Prolotherapy and Shoulder Separation
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Q. Prolotherapy and Shoulder Separation
I have a grade three shoulder separation now in its ninth week. I have received weekly physical therapy, assisted release therapy and acupuncture. I have a very good diet and have supplemented it with mega doses of vitamins and nutrients. I have very good range of motion according to both my PT and ART treatment providers. I agree with them.
The first follow up session with my orthopedic surgeon, who is very conservative agrees with them. My next and I believe my final exam will be next week. I discussed Prolo with him and even though he believes in the concept, he feels I do not need it because of my level of recovery/repair. I "feel" the injury periodically depending on the movement.
Three questions, 1) Where should I be in the recovery/repair process after 9 weeks 2) How do I know other than through an MRI that the ligament is healed. 3) Can PROLO help me at this point considering I'm 9 weeks into recovery.
A. Anyone with grade 3 separation in my opinion isn't going to heal all the way in regards to strength in the tissues without Prolotherapy. You injured, stretched, and/or torn a ton of ligament tissue and I don't care how healthy you are...if it was me I would have received about 3 Prolotherapy treatments by now...if you had you probably would know the difference, your shoulder would be a lot stronger...so the answer is a resounding yes get at least three sessions of Prolotherapy. In regard to the MRI, please refer to this article MRI "MRI's why we don't rely on them."
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