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OHIO PROLOTHERAPY
Michael J. Bertram, MD
Michael J. Bertram, MD
3328 Westbourne Dr
Cincinnati, OH 45248
(513)922-2204
Dr. Bertram is a member of
The American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association of Orthopedic Medicine
UC HEALTH LINE: 'Non-Traditional'
Therapies Offer Help for Traditional Aches and Pains
If you’re finding no relief for
that shoulder pain or “tennis elbow,” or that “out-of-whack” back keeps
you from finishing your weeding, a University of Cincinnati (UC)
physician says some non-traditional therapies might be good options.
Such therapies are based on the notion that the body has the ability to
heal itself with just a little prompting, says Michael Bertram, MD,
assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation,
Prolotherapy, for example, can be traced back to the 1950s. This
injection technique has caught enough attention in the U.S. to warrant
federal funding for its study.
“Prolotherapy is based on the assumption that injuries we normally
attribute to inflammation—injuries ending in ‘itis’—may really be caused
by degraded tissue,” says Bertram. “By ‘redamaging’ that tissue, we
force the body to respond to the point of injury by stimulating an
inflammatory or healing response.”
In a session of prolotherapy, solutions of sugar water (dextrose) are
injected into painful joints and soft tissues. The injections cause
damage to weakened or degraded tissue, prompting the body to respond.
Another ‘non-traditional’ therapy for chronic pain is acupuncture. This
practice, traced back to ancient China, uses the body’s own electrical
charges to “rechannel” energy.
“Our cells are made up of positive and negative charges—like mini
batteries,” says Bertram. “It is believed that through acupuncture, we
can affect the body’s central nervous system which is also electrically
based.”
Acupuncture techniques vary, but more modern practice involves placing
tiny stainless steel needles into points on the body. Practitioners then
use their hands or electrical stimulation to manipulate the needles,
prompting the central nervous system to release pain-killing chemicals
in the brain and spinal cord regions to block pain.
This therapy has been used to treat chronic pain ranging from migraine
and lower back pain to fibromyalgia. It has also been used to treat
sinusitis and gastrointestinal problems.
A 2002 survey by the National Institutes of Health estimated that 8.2
million U.S. adults have used acupuncture.
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