Journal of Prolotherapy
By Roy V. Hakala, DDS & Kim M. Ledermann, DDS ABSTRACT Prolotherapy was first described in the scientific literature in 1937 for the treatment of TMJ disorders. This article describes basic TMJ anatomy and the common components of TMJ dysfunction (TMD). Diagnostic methods used to identify TMD are listed and the technique for injecting the TMJ is detailed. more »
By Jörn Funck, MD A very common knee problem, especially with sports men and women, is a lesion of the coronary ligament. Nevertheless, many doctors and even knee experts have never heard of this specific ligament and its problems. The coronary ligament runs from the meniscus to the tibial plateau edge (medial and lateral), on the more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD, Hilary J. Phillips, & Havil S. Maddela, BS ABSTRACT Meniscus injuries are a common cause of knee pain, accounting for one sixth of knee surgeries. Tears are the most common form of meniscal injuries, and have poor healing ability primarily because less than 25% of the menisci receive a direct blood supply. While surgical more »
By Peter J. Blakemore, DO I have been around Prolotherapy for over half my life. Through high school and before my undergraduate education, I worked as a lab tech and medical assistant at Caring Medical in Oak Park, Illinois, and assisted in many medical missions that incorporated Prolotherapy into the basic patient care. I also had more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Joanne Borg-Stein, MD RH: Dr. Borg-Stein, please give our readership an overview of who you are, and your role at Harvard. JBS: I am on faculty at the Harvard Department of Physical Medicine and Rehab, and also at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. I have roles as the director of the spine center at more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & José Eleazar Calderón de la Fuente, MD LETTER FROM READER Dear Dr. Ross Hauser, I want to inform you that the first course of Prolotherapy in Mexico City, has been a success. The course took place on November 27th and 28th 2009. It was organized by the International Federation of Ozone Oxygen more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD For many years, data has been mounting that arthroscopy just doesn’t work any better than conservative care for most knee conditions, including degenerative arthritis. This is based on thorough research published in some of the most prestigious medical journals in the world.1-4 This has lead insurance companies to not cover arthroscopic debridement more »
By Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA BEFORE PROLOTHERAPY…THERE WAS SCLEROTHERAPY Case Study: A 52-year-old white male initially presented with an acute, complex tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus, confirmed by MRI. Physical therapy and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) treatment suppressed neither his pain nor disability. Then, over the next 2 years, a posterior right more »
By Gunter Baehnisch, MD I wish to help make hospital and practice-based colleagues aware of Prolotherapy. So, I will tell you how I started with Prolotherapy. After completing my study of medicine at the University of Leipzig, in 1972, I worked at the orthopedic clinics at the Universities of Leipzig and Würzburg, Germany. Then, after finishing more »
By Ann Auburn, DO, Scott Benjamin, PT, DSCPT, & Roy Bechtel, PT, PHD ABSTRACT Background Content: This skill paper investigates the ramifications of an alternative method to inject the iliolumbar (IL) and the dorso-sacroiliac ligaments (DL). Both the IL and the DL are very important to pelvic control and are needed for sacral stability. The IL and the DL more »
By Babette Gladstein, VMD ABSTRACT Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a significant health problem among all dogs. It has been estimated that up to 30% of the canine population are effected. As a result, one of the most frequent applications of Prolotherapy involves the hip area. Preventative therapies can play a large part in the management more »
By Gerald R. Harris, DO ABSTRACT Chronic pain is a major problem in our society. Neural Therapy , like Prolotherapy, is an injection method of healing. Developed in the early 1900s by Ferdinand and Walter Huneke, Neural Therapy is one of the best known natural healing methods in Germany, and is now also practiced in Europe more »
By Kristin S. Oliver, MD, MPH & David M. Crane, MD ABSTRACT Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) grafts are growing in popularity in the musculoskeletal arena. This article explains the risks and considerations for using PRP in the clinical setting, in addition to the authors’ method of preparing a PRP graft. This article reviews the basic biology of platelets and more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Debra K. Brinker, RN ABSTRACT Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) typically refers to post-traumatic pain that spreads from the site of injury, exceeds in magnitude and duration the expected clinical course of the inciting event, and progresses variably over time. Burning pain is the primary symptom, but patients frequently report allodynia, changes more »
By Robert Banner, MD, Glen M. Batson, DC, Rob Werstine, BA, BScPT, DIP. SPORT, DIP. MANIP, FCAMT, & Freddie Smith ABSTRACT Prolotherapy is indispensable when considering biomechanical correction in the treatment of pain associated with ligament laxity. This 51 year old male was referred for assessment and treatment of a 15 year history of chronic low back pain. more »
By Jane E. Meyers, OTR/L ABSTRACT This article is a revealing personal case study of Jane Meyers, an occupational therapist who experienced symptoms of fibromyalgia during an extremely stressful period of her life. Through careful history, self-assessment and treatment from other medical professionals, she began a journey of healing from the pain and mental fog which more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Nathan Wei, MD Hauser: Dr. Wei, can you tell us a little bit about your educational background and why you became interested in pain management, and subsequently Prolotherapy? Wei: I got to this rather circuitously. Originally, out of medical school, I went to medical school in Philadelphia, at Jefferson Medical. I did more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD This issue is loaded with more amazing information discussing some of the more difficult pain conditions that physicians and patients alike often find daunting when trying to help people suffering with them, particularly RSD (or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome). In the words of Michael Rowbotham, MD, renowned expert in the pathophysiology, more »
By J.V.A. Humphreys, MD In January 2009, I introduced Prolotherapy in the twin island state of Antigua and Barbuda. Optimum Health Clinic Ltd. (my private practice), situated at Belmont (Surgical and Medical) Complex was the site where this dynamic and extremely effective therapy was birthed for the first time in the West Indies. (See Figure 1.) more »
By Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA PROLOTHERAPY OF SPORTS INJURIES Case Study: Roy was the stellar center and captain for the local University ice hockey team. During the third period of a particularly important intercollegiate game, Roy was forcibly body checked by an opposing player and sent crashing into the boards. The result was immediate, excruciating pain more »