Anyone ever had this done or know anything about it? I’m thinking about having it done for some persistent shoulder pain…have tried all kinds of other “stuff” and nothing has seemed to help.
I know all kinds of stuff about it, but your question needs to be a little more specific to be answerable.
Andy
Good point. I guess my question(s) is more along the lines of:
What sort of evidence is there that this is an effective therapy for musculoskeletal pain that has not been successfully managed by other treatments?
If I understand it correctly, it works by creating additional inflammation in order to promote healing, does that translate to a long recovery period?
What other sort of questions should I ask?
I have gotten my information from http://www.prolotherapy.com/ppm2007.pdf.
Good point. I guess my question(s) is more along the lines of:
What sort of evidence is there that this is an effective therapy for musculoskeletal pain that has not been successfully managed by other treatments?
If I understand it correctly, it works by creating additional inflammation in order to promote healing, does that translate to a long recovery period?
What other sort of questions should I ask?
Some, but not much evidence. There are some moderate size trials going on right now, but we won’t know more for several years. The proposed mechanism of action would seem to make sense mostly for chronic tendinopathy - that is the only setting I currently use it in. The evidence may change my mind in the next few years.
Correct. Recovery from the actual injections is no big deal (days) - the underlying problem does take a while (a while means different things based on the problem) to melt away even when prolo works perfectly
I did some research on this a few years ago and ended up having a consultation with a physio who’d spent several years working with one of the leading prolo proponents out there. I was seeking resolution from chronic instability in the shoulder and he told me that most of the research and trials had been concentrated on the lower/mid back. They had at the time also done some experimentation with ankles/knees, but did not believe that the structure of the shoulder joint lent itself to being a successful candidate for prolotherapy.
Things may have changed, but that’s what I got in ~2002/2003…
there’s a doctor—both m.d. and d. of chiropractic—in santa monica who does a lot of education in and practice of prolotherapy. off the top of my head, i think his website might be www.drpeterfields.com. if not, a google effort ought to get you there. he is a triathlete himself, hence the connection. very nice fellow, as well.
peggy
I found this website, www.DrReeves.com for this doctor who does prolotherapy that has a lot of information.