SAFER TREATMENT FOR DAMAGED LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS

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I found the following information (as reported by the Health

Sciences Institute (HSI) April 2, 2003 - which I've digested and

edited) which, sadly, hardly anyone seems to know about. It appears

to be solidly based and our medical community ought to become more

familiar with it.

 

It's been said that Hippocrates, the ancient Father of Modern

Medicine who instructed doctors to " First, do no harm, " treated

soldiers with damaged joints by sticking a hot poker into the

afflicted joints. As potentially damaging as Hippocrates' joint

therapy might seem, it's reported to have worked, probably by

coaxing the body to repair the spot that received the hot poke.

 

This " self repair " is the basis of a modern treatment called

prolotherapy - a technique that relieves the pain of damaged joints

by healing connective tissue.

 

First developed in the 1950's, prolotherapy is a method of prompting

the body to heal damaged ligaments and tendons - both of which

receive poor blood circulation under the best of conditions and thus

deprive them of healing nutrients. In prolotherapy, a solution of

simple compounds (usually dextrose or calcium carbonate) is injected

at the point of the injury. This triggers an inflammation response

that increases the blood supply and delivers the nutrients necessary

to promote the growth of new cells and repair damaged connective

tissue.

 

In a 1987 double-blind clinical study published in The Lancet, 81

subjects with lower back pain received either prolotherapy

injections or an inactive placebo solution. Within six months,

almost 90 percent of the subjects in the prolotherapy group reported

improvements of more than 50 percent. Only 39 percent of the placebo

group reported the same results. These results are consistent with

other studies that have demonstrated as much as a 200 percent

increase in the tensile strength of afflicted tendons and ligaments.

 

In 1998, prolotherapy suddenly received some high profile attention

when former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop publicly endorsed

the procedure after undergoing successful treatments. The procedure

is a little expensive, but in cases where it offers an alternative

to surgery or years of drug treatments, it's a bargain. The health

problems sometimes treated with prolotheraphy include: arthritis;

tendonitis; fibromyalgia; knee injuries; carpal tunnel syndrome;

torn tendons and cartilage; degenerated or herniated discs; and even

migraine headaches.

 

Adverse side effects of prolotherapy are rare and are usually the

result of a misstep on the part of an inexperienced practitioner.

Because of this, it's highly recommended that you receive these

treatments from a doctor who you know and trust with this therapy.

Prolotherapy is one of the physician specialties listed on the web

page for the American College for Advancement in Medicine

(acam.org).

 

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Here's an actual case reported by HSI

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Over the years " Joe " had been in four car accidents and as a result,

he still had nagging aches and pains, particularly in the shoulder

and back. His osteopath suggested that prolotherapy might repair

some of the damage that was causing the pain. Despite the

osteopath's confidence in the procedure, " Joe " was surprised to find

out that few people had heard about it.

 

" Joe " experienced a reduction in pain and a greater range of

mobility in his two months of treatments. That's the obvious plus.

But the treatments were a bit painful. As many doctors do with this

treatment, his doctor added an anesthetic to the injected solution.

A mild soreness now sometimes lingers in the joint for a day or two,

but it's not enough to keep him from going about his normal

activities. It's quite a difference from his previous levels of pain.

 

I hope you find this information useful.

 

Irwin Tyler

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