Prolotherapy

Service Description

Prolotherapy is the Great Grandfather of all other Regenerative Injection Therapies. It uses a very concentrated sugar called dextrose that is placed into the injured tissue. The dextrose forces the body to dilute the sugar. When the body dilutes the sugar, it causes signals from the local cells to awaken a new healing response. The affect only lasts a week or two, usually prolotherapy will need to be repeated every 2-4 weeks for 3 to 5 treatments total. Many of my patients fully recover using prolotherapy. I recommend 3-5 treatments at the initially. If after 3 sessions the benefit is still not at least 50% better I recommend PRP treatments that are more powerful and work great with the prolotherapy. The Dextrose in prolotherapy also blocks Substance P, an inflammatory signal between nerves. With prolotherapy a lower concentration of dextrose can be used to treat a nerve and a higher concentration can be used to treat a tendon ligament or cartilage. Prior to ultrasound, Physicians had to rely on palpation (touch) to figure out where to put the treatment. At The Road Back to Health, ultrasound is used to specifically place the prolotherapy in the damaged tissue. Ultrasound makes the treatment less aggressive and more precise. Prolotherapy works for many problems and is usually added to other treatments such as PRP or Ozone because it can stimulate healing in a different way.