Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy:
Treatment for muscle and joint pain
An effective treatment for chronic pain
Prolotherapy is the injection of a solution to stimulate the growth of new cells to heal painful areas.
Ligaments are the most common sites for injections, although muscles, tendons and spinal facet joints can also be treated.
The injections consist of a mixture of a local anesthetic and Dextrose. The Dextrose solution is a strong enough concentration to irritate the area of concern. This stimulates mild inflammation in the area, which is the first part of the healing process.
What can it treat
Sports injuries
Sprains & ligament injuries
Rotator cuff tears
Golfer's or Tennis elbow
Back pain and sciatica
Migraines
Neck injures like whiplash
Foot problems like plantar fasciitis
Carpal tunnel
Arthritis
Degenerative disc disease
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder
Neck Pain
Knee Pain
Hand Pain
Shoulder Pain
Elbow Pain
Ankle Pain
Whiplash
Degenerative disc disease
Sprains
Prolotherapy benefits:
anti-inflammatory
safe long term
regenerates tissue
strengthens ligaments
When will results be seen
Usually, two to four injections are the average, if you are a relatively healthy person.
Older patients, or patients with greater health concerns will usually need a few more.
How does Prolo work?
The treatment involves a hyperosmotic solution which essentially stimulates local immune cells in the area to respond as if there is an inflammatory reaction. It causes the immune cells to come in and eat up old scar tissue or old fibrotic tissue that's causing your pain and dysfunction and stimulate new healthy tissue to form.
it's a stimulus to boost or bump up the regenerative processes in the body and to slow down or dampen the degenerative processes in the body.
It basically pushes your body into laying down new, healthy regenerative tissue and then trying to limit some of that degenerative process that's naturally occurring as we age.
FAQs
Is prolo painful
It can be, there is a bit of soreness and discomfort that you can expect for one to three days after the injection.
Is prolo covered by Albert Heath
No, prolotherapy is not covered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). It can be covered by some insurance.
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