I am 83 years old and have had knee pain for many years
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I am 83 years old and have had knee pain for many years and many knee operations which have not alleviated the pain at this point can Prolotherapy still help?
We have treated some 83 year olds with great success, but some 83 year old knees are too far gone for Prolotherapy to help.
One is a good Prolotherapy candidate if:
1. the joint has good range of motion
2. the persons overall health is good
3. tender points around the joint
4. Goals of therapy are reasonable-in regard to the last point-if one is 83 years old but still wants to run Marathons then Prolotherapy probably isn't going to get you there but if the goal is to walk without pain, Prolotherapy is on it.
If range of motion is poor but the goal is just to walk around the house then Prolotherapy can get you there typically
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