Category: Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

Practical Application of Prolotherapy in Canines: Case Studies

Posted on jopadminPosted in Babette Gladstein, VMD, Four-Legged Prolotherapy, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Babette Gladstein, VMD ABSTRACT Prolotherapy is easily incorporated into the modern veterinary practice and can often obviate the need for orthopedic surgery. This article provides six case reviews of animals successfully treated with Prolotherapy. Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;1(3):179-180. The current surge of interest in Prolotherapy—for humans and animals—is gratifying. As a holistic veterinarian and Prolotherapy practitioner more »

Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy Literature Reviews

Posted on jopadminPosted in Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA, It's A Wide Wide World, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Gary B. Clark, MD, MPA Visions of Regenerations to Come “Sometime between the years 1934 and 1936, a random patient with a random disease visited a random doctor and for the first time in recorded human history had a better than 50:50 chance of benefiting from the encounter.” –Anonymous The above-cited quotation still lies sequestered 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 »

Pain Management Using the Power of the Mind

Posted on jopadminPosted in Gina Orlando, MA, CH, Global Pain Therapies, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Gina Orlando, MA, CH ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to describe medical hypno-therapy and the role it plays in the management of the pain patient. The author presents three case studies discussing the beneficial effects of hypnotherapy on generalized body pain, as well as two children with RSD. Journal of Prolotherapy. 2009;1(3):174-178. Much more »

The Making of a Prolotherapist

Posted on jopadminPosted in Scott R. Stoll, MD, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009, Wonder Why?

By Scott R. Stoll, MD Enthusiastically, I started my first day of practice as a Physiatrist with all of the tools I learned in training, ready to diagnose and treat all of the sports and spine maladies I had so carefully studied. I worked diligently to practice evidence-based medicine and applied solid, scientifically proven principles to more »

The Use of Prolotherapy in the Treatment of Chronic Overuse Shoulder and Neck Pain, Neurogenic Pain and Hip Degeneration in an Incomplete C4-C5 Spinal Cord Injury Patient

Posted on jopadminPosted in Remarkable Recoveries, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Kimberly A. Gruen, BA ABSTRACT Chronic pain, osteoporosis, and joint degeneration are common problems facing a spinal cord injury (SCI) patient. To date, there are no published case studies documenting the effectiveness of Prolotherapy in reducing pain and improving joint function in SCI patients. The following is a case study of the more »

Three Cases of Chronic Pain Relieved with Prolotherapy in Hong Kong Clinic

Posted on jopadminPosted in Remarkable Recoveries, Stanley King Hei Lam, MBBS, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Stanley King Hei Lam, MBBS, PGDIP, MSM(OTAGO), FHKAM(FM), FRACGP, FHKCFP ABSTRACT Hong Kong physician, Dr. Stanley Lam provides the reader with not only his personal story of years of pain from athletic injuries relieved with self-administered Prolotherapy, but those of two other cases—one patient with spinal cord compression and another with undiagnosed Barre-Lieou Syndrome whose more »

Increase in Cross Sectional Area of the Iliolumbar Ligament using Prolotherapy Agents: An Ultrasonic Case Study

Posted on jopadminPosted in Ann Auburn, DO, Fantastic Findings, Roy Bechtel, PT, PhD, Scott Benjamin, PT, DScPT, Stacey Matthews, MS, PT, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ann Auburn, DO, Scott Benjamin, PT, DSCPT, Roy Bechtel, PT, PHD, & Stacey Matthews ABSTRACT Background Content: This case study examined the effects of a single Prolotherapy injection series on the left iliolumbar ligament. The ligament measurements were split between medial and lateral portions of the iliolumbar ligament and we hypothesized that growth would occur increasing the cross more »

Dextrose Prolotherapy for Unresolved Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Case Series Study

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

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the outcomes of patients undergoing Hackett-Hemwall dextrose Prolotherapytreatment for chronic low back pain. Design: One hundred forty-five patients, who had been in pain an average of four years and ten months, were treated quarterly with Hackett-Hemwall dextrose Prolotherapy. This included a subset of 55 patients who more »

Interview Featuring Mark Cantieri, DO

Posted on jopadminPosted in In the Spotlight, Mark Canteri, DO, FAAO, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

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 »

Journal of Prolotherapy Acknowledges Prolotherapy Patriarch and Reports on Prolotherapy Worldwide

Posted on jopadminPosted in Great News Corner, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ross A. Hauser, MD With each study published on Prolotherapy including those in this issue of the Journal of Prolotherapy®, Prolotherapy is making history. But recently Prolotherapy lost one of its pioneers who did his best to get Prolotherapy into the mainstream. That man was Thomas Dorman, MD, who died at the age of 72 on March 15, more »