GETPROLO PROLOTHERAPY NEWSLETTER
May 11, 2012
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Why not get Epidural Steroids for Subacute Sciatica?
Temporary pain relief is not what pain patients should be seeking.
Prolotherapy is the opposite of epidural steroid injections that contain steroids. Prolotherapy creates inflammation to bring blood flow and healing factors to the injured tissue. Any neck or back pain that is related to joint degeneration or ligament injury can be treated effectively with Prolotherapy.

Comparing Back Pain Treatments
If you have tried the medical treatments including opioids, nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, sedative hypnotics, or chiropractor, physical therapy, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulations (TENS), osteoarthritis acupuncture, hydrotherapy, and/or massage therapy, with less than hoped for results, read more

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.

Understanding Low Back
There are many structures in the lower back that can cause severe pain. These include muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, joints and discs. For example, the outer rim of the disc can be a significant source of back pain due to its rich nerve supply and tendency toward injury.

From last week
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.

From two weeks ago
● Hip Arthritis
● Snapping Hip Syndrome
● Back Pain and Tilted Pelvis

From three weeks ago
● Platelet Rich Plasma for treating chronic pain 

● PRP Therapy
● Severe arthritis of the knee and leg length discrepancy