Prolotherapy and Radiculopathy
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Prolotherapy is a great alternative for lumbar radiculopathy or cervical radiculopathy. This conditions start with ligament laxity or weakness. Once a person injures a ligament that supports the spine, the area of the injury becomes unstable. The body likes stability so it starts sending muscle spasms in the area to stabilize. The person takes muscle relaxants to feel better but the area is still unstable, though pain may be less. The unstable area causes increased pressure to develop with movement onto the vertebral facet joints. These they hypertrophy and the degenerative disc/lower back scenario starts. Eventually the increase in the pressure that began in the facets goes to the discs. All of the following can cause radiculopathy: facet hypertrophy, vertebral spondylosis (arthritis) degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, and spinal ligament injury. Prolotherapy by getting at the root cause of the problem has a very high cure rate with cervical and lumbar radiculopathy
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