Journal of Prolotherapy
By Jörn Funck, MD If Prolotherapy is really as successful as always reported why is there only such a small group of experts existing all over the world? Dr. Hemwall, one of the pioneers of Prolotherapy once replied, “because it is too simple.” I agree with him on this point. Giving the precise injections is not more »
By JOP Staff & Stephen Cavallino, MD JOP: Dr. Cavallino, please tell us a little about your medical background. Cavallino: My medical background: I am an Emergency Medical Physician. I was born in New York and went to medical school in Bologna, Italy. I have been working for more than 20 years in the ER and currently doing Prolotherapy for the more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & David P. Rabago, MD Hauser: Dr. Rabago, can you tell us briefly how you got into Prolotherapy? Rabago: I was in residency at University of Wisconsin, Madison and Dr. Jeff Patterson is on faculty here. He is pretty forward about including residents in that experience. He includes residents in clinical Prolotherapy at the UW, more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Simon P. Petrides, DO Hauser: Dr. Petrides can you tell us your medical and training background? Petrides: I underwent formal medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London and then osteopathic training at the British School of Osteopathy, followed by sports medicine training and further training in musculoskeletal medicine. Hauser: Are you the founder of the more »
By Christopher J. Centeno, MD Adult autologous stem cells (A-ASC’s) show great promise in research and early pre-clinical/clinical use. These cells have the potential to revolutionize medicine by repairing tissues directly or assisting in tissue healing.1 What you may not realize is that a herculean power struggle going on behind the scenes where the Food and Drug more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Marc N. Dubick, MD Hauser: Dr. Dubick, can you please tell us a little bit about your background? Dubick: I’m a board certified anesthesiologist, and I’ve been performing interventional pain management full time since 1993. I’m board certified in pain management through the American Board of Anesthesiology, which is the only pain management subspecialty 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 & 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 & Steven A. Crifase, Attorney at Law Steven A. Crifase, Attorney at Law Patients who receive Prolotherapy may have at one time sustained an injury that was treated with surgery that achieved a less than optimal result. Prolotherapy physicians hope to be given the opportunity to treat these injuries prior to surgery, more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Choi Yung Do, MD Dr. Hauser = Q (Question) Dr. Choi Yung Do = A (Answer) Q: Please give your full name. A: Yung Do, Choi Q: Could you please explain to us your medical background and how you came to learn Prolotherapy? A: Medical School: Inje Medical School, Busan Degree: MD Medical School Graduation: 1991 Internship and Residency Training: more »
By Donna Alderman, DO ABSTRACT Modern Prolotherapy evolved from the insights and courage of a few doctors in the early part of the 1900s. These pioneers would then form groups to teach others, share knowledge, and improve techniques. The earliest record of such a group started as the American Society of Herniologists in 1926, now known more »
By Richard Gracer, MD Those of us in the field of Prolotherapy owe a great debt to Dr. Tom Dorman, whose work and dedication to the field of Prolotherapy and Orthopedic Medicine paved the way for many to follow. We mourn his loss, but celebrate his life and life-work. The following is a memorial written by more »
By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Mark S.Canteri, DO, FAAO The world of Prolotherapy is thrilled to have many talented physicians in their midst. The Journal of Prolotherapy® is an avenue to introduce our readers to some of them. This issue features an interview that I conducted via telephone with Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO who practices in Mishwaka, IN and more »