Category: Teaching Techniques

Building a Rationale for Evidence-Based Prolotherapy in an Orthopedic Medicine Practice: Part IV: Diagnosing Linked Prolotherapy Targets by Applying a Data-based Biotensegrity Model

Posted on jopadminPosted in Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA, Teaching Techniques, Volume 3 : Issue 3 : August 2011

By Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA Patients with sacral dysfunction routinely present sequentially-linked targets for Prolotherapy of varying severity from the plantar arch to the nuchal line. Part I of this series presented the logical development of Prolotherapy, highlighting Empirical, Deductive, Inductive, and Abductive analytical reasoning (IDEA).1 Part II discussed the application of the IDEA-based Scientific Method more »

Prolotherapy of the Arcuate Ligament of the Knee

Posted on jopadminPosted in Ross A. Hauser, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 3 : Issue 2 : May 2011

By Ross A. Hauser, MD While most physicians and lay people know terms such as the anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate signify ligaments of the knee, most are not as familiar with the term arcuate ligament. The arcuate ligament is a Y-shaped condensation of collagen fibers that courses from the fibular head, over the popliteus to more »

Pubic Symphysis Treatment by Prolotherapy

Posted on jopadminPosted in Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 2 : Issue 3 : August 2010

By Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD Injuries to the pubic symphysis and pubic ramus are common. They occur in many sports and can be associated with pregnancy and following delivery. These injuries often cause severe pubic/groin pain and profound tenderness around the injured area. These injuries account for a great deal of disability and discomfort and more »

Alternative Positioning for Injecting the Iliolumbar and Short and Long Dorso-Sacroiliac Ligaments using Prolotherapy

Posted on jopadminPosted in Roy Bechtel, PT, PhD, Scott Benjamin, PT, DScPT, Teaching Techniques, Volume 2 : Issue 2 : May 2010

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 »

Prolotherapy Injection Technique of the Elbow

Posted on jopadminPosted in Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 2 : Issue 1 : February 2010

By Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD Prolotherapy injections into and around the elbow produce very rewarding results with a 90% success rate at eliminating or greatly reducing pain. We will first review some elbow anatomy. The elbow contains three separate joints; the humeroulnar, humeroradial, and radioulnar joints. The osseous stability of these joints is reinforced by more »

Shoulder Prolotherapy Injection Technique

Posted on jopadminPosted in Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 1 : Issue 4 : November 2009

By Rodney S. Van Pelt, MD As with other joints in the body, Prolotherapy is routinely the preferred treatment option for chronic shoulder pain/injury. Prolotherapy can be used successfully for treating most chronic injuries of the shoulder including rotator cuff injuries and tears, arthritis, sprains, and AC separation. Prolotherapy is 85-90% successful in stimulating healing of more »

Prolotherapy Under C-Arm Fluoroscopy

Posted on jopadminPosted in Christopher J. Centeno, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 1 : Issue 4 : November 2009

By Christopher J. Centeno, MD pain management traditionally has focused on the use of C-arm fluoroscopy to inject the spine. Fluoroscopy is a real time X-ray designed to allow the physician to guide a needle into a specific location. (See Figure 1.) While Prolotherapy has been performed without the use of imaging guidance, our training in more »

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection Technique

Posted on jopadminPosted in Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Teaching Techniques, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD ABSTRACT This article provides the JOP reader with some basic information about Platelet Rich Plasma, also known as PRP. PRP as a Prolotherapy proliferant has become increasingly popular in the pain management field. The basic tenants of PRP preparation and use in the Prolotherapy field are discussed. more »

A New Approach for Injecting Patients with Low Back Pain using Prolotherapy Agents: Functional Prolotherapy

Posted on jopadminPosted in Ann Auburn, DO, Roy Bechtel, PT, PhD, Scott Benjamin, PT, DScPT, Teaching Techniques, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ann Auburn, DO, Scott Benjamin, PT, DSCPT, & Roy Bechtel, PT, PHD ABSTRACT The spine is a flexible mechanical system and performs several important functions. Performing Prolotherapy to the spine for regenerative purposes often restores function completely. The authors investigated and reported on alternative positioning for injecting the lower back and pelvic ligaments. Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;1(3):181-183. more »