Prolotherapy

 

Prolotherapy is one of my favorite tools to help heal painful joints, reverse degenerative disease and bring back the life you love to live. I have been using prolotherapy for the last 3 years in the clinic while I continued my training in prolotherapy through both weekend intensive, conferences as well as completing a year long intensive course in prolotherapy with the world renowned Dr Tyna Moore ND DC. I am passionate about prolotherapy not only because of what I have seen it do for my patients but what it has done for me. Read on to learn more.

 Prolotherapy is a form of regenerative injection therapy that treats acute and chronic injuries as well as difficult to resolve joint pain. Prolotherapy is used to heal tissue naturally by causing a purposeful, mild inflammation response near damaged tissue. This inflammatory response causes a healing cascade that regenerates the tissue of ligaments, joint capsules, tendons, fascia and muscle fibers, and increases tensegrity and stability of joints.

Prolotherapy in a great tool to help stimulate the healing of many untreatable, chronic, painful injuries as well as acute joint pain. With its ability to regenerate and rebuild previously injured tissue, it can restore function to joints, and in turn, lessens or eradicates symptoms of pain. This treatment can be very effective in treating an acute injury that will not heal in a timely fashion or a long term degenerated joint that is now achy and unstable.

Please reach out to our Lake Oswego office at (971) 330-8578 if you have any questions about this new therapy or to book a session.

How Prolotherapy Works:

  • Prolotherapy delivers a direct injection of dextrose to an injured area.

  • The solution causes a purposeful, mild inflammation response near damaged tissue that helps new fibers to grow.

  • Over a period of 3-6 weeks, specialized cells are mobilized to the area of injections and work to rebuild, tighten and strengthen the tendons and ligaments that were previously injured.

 How Many Injections are Needed?

  • Complete healing requires 1-6 rounds of treatment spaced 3-5 weeks apart. On average patients usually only require 2-3 rounds of injections for full recovery.

  • Patients can receive anywhere from 4-10 injections in each injured area per treatment, depending on the complexity and age of the injury.

 Benefits of Prolotherapy:

  • Quick recovery time with minimal disruptions to daily activities.

  • Increased circulation and immune response to the injured area.

  • Decreased healing time, especially for acute injuries.

  • Strengthening of tendons and ligaments that support joints, preventing future injuries.

  • Greatly decreases the chance for invasive procedures, like surgery.

  • The injections contain a natural substance that works with your body to heal naturally. It will not suppress your body's natural healing response like a steroid injection will.

 Who Can Benefit from Prolotherapy Injections?

  • Acute joint injuries (including Shoulder strain, ankle sprain, wrist sprain, etc)

  • Chronic joint pain

  • Arthritis

  • Torn meniscus

  • Sciatica

  • Sacroiliac Joint Pain (acute or chronic)

  • Degenerative Joint disease

  • Rotator Cuff Injuries/Tears

  • Labral Tears (shoulder/hip)

  • Sprained ankles

  • Tennis/Golfers elbow

  • Unstable Joints

  • Ligamentous Laxity