with my partner and I’ve become mean towards him/her”, or
“I have no motivation to meet anyone, I go to work then I go home”.
PRP Therapy
Although PRP (platelet-rich
plasma) Therapy
has been around since the mid-1990s many people are still unaware of
this beneficial treatment. Various fields of medicine, including
dentistry, neurosurgery, wound healing, and orthopedics, have only just
begun to scrape the surface of the long-term and ongoing benefits that
can result from employing this valuable therapy.
Severe
arthritis of the knee and leg length discrepancy
(pelvic tilt) treated with prolotherapy and PRP.
JG is a 64 year old male with severe knee pain. He works on elevators,
and is constantly on his feet and needs to carry heavy tools and
machinery. He frequently needs to kneel and climb lots of stairs at
work, and could only walk up one step at a time. He was getting
concerned about his job because he was not able to keep up with the
younger employees, but needed the income to survive and help raise his
grandchildren. JG already had physical therapy,
arthroscopic surgery,
cortisone, and Synvisc injections. He was told that knee replacement was
imminent for his bone on bone
arthritis.
April 13, 2012
More Spinal Surgery - Is it
Necessary?
In the many thousands of patients who have visited us, in more than 95 percent
of our patients, we find that the true diagnosis causing the pain is different
from the diagnosis the patients had been previously given.
Very rarely will a doctor acknowledge a ligament or tendon injury as a cause of
chronic pain. The main reason is because they find abnormalities on MRI scans.
Ironically most MRI findings have nothing to do with why the person has pain and
this is the reason for most back surgery failures.
Prolotherapy and Disc Problems
While disc problems cause back pain and are often responsible for sciatica (leg
pain), ligaments that are strained or lax are the most common cause.
Back pain
We rarely if ever rely on an MRI. In our opinion these
tests are a waste of money. A patient can come in with a
big file of films and scans that cost them a lot of
money out-of-pocket, and typically, there will be no
useful information that will help us get the athlete
back on the field. A skilled physician can make a more
accurate determination of an athlete’s injury and
treatment plan with a careful physical examination and
history.
Chronic low back pain
Chronic
low back pain (CLBP) is defined as ongoing back and/or back-related leg symptoms
beyond three month’s duration. For those unfortunate individuals afflicted
with this condition, even simple daily rituals such as getting out of bed,
making breakfast, or doing laundry can be difficult tasks. Despite recent
medical advances in both the diagnosis and treatment of the condition, CLBP
remains the leading cause of pain and disability in developed countries.
Back
surgery
In our practice we often see patients who are in severe back
pain with an MRI, X-ray and/or scan that shows an inaccurate
picture to determining a treatment plan. For instance, a patient
can have muscle spasm from a simple back strain which can cause
excruciating pain and may limit one’s ability to walk or even
stand. Conversely, a large herniated disc may be completely
painless. Yet that large herniated disc will send the patient
for a surgery.
April 6, 2012
Ischial
Tuberosity Pain
Hip & Buttocks Pain
When you have pain on the bottom of the buttock, especially when
sitting and running, this could be indicative of ischial tuberosity
pain. Sometimes a doctor will examine this area, find it to be tender to
palpation, and give you a diagnosis of ischial
bursitis.
The RICE treatment
of Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation will be given and
sometimes an
anti-inflammatory
drug is prescribed.
Cortisone
injections may follow. A true bursitis is rare.
A Pain in
the Buttock (and back) treated with Prolotherapy and PRP
Many of us who have had back pain
will also feel the pain radiating down the leg, into the hip, and into
the buttock. It takes a great degree of skill, experience, and
knowledge to determine what the appropriate treatment is for a patient
with these symptoms. We cannot just rely on the MRI, no matter how
abnormal the disc or joint may seem. The following case will
illustrate this:
Prolotherapy for
Pelvic Ligament Pain
This case study examines the effect of the addition of
Prolotherapy
to manual therapy, and pelvic and trunk exercises, in a treatment regime
for a patient with pelvic and
chronic low back pain (CLBP) who had previously failed manual
therapy and exercise alone and in combination. We hypothesized that with
continued exercise and the combination of Prolotherapy and manual
therapy, there would be better improvement than any single intervention
to reduce pain and improve stability in the
lumbar spine and
pelvis.
March 30, 2012
Ligament Pain -
Stretched, Torn Or Strained
If ligaments do not heal within several weeks they
may remain chronically stretched, torn or strained. Many people do not
realize how severe, or prolonged ligament pain can be. They assume that
since its soft tissue, it will heal or that it can’t be that bad. While
ligament pain may be confined to the injury site it can also refer pain
to distant body parts through a portion of the autonomic nervous system
called the sympathetic nerves.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
with Prolotherapy
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) typically
refers to post-traumatic pain that spreads from the site of injury,
exceeds in magnitude and duration the expected clinical course of the
inciting event, and progresses variably over time. Burning pain is the
primary symptom, but patients frequently report allodynia, changes in
the color or temperature of the skin, and if the condition progresses,
trophic changes of the skin, nails, and bone occur. The condition
produces a high degree of suffering, lost productivity and cost of
treatment. While there are many theories as to why CRPS occurs, success
in treatment of CRPS with traditional medical therapies is dismal.
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Traumatic Arthritis
Ligaments stabilize joints, if
ligaments are loose, the joint is loose. Loose joints means the body
will cause muscles to spasm and overgrow bone in an effort to stabilize
the joint. Since stabilization will not occur; the joint will begin to
make the "cracking" sound. Cracking of a joint means
arthritis
is starting. Additionally, if the joint periodically swells or feels
painful during cold weather,
arthritis is starting to form. If a joint or ligament is
traumatized by injury and not fully allowed to heal, traumatic arthritis
develops. Many of the old-time athletes I see in my practice have some
form of traumatic arthritis. However! Exercise and sports participation
do not cause arthritis; only an injury to the joint causes arthritis.
March 23, 2012
Neck
Pain
Let’s say you have neck pain. Or maybe you develop pain
running down
your arm. You see your doctor and he or she determines the cause is from
a degenerated disc in your neck (spondylosis) or possibly a herniated
disc.
After a few failed conservative treatments he’ll probably tell you that
you need a cervical discectomy with or without a fusion. What does that
mean?
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Treatment for Whiplash, Chronic Neck Pain and Headaches
“Whiplash” is a term used to describe traumatic injury to the neck typically
resulting from rear-impact motor vehicle accidents. It is one of the
most common causes of chronic pain in developed countries with a
prevalence of 1% in the general population. Typically, the prognosis
after common whiplash is quite good. Three-quarters of those injured
recover completely within six months. Unfortunately, for the remaining
25% persistent
neck pain,
headaches,
shoulder pain, and a
variety of other symptoms can become a permanent fixture in their lives.
In 10% the symptoms are severe; 4% are unable to return to their
previous occupation.
Degenerative Disc Disease in the Cervical, Lumbar and Thoracic Spine
This article discusses the case of 57 year-old Bill B, a dentist, who
suffered from chronic pain from ligamentous laxity and degenerative disc
disease in the cervical, lumbar and thoracic spine. His headaches and
back pain were treated successfully with Prolotherapy even after many
years of other treatments with failed results.
March 16
Prolotherapy, a
non-surgical alternative for torn meniscus
Recently we saw a retired school teacher. She twisted her knee
getting out of a car. She had an MRI which showed a meniscus tear.
Surgery was recommended with the impression that it would be repaired
and that she would regain full pain-free function of her knee.
What did her surgery report show? As with nearly all of these
“meniscus repair” reports that we see, most show that the meniscus was
indeed not repaired, but removed.
Knee injuries in teenage soccer
Now that the spring soccer season has begun, many parents call our
office about making an appointment for their player's knee pain. One of
the first things they ask is "Should we I get an MRI?"
Prolotherapy and the unstable knee
When Mark injured his knee last spring playing tennis, he expected it to
heal on its own. His orthopedist ruled out the all too common torn
meniscus or ACL tear, and recommended ibuprofen, which helped the pain
but did not make his knee feel stronger. After six months, he still had
pain which prevented him from being able to play his game. His injury
was getting more painful and limiting and after six months, his knee
felt vulnerable and painful with any deep bend or rotational exertion.
Treatment options
for ACL damage
and pain
When faced with the
ACL treatment decision, a
patient will usually weigh two options,
surgery
or no surgery. There are a lot of
opinions offered as to which path the patient should take. Every
ACL injury is unique to
the patient, so this question is best asked of your physician and better
yet, a second opinion physician. ACL
surgery is an elective surgery and many athletes have chosen not
to have it.
March 3, 2012
Prolotherapy for Bunions
A bunion, also known as hallux valgus (hallux means big
toe, valgus means abnormally angled or deformed), is a
painful condition of the large toe that can make it
difficult to walk, stand and exercise.
A bunion can be described as an abnormal bump on the
outside of the large toe that can become red, irritated
and painful. Medically speaking, it is an overgrowth of
bone at the first metatarsophalangeal joint.
Prolotherapy for
20 Year Old Ankle Injury
Mr. AS was a 58 year-old man when he consulted me in July 2005
for a work-related injury of his ankles. The injury
occurred some 22 years earlier when he fell off a roof,
landing on his feet and causing substantial damage to
his
ankles and feet. He had
physical therapy for seven
years following the accident, and eventually underwent
arthodesis of both ankles and right foot. This helped
his stability, but he continued to have significant
pain. Therapeutic ultrasound, a TENS unit, and hot foot
soaks only provided transient, mild relief.
Where
Does Your Joint Pain Start?
In the Foot?
I know what you are thinking-how could my neck pain be linked
to damage in my foot? How could my
back pain be affected by weakness in my arch? Why won’t my knee
get better after everything I have been through. The answer, my friends,
may lie in the foot.
While this idea may seem so foreign to you, it’s time to get up out of
your chair and feel the effect that the foot has on the rest of your
body. First, take off your shoes and stand on a level floor, preferably
one without carpet. Now, roll your ankle inward, and feel and look what
happens. Does the inside of your knee start to ache? Do you feel
pressure in your hip and lower back?
Do your shoulders feel out of balance, and does your neck start to get
tight? If so, now you can understand the importance in evaluating the
feet for almost every pain problem in the body. IF you feel nothing,
just stand a little longer, and eventually you will start to feel it!
February 25, 2012
Joint Space Increased with Prolotherapy
We recently had a
Prolotherapy knee patient who had undergone surgery only to find out
four years later he had less cartilage than before the surgery. Let’s
take a look at what happened to his knee. In 2002 he experienced knee
pain and went to see his doctor. Although the X-ray showed excellent
joint space the doctor suggested arthroscopic surgery. Ted went through
with the surgery and was hopeful to get back to his life sans knee pain.
The
Ligament Injury Connection to Osteoarthritis
In this
Prolotherapy research article from the Journal of Prolotherapy,
the relationship of ligament injury and
osteoarthritis is examined and shown to be a convincing one. When
there is insufficient ligament support to stabilize joint motion, the
resultant increase in joint laxity leads to the development and
acceleration of articular cartilage injury. The biomechanical
abnormalities caused by joint instability greatly increase impact
loading via increased shear and compression forces across areas of
contact on opposing cartilage surfaces. Even with early recognition of
ligament injury and deficiency, traditional medical interventions do not
treat the etiology of the disease. It is for this reason that the
prevalence of osteoarthritis will increase as will the number of joint
replacements.
A
Patient’s Story
Medial arthrotomy,
Lateral arthrotomy, and Two Arthroscopies – Then Prolotherapy.
Recently we saw a 65 year old male patient
with knee problems. The patient lived an active lifestyle playing
sports, lifting weights, and traveling, unfortunately this also lead to
chronic knee pain.
His past medical history included four procedures on his right knee:
medial arthrotomy, lateral arthrotomy, and two
arthroscopies. He also had
surgery on his left knee to repair a quadriceps rupture.
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Prolotherapy
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Prolotherapy
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Prolotherapy
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How
Does Prolotherapy Work?
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Why
Does Prolotherapy Work?
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How
Prolotherapy Helps?
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Indications - Contraindications
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Introduction to Prolotherapy
● Why Get Prolotherapy?
● What is Prolotherapy?
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How Does Prolotherapy Work?
● Are You A Prolo Candidate?
● Ligament Reconstruction
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How Safe Is Prolotherapy?
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Finding a Prolotherapy doctor
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When Prolo May Not
Work
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20 Questions - Prolotherapy
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The History of Prolotherapy
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Curing Chronic Pain
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Sclerotherapy?
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Turning to Prolotherapy
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Prolotherapy and Chronic
Pain
● Proof Prolotherapy is Working
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Creating Collagen
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How To
Support Treatment
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Platelet Rich Plasma PRP
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Prolotherapy
and Inflammation
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Prolotherapy
In The News
Prolotherapy
Videos Online
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Prolotherapy to the knee
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Back and Spine treatments
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Shoulder treatments
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Prolotherapy Information sites
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