Prolotherapy Indications and Contraindications

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K. Dean Reeves, MD Prolotherapy is injection of any substance that acts as a ‘growth factor,’ that is, which promotes growth of normal cells, tissues, or organs. Injection of the hormone, erythropoietin, to produce red blood cells is widely used, and a number of other substances have been used for treatment of patients with various […]

Leading Low Back Pain Treatments – Painkillers, anti-depressants, and sedation

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Scott R. Greenberg, MD In the medical journal Pain Practice, researchers noted that in their study of over 100,000 patients with chronic low back pain or osteoarthritis, these were the leading low back pain treatments: Opioids (to produce sedation and pain relief) were the most frequently prescribed pain medications (more than 70%). Next nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  (NSAIDs) […]

Prolotherapy Shoulder Osteoarthritis Treatment

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Ross Hauser, MD Osteoarthritis of the shoulder is characterized by the destruction of the protective cartilage in the joint with painful and restricted motion. Arthritis does not affect the shoulder joint as often as it does large weight-bearing joints, such as the hip and knee. There is usually a history of trauma to the shoulder […]

The Deterioration of Articular Cartilage in Osteoarthritis by Corticosteroid Injections

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Ross Hauser, MD Abstract The hallmark feature of osteoarthritis is the breakdown in the articular cartilage  of joints such as the knee and hip. Both animal and human research has consistently shown that corticosteroid injections into normal and degenerated knees accelerate the arthritic process. A summary of the effects of the intraarticular corticosteroids on articular […]

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 […]