Fibromyalgia

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Jay W. Nielsen, MD Every time I lecture to a large group about Prolotherapy and modes of Pain Management, the first and most vigorous hand in the air for questions is one of two diagnosis’s. The petitioner has either severe TMJ syndrome and is not permanently damaged with ‘corrective surgery’ or they want to know […]

The Importance of Sleep in Chronic Pain

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Ross Hauser, MD Xyrem Helps Chronic Pain Sufferers Sleep Typically when a patient of mine is not progressing as they should the problem usually relates to them not sleeping because of their chronic pain. Chronic pain can induce adrenaline and cortisol to be secreted which can keep people up at night. Often in these scenarios […]

Prolotherapy: A Treatment for Fibromyalgia

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Robert Filice, M.D. Fibromyalgia is a disorder that continues to mystify physicians, and disable patients. Widespread muscle pain and localized tender trigger points, along with insomnia, and fatigue are very common symptoms. Any number of factors have been correlated with fibromyalgia in the literature, including anaerobic cellular metabolism, Growth Hormone deficiency and other hormone imbalance, […]

Treatment of Consecutive Severe Fibromyalgia Patients With Prolotherapy

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K. Dean Reeves, MD The Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine Vol 16 1994 No 3 Abstract The potential of tendon and ligament triggers as primary nociceptors in fibromyalgia led to treatment of primary fibromyalgia patients with tendon and ligament strengthening injection. Trigger injection of ligament and tendon with proliferant (TILT therapy or prolotherapy) offers the advantage […]