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Prolotherapy Research Articles
Prolotherapy is a medical treatment that stimulates your body to repair or regenerate itself addressing such conditions as back pain, knee arthritis, headaches, work-related or sports injuries providing a permanent solution to underlying causes of many painful conditions. This site is a depository for Prolotherapy and related research on Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy and Stem Cell Prolotherapy.
Research on Articular Cartilage Regeneration
In this article published in the Journal of Prolotherapy, the regeneration of articular cartilage is discussed using Prolotherapy. This is a non-surgical technique. Because cartilage has a poor ability to heal, surgeons are now following the lead that it is better to stimulate cartilage growth rather than remove it. In Prolotherapy this is accomplished with injections.
Full article Articular Cartilage Regeneration Author: Ross A. Hauser, MD
From the Prolotherapy Blog
Literature Review | Systematic Review of Dextrose Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
This is a brief review of Hauser RA, Lackner JB, Steilen-Matias D, Harris DK. A Systematic Review of Dextrose Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. Clinical Medicine Insights Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2016;9:139-159. doi:10.4137/CMAMD.S39160. This research concludes that the “use of…
Read MoreNon-surgical options before knee replacement not explored
The increased availability of medical information has helped many patients predetermine a course of action for their knee osteoarthritis. Typically doctors tell patients that they are one of many people with pain and disability; that the number of knee replacements…
Read MoreMesenchymal Stem Cells has a Protective Role for the Osteoarthritis | Prolotherapy.org
Doctors need to understand the variable factors of successful and non-successful Stem Cell Therapy Researchers in India publishing in the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma say that the versatility of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as a treatment for osteoarthritis, while through many studies…
Read MoreProlotherapy for hip instability in female athletes
In new research, doctors acknowledge that dance, gymnastics, figure skating, and competitive cheerleading require a high degree of hip range of motion and the use of the hip joint in a mechanically complex manner. Because of the extreme hip motion…
Read MoreJoint replacement diagnosis questioned
While the number of joint replacements, continue to climb, the outcome of these procedures are not always successful. In a recent study out of Canada, researchers found that only half of patients undergoing a total joint arthroplasty had a good outcome.1…
Read MoreGrowth Factors and Proliferation for Knee Injuries
You have heard us talk about the Prolotherapy and its ability to heal most joint injuries, sports injuries and chronic pain. As a review, Prolotherapy is an injection treatment that causes a mild inflammation that initiates an immune response. This inflammation mimics what the body does…
Read MoreResearch says: cortisone injections destroys cartilage – Hyaluronic acid does not protect or reverse damage
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Read MoreThumb Arthritis
Osteoarthritis vs. Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Thumb Thumb arthritis involves inflammation of the basal joint, which is the joint that allows the thumb to swivel and pivot. It is also called the thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. There are many types…
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