Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Injection, Hydrodissection, and Fenestration for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome, caused by compression of the median nerve deep to the flexor retinaculum, is most common entrapment neuropathy. Most patients are initially treated with conservative measures such as splinting. When conservative measures fail, interventional techniques are considered the … more
Prolotherapy: Dr. C. Everett Koop’s Story
Prolotherapy is the name some people use for a type of medical intervention in musculoskeletal pain that causes a proliferation of collagen fibers such as those found in ligaments and tendons, as well as a shortening of those fibers. The … more
Chronic Pain In Left Shoulder Case Shoulder
Patient EM This is a 28-year-old male who has had chronic pain in his left shoulder for 11 years. He initially injured his shoulder in high school playing sports, causing it to dislocate. Since then his shoulder would at times … more
Critical Review of Prolotherapy for Osteoarthritis, Low Back Pain, and other Musculoskeletal Conditions
By Sunny R. Kim, MD Todd P. Stitik, MD Patrick M. Foye, MD Brian D. Greenwald, MD Denise 1. Campagnolo, MD, MS ABSTRACT Kim SR, Stitik TP, Foye PM, Greenwald SO, Campagnolo 01: Critical review of prolotherapy for osteoarthritis, low … more
Alternative Treatments Dealing With Pain
By The Mayo Clinic One of your best friends has battled pain from Arthritis for years, with medications, exercise and rest when needed. Today research for alternative treatments of dealing with pain are on the rise. Download Complete Research Study
Evidence-Based Regenerative Injection Therapy (Prolotherapy) in Sports Medicine
K. Dean Reeves, MD; Bradley D. Fullerton, MD, FAAPMR; by and Gaston Topol, MD Key Points The treatment of sports injuries to the point of restoration of full sports performance is an obvious goal in sports medicine. However, healing is … more
A Review of the Evidence for Regenerative Injection Therapy
Article by Jonas Skardis, DOM, DAAPM, CNAAIR – NATI eJournal – July 2006 Regenerative Injection Therapy, also known as prolotherapy, is a relatively simple, minimally invasive intervention for the rebuilding of axial and peripheral joint connective tissue. Various substances, most … more
Prolotherapy Article Cover Story Biomechanics
By K. Dean Reeves, MD Injecting tendons with a dextrose solution to trigger an inflammatory reaction is just one way in which practitioners are using prolotherapy to target sprains and strains. Click Here For Complete Article
Dextrose Prolotherapy For Unresolved Neck Pain
By By Ross A. Hauser, MD and Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD An observational study of patients with unresolved neck pain who were treated with dextrose prolotherapy at an outpatient charity clinic in rural Illinois. Dr. Hauser has been doing prolotherapy … more
Glucosamine and Prolotherapy
By Harry Adelson ND In simplest terms, Prolotherapy (also known as “Regenerative Injection Therapy” or RIT) is the injection of a hypertonic solution containing local anesthetic directly into damaged connective tissues with the purpose of triggering a healing response in … more
