What Could Be Wrong When Prolotherapy Doesn Work?
The key to Prolotherapy is twofold: you must have a Prolotherapy-Responsive Ailment (PRA), in other words, a pain that Prolotherapy is effective at treating and you must get a sufficient inflammatory response to the area to stimulate repair through the process of Prolotherapy. The first part is actually quite easy. Is the pain or weakness caused by a ligament, tendon, joint, menisci, labrum, cartilage, disc, or muscle attachment tear, laxity or weakness? Because most people with chronic pain have seen a lot of health care providers, they typically know what is wrong with them. The second part is not so easy because it isn’t under your control. The doctor who performs the Prolotherapy must give enough shots, with enough strength, and enough time to heal the injury. Here at Caring Medicial, we typically do 50-80 shots for a neck, thoracic, or lower back treatment. Peripheral joints need anywhere from 20-40 injections each. The treatment should give an inflammatory reaction for at least o
The first part is actually quite easy. Is the pain or weakness caused by a ligament, tendon, joint, menisci, labrum, cartilage, disc, or muscle attachment tear, laxity or weakness? Because most people with chronic pain have seen a lot of health care providers, they typically know what is wrong with them. The second part is not so easy because it isn’t under your control. The doctor who performs the Prolotherapy must give enough shots, with enough strength, and enough time to heal the injury. Here at Caring Medicial, we typically do 50-80 shots for a neck, thoracic, or lower back treatment. Peripheral joints need anywhere from 20-40 injections each. The treatment should give an inflammatory reaction for at least one to two days and the inflammatory phase of healing lasts anywhere from four to six weeks. So we typically see the patient every month. Most folks need three to six visits to get over their injuries and chronic pain with Prolotherapy. If I was getting Prolotherapy and on treat
The key to Prolotherapy is twofold: you must have a Prolotherapy-Responsive Ailment (PRA), in other words, a pain that Prolotherapy is effective at treating and you must get a sufficient inflammatory response to the area to stimulate repair through the process of Prolotherapy. The first part is actually quite easy. Is the pain or weakness caused by a ligament, tendon, joint, menisci, labrum, cartilage, disc, or muscle attachment tear, laxity or weakness? Because most people with chronic pain have seen a lot of health care providers, they typically know what is wrong with them. The second part is not so easy because it isn’t under your control. The doctor who performs the Prolotherapy must give enough shots, with enough strength, and enough time to heal the injury. Here at Caring Medicial, we typically do 50-80 shots for a neck, thoracic, or lower back treatment. Peripheral joints need anywhere from 20-40 injections each. The treatment should give an inflammatory reaction for at least o
