Journal of Prolotherapy
By Ann Auburn, DO, Scott Benjamin, PT, DSCPT, & Roy Bechtel, PT, PHD ABSTRACT Background Content: This case study examines the effect of the addition of Prolotherapy to manual therapy, and pelvic and trunk exercises, in a treatment regime for a patient with pelvic and chronic low back pain (CLBP) who had previously failed manual therapy and exercise alone more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the outcomes of patients undergoing Hackett-Hemwall dextrose Prolotherapy treatment for chronic hip pain. Prolotherapy Clinical Research for Chronic Hip Pain: Study Design: Sixty-one patients, representing 94 hips who had been in pain an average of 63 months, were treated quarterly with Hackett-Hemwall dextrose Prolotherapy. This included a more »
By Joseph J. Cukla, LPN & José Eleazar Calderón de la Fuente MD Dr. José Eleazar Calderón de la Fuente is a well known orthopedic/trauma surgeon in the city of Monclova, Mexico, who has been doing Prolotherapy for over ten years. He was performing fifteen to twenty surgeries per week before he discovered Prolotherapy. He primarily operated on knees and more »
By Ross Hauser, MD LETTER FROM READER I am a layman but found the journal to be very readable and understandable. I would like to see some controlled double-blind studies done. I can certainly see and appreciate the anecdotal evidence but think that the credibility of the field can only be enhanced by some rigorously controlled more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD Welcome to the second issue of the Journal of Prolotherapy™! It was a long road to get here, and I thank all who worked so hard to accomplish that goal! I am more convinced now than ever that the world needs this journal. Pain is destroying a lot of lives and many more »
By Cathy A. Skinkis, MA & Ross A. Hauser, MD Besides our authors and readers commenting on their experiences with Prolotherapy, we hope to notify our readership about some of the more interesting articles published around the globe on Prolotherapy and painful conditions. Ultimately, we all benefit by continuing to educate ourselves on the latest research and publications regarding more »
By Roger L. DeHaan, DVM, MTS, CVC ABSTRACT Prolotherapy has an 80 to 90% success rate of animals returning to normal function, in cases of pain and limping due to ligament injury or joint degeneration. Some of the conditions treated successfully with Prolotherapy by this veterinarian include canine hip dysplasia and anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The more »
By Mark L. Johnson, MD, FACS ABSTRACT Many joint and connective tissue pains defy clear and precise diagnosis. Often patients with various diagnoses for joint, back and neck pain are not cured by traditional treatment regimes appropriate for their “diagnosis”. Based on observations gleaned from treatment responses to Prolotherapy, the author describes and characterizes the Connective more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD ABSTRACT What most people may not realize is that chondrocytes, the cells that make articular cartilage, are metabolically active. Chondrocytes proliferate and actively make articular cartilage. Osteoarthritis is an example of this, in that both the degradation and synthesis of articular cartilage are enhanced. It is well known that in osteoarthritis, more »
By Alek Jakich & Heather L. McCullough, MA ABSTRACT This case study discusses the case of 56 year-old Alek Jakich, an avid body builder, who suffered from chronic, severe, debilitating bilateral knee pain who was told he needed bilateral knee replacements in order to have any chance at a semi-normal life again, but was told he would likely more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Joseph J. Cukla, LPN ABSTRACT Degenerative joint disease is the most common form of arthritis. The condition is marked by progressive destruction of the articular cartilage which is easily documented by standard X-ray studies. The regeneration of this articular cartilage in clinical practice has been difficult. Five knees with articular cartilage degeneration more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD The name Gustav A. Hemwall most likely doesn’t ring a bell to the average American. Even those new to Prolotherapy might not know who he was. You will not see his name in lights or read about him in the paper. He was a humble man who never sought out his own glory, more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Journal of Prolotherapy (JOP). Unlike most medical journals which are written to doctors, this one has a target audience of both doctors and their patients; for that matter, anyone in pain who is interested in Prolotherapy treatments. The world needs this journal. Why? Well let me tell you more »
By Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD ABSTRACT Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries are very common in any sports medicine practice. Incomplete tears and sprains are the most common injury to the ACL. In the author’s experience, if an ACL sprain or incomplete tear does not heal on its own, it will most likely remain chronic, unless more »
Prolotherapy Gets College Basketball Player Back on the Court By Mark T. Wheaton, MD & John Manley ABSTRACT Prolotherapy is the definitive treatment choice when it comes to connective tissue injuries (ligaments, muscles, tendons, joints) from any cause, such as a sports injury, as is illustrated in the following case report. Usual conservative care options (rest, medications, more »