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Thirty-one patients with an average pain duration of 52 months, were treated quarterly with Hackett-Hemwall dextrose prolotherapy in a free medical clinic. Included in this group were nineteen patients (61%) who were told by their medical doctor( s) that no other treatment options for their pain were available or that surgery was their only option. Patients were contacted an average of 22 months following their final prolotherapy session and asked questions via telephone interview regarding levels of pain, stiffness, other physical and psychological symptoms, as well as questions related to activities of daily living, before and after their last prolotherapy treatment.

Improvements in many quality of life parameters were achieved in this patient population who received the Hackett- Hemwall dextrose prolotherapy for their wrist pain. This patient population experienced wrist pain for an average of four years and four months prior to receiving treatment. Upon interview at twenty-two months, on average, after their last prolotherapy sessions, this study revealed improvement in patients’ quality of life parameters such as pain, stiffness, depression and anxiety, medication usage, as well as range of motion, sleep, and exercise ability. This included patients who were told no other treatment options existed or that surgery was their only option for their unresolved wrist pain. Ninety percent of patients had 50% or more pain relief and 88% felt improvement in their stiffness levels. All patients who were taking pain medications prior to receiving prolotherapy were able to reduce the frequency of required medications after receiving prolotherapy.

Since this pilot study found such significant improvements in these participants with chronic unresolved wrist pain, further studies under more controlled circumstances and with larger patient populations should be done.

Ross A. Hauser, MD is the Medical Director of Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois and is a renowned Prolotherapist and natural medicine specialist with a national referral base seeing patients from all over the United States and abroad. Dr. Hauser and his wife, Marion, authored the national best seller “Prolo Your Pain Away! Curing Chronic Pain with prolotherapy” now in its third edition, along with a four-book topical mini series of prolotherapy books. He also spearheaded the writing of a 900-page sports book that discussed the use of prolotherapy for sports injuries, “Prolo Your Sports Inuries Away! Curing Sports Injuries and Enhancing Athletic Performance with prolotherapy.”

Marion A. Hauser, MS, RD, is the CEO of Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services, a comprehensive Natural Medicine Clinic in Oak Park, IL and owner of Beulah Land Nutritionals. As a registered dietitian, Marion is also a well-known speaker and writer on a variety of topics related to natural medicine and nutrition providing information for weekly enewsletters and TV shows on a variety of health topics. Marion has recently released “The Hauser Diet: A Fresh Look at Healthy Living.” Along with her husband, Dr. Ross Hauser, Marion co-authored the national best seller entitled “Prolo Your Pain Away!, Curing Chronic Pain with prolotherapy” along with a fourbook topical mini series of prolotherapy books, as well as a comprehensive sports book discussing the use of prolotherapy for sports injuries. Marion is an avid marathoner, endurance cyclist, and chef in her spare time.

Patricia Holian, RN is a graduate of the Cook County School of Nursing, Chicago, IL. She has extensive experience in medical surgery, renal dialysis and natural medicine. She has spent the last twelve years working as a registered nurse at Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services, S.C. in Oak Park, IL.

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