Prolotherapy is a medical, non-surgical reconstruction of joints, ligaments and tendons. It is an excellent treatment for chronic pain, including sport injuries, low and upper-back pain, neck pain, different kinds of headaches including migraine headaches, TMJ, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Prolotherapy helps to alleviate inflammation of tendons, ligaments and joints. Therefore, it is used as a treatment of arthritis, tendonitis, partially torn ligaments and tendons, receded cartilage, degenerated and herniated spinal discs.
Tendons are the tissue that connects muscles to bones. It can be injured and partially degenerate as a result of trauma or inflammation. Ligaments are elastic bands that connect bones to bones. The connection between the bones by means of a ligament is called the joint. Similar to the tendons ligaments can become injured or inflamed. The trauma or inflammation affect the joint. Both the tendons and ligaments have weak blood supply, but very dense innervations. The combination of injury, sensitive nerves and weak blood supply causes severe pain. In the environment of weak blood supply the healing is slow and often incomplete.
The history of using insertion of rods and arrows into joints tendons and ligaments of soldiers with dislocated or torn joints goes back thousands of years ,and was described by ancient Greek physician Hippocrates and by Chinese acupuncture masters, amongst others.
No rods are used today, but the idea of stimulating the body and awakening its natural ability to heal itself works in innovative techniques like prolotherapy.
What can be treated by prolotherapy?
Low back pain, Middle back pain, Shoulder pain, Partially torn ligaments and tendons, Carpal Tunnel Syndrom, Arthritis, Plantar fasciitis, Pain of hallux valgus, Gout, Achilles tendon pain, Groin pain, Coccyx pain, Pelvic ligaments pain after pregnancy, Whiplash injury, Strains Sprains, Myositis, Sciatic pain, TMJ, Treatment of soft tissue injuries, Tennis elbow, Epicondilitis, Malleolar bursitis, Knee pain, Fibromyalgia.
Currently we have a number of treatments for granting pain relief of various types, including Tennis elbow treatment, Neck pain treatment, Sprain relief, Back Pain relief, Low back pain treatment, joint pain, knee pain relief, migraine treatment, Arthritis pain relief , to name a few. Other treatments include pain relief for Post traumatic pain, Golf injuries treatment, Gout treatment ,Psoriatic arthritis treatment, Acute pain management, Plantar fasciitis relief, Tendonitis treatment, Sciatica treatment ,carpal tunnel syndrome treatment etc. To know more get in touch with our Pain doctor Toronto who can give you proper medical advice on prolotherapy injection process and professional diagnoses to help you understand your condition and the most suitable treatment method.
To find out more about this effective method of medical treatment please call our office and book an appointment. Our coordinator will explain you in detail the prolotherapy injection process, answer your questions and book for you a session with our doctor.
