Reasons Why Prolotherapy May Not Work
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Reasons Why Prolotherapy May Not Work
Ross Hauser, M.D.
STAYING ON ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION
The body heals by Inflammation. If you continue to stay on anti-inflammatories, you will eventually, most likely, end up with chronic body pain. By taking an anti-inflammatory medication, you are suppressing not only the Prolotherapy, but your body’s repair mechanisms. Soon you will have chronic pain in other body parts because you are suppressing healing in those areas.
STAYING ON NARCOTIC MEDICATIONS
Narcotic medications suppress all cells of the immune system. Plain and simple. This is not theory, this is fact. If you want to take chemotherapy (drugs that inhibit the immune system) for your chronic pain, go ahead. This is what narcotic medications are, immune suppressants just like chemotherapy. If you want to get better from Prolotherapy, then stop your anti-inflammatory and narcotic medications.
STOP SELF-MANIPULATING
Yes, that means popping yourself. I don’t care it you feel better right away. All you are doing is making your ligaments looser. Stop cracking your neck and your back. If you want to get better from Prolotherapy, stop self manipulating.
STOP ONE SIDED DOMINANCE
Must you do everything with your right side. You write and type with your side. You brush your teeth, scrub you pots and pans, carry your suitcases, luggage and briefcase all with your right side. Can’t you do anything with your left side? Is it any wonder your left upper back is hurting when you are completely dominant with your right side? If you want to get better you better do the mouse on your computer and other activities with your left side. Everyone should be somewhat ambidextrous.
STOP EATING POORLY!
If you want your body to heal and that includes heal with Prolotherapy, eat healthy!
WATCH BAD HABITS
I had a chronic hamstring problem that not even Prolotherapy could get rid of. One day I noticed when I was standing I would always put weight on my right leg and hyperextend it a little. I was literally doing this hundreds of times a day. It wasn’t my exercise causing my hamstring issues, it was my standing posture. My right elbow started to go because of all the Prolotherapy I did. So what did I do? I start using my left hand and upper extremity more. I do the mouse with my left hand, as well as brush my teeth and other activities with my left hand. Yes, I am becoming ambidextrous. Look at what you do that you might not even be aware of!
IF YOU SMOKE, STOP NOW! If you smoke, then stop! You are only hurting yourself. There is nothing else to say on this matter. Smoking causes cancer as well as a wide array of other diseases.
START TAKING YOUR SUPPLEMENTS
Supplements help with healing and recovery. Not taking them if you have chronic pain is silly. Do whatever you can to heal. Take supplements.
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