What is prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy is a novel natural technique that is claimed to stimulate the body’s internal systems to help with the healing process. The proponents of Prolotherapy claim that when the usual pain medications or surgery do not help, Prolotherapy can be very useful for treating back and joint pain.
What is involved?
The principle of Prolotherapy require injections of a chemical into the affected part of the body. This substance then triggers the body to react in a positive way and helps heal the wound. The eventual result is tightening of tendons, deposition of collagen and healing of the muscles. It is claimed that Prolotherapy is 100% effective at eliminating chronic pain which is due to ligament of tendon weakness. The solution must be injected into the injured area for the best success.
What part of the body can be treated?
Prolotherapy is designed to treat two types of body tissues, tendon and ligaments. These structures have tenuous blood supply and when they get injured the healing is poor. As the tendons relax and fail to heal, the pain continues to be chronic. The people who market Prolotherapy claim that the treatment is useful for arthritis, mechanical low back pain, degenerative joint disease and many types of sports injuries. In all such scenarios, Prolotherapy helps the body heal tendons and ligaments making them stronger and thicker.
Where is the procedure done?
Prolotherapy injections are done in a physician's office and take anywhere form 30-60 minutes. The discomfort from the injections is variable but most patients claim that it is a painful process. One has to be medicated with 3 different types of drugs before the drug can be injected.
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