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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
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Christoph Kind, N.D.
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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
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Joshua M, Donaldson, N.D.
Marin County
Paul
Handleman, D.O.
John Monagle, NMD
Monterey
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
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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
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ASHEVILLE AREA
Stephen
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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
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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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Remarkable Recoveries
From the Journal of Prolotherapy
20-Year History of Chronic Body
Pain Cured with Prolotherapy
George
H. Kramer, MD
Abstract
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.
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;2:99-100.
KEYWORDS: back pain, chronic body pain, headache, neck pain,
Prolotherapy, SI pain, thoracic.
Dr. William B. is a 57-year-old dentist who had a 15 or 20 year history
of low back, thoracic,
neck pain and headaches. He had surgery on his
spine to relieve pressure on the spinal cord from bone spurs but he was
left with a lot of pain below that area, to the sacrum and the hip. He
also had chronic neck and thoracic pain. Extensive treatment over the
years included attending a pain clinic, multiple medications including OxyContin, Percodan, and Neurontin, radiofrequency ablation of the
facets, nerve root blocks, and
facet injections that were all of little
benefit. He had an SI joint injection at the
Mayo Clinic that helped him
temporarily. He had a course of acupuncture that helped some. He went
through an intensive back and neck strengthening program using
computerized strengthening that helped the strength but did not change
his pain level. He tried massage and yoga that actually increased his
pain. An inversion traction table increased his pain. He had multiple
neurology evaluations and EMG’s that were negative. He did have
hyperreflexia in the lower extremities since his thoracic surgery.
At the time of his first visit what was most bothersome was low back and
hip pain, right greater than left near the SI joint. This increased with
prolonged standing and sitting. Secondly, his work as a dentist required
him to be twisted in a bent over position and turning his head to the
right causing left-sided neck pain and right-sided headaches, which were
constant for one and a half to two months. He had chronic thoracic pain
on the left side below the area of the surgery, which was constant. This
was particularly noted with twisting and golf. A night splint for TMJ
helped his headaches somewhat. He had difficulty sleeping, had pain in
the low back with standing, pain in the neck and thoracic area that
affected his work especially bending over patients, and he couldn’t
exercise in the gym, or play golf without significant pain.
An MRI of the thoracic spine showed some mild disc protrusions in the
thoracic area and evidence of surgery. A lumbar MRI showed degenerative
changes at multiple levels and some degenerative facet changes at L4-5.
His cervical MRI showed C3-4, C4-5 and
C5-6
disc
degeneration with foraminal narrowing and bridging at C5-6.
He really had no change in pain for several years before his first
Prolotherapy visit except for some increase in his neck pain. He had
shoulder surgery in the past and multiple knee surgeries including ACL
reconstruction and medial and lateral menisectomies. He would get right
intermittent knee pain. On examination he had tenderness typical of
ligament instability and attachment pain over the cervical facet
columns, right greater than left and at the base of the skull, and right
side of the head. He had some anterior shoulder tenderness and some
limited range of motion of the shoulder. There were degenerative changes
in the knee examination and some evidence of loss of joint space. He had
tenderness at the
iliolumbar
and SI ligaments and facet columns L1 to
the sacrum that is typical for ligamentous cause of low back pain. There
was evidence of spinous processes removed from previous surgery.
He had Prolotherapy to the head attachments, the neck and the low back.
After the first visit, one month later, he had marked improvement that
he stated was “vast improvement or 80% improvement overall.” He had very
little
 pain
of the vertex of his head and very little neck pain. He started to have
some tightness just prior to follow up visit and the low back was also
much better. He only had some mild coccyx pain near the
tailbone and
occasional spasm.
After the second treatment he noticed further improvement. He had almost
no headaches since the second Prolotherapy treatment. He was quite
pleased with his progress. He reported having some flare in the left
lower thoracic and lumbosacral area if he over exercised. The patient
was instructed in strengthening exercises. He had a third treatment to
the neck and low back after which he had no return of his headaches, and
had some mild right SI pain with elliptical exerciser and high
resistance training, but he was unable to do much of any exercise before
having Prolotherapy. He noted some more left low thoracic area and right
shoulder pain. He was treated to the thoracic and right shoulder and
noticed very little pain at follow up. He was left with some tailbone
residual pain, but was exercising 20-minutes once or twice a day and the
shoulder was much improved. He was treated additionally with the
shoulder and the thoracolumbar area. He continued to have very little
pain in the neck, the low back and mainly pain the mid thoracolumbar
junction below his surgery. He had two more treatments on his neck and
shoulder. He was able to golf, play racquetball, do his work as a
dentist, and exercise on elliptical, Stairmaster and lift weights
without chronic pain.
He was quite pleased with his progress and expressed frustration that he
had not found Dr. Kramer and Prolotherapy 15 years earlier. He continues
to practice dentistry and exercises regularly managing his mild
discomfort well, which was previously incapacitating and was not helped
with any multiple medical interventions other than Prolotherapy and
exercise.
Letter to
Dr. Kramer from Dr. William (Bill) B:
Dr. Kramer,
I would like to tell you about my story. I had back surgery about 15
years ago, along with two shoulder surgeries in the past 10 years. I
have been through many programs, steroid injections done in the
hospital, physical therapy programs involving strenuous exercise.
Despite this therapy I still had constant pain in my back and
shoulder. I tried every exercise to strengthen the area, but the
result was still constant pain. A Russian friend of mine recommended
Prolotherapy which I replied, “I have never heard of it.” He was an
athlete in Russia and said it was common treatment for athletic
injuries.
That’s when I did my research and found Dr. Kramer. It took several
months and repeated treatments, but I was able to get healing and
strength in the area that was causing pain. Now I am happy to say
that I can go to the gym several times a week without the painful
after affects I used to suffer. If you have tried many therapies and
had no luck, don’t give up, I didn’t!
Bill B., DDS
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