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Prolotherapy ("Proliferative Injection Therapy") involves injecting an irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments, for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain. Prolotherapy, in combination with chiropractic manipulation and physi... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| Chronic Pain | 10 |
90% |
| Fibromyalgia | 8 |
88% |
| Back Pain | 3 |
100% |
| Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome | 2 |
100% |
| Migraine Headaches | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 90% (29
Members)
find Prolotherapy helpful
Prolotherapy Reviews
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1997 I now believe it was helpful but didnt think so at the time
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SI joint stabilization maintained for about 34 weeks decreased poppingclunking
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It totaly change my life, the pain relief is awesome. My laxity in my back is way better
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This has REALLY helped in some areas while helping only a little in other areas but i HAVE seen relief in various levels in various areas with this treatment.
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excruciatingly painful to get the injections first 12 hours are aweful then the pain begins to subside and i have relief for weeks in some areas months in some areas and only days in some areas. It HAS improved my lifestyle overall. But you have to be willing to suffer some aweful pain to get to the relief.
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so far so good...but extremely painful
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have received 2 sessions of about 25 injections each in my neck for whiplash injury that leaves me in constant pain eg daily headache from occipital nerve compression and disc herniation. seems to be helping the occipital nerve but not the herniated disc
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considering
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Considering
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helpeed me when i was at a very low point practically bed ridden i trusted the dr immensely have revisited the treatment over the years but at this point may have maxed out on the benefits
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Discussions
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Rolfing or Prolotherapy
Katty2, I'm very interested in reading about what you write about Prolotherapy. I already know how have lax/loose ligaments in my hips and hypermobili... [More] -
Prolotherapy?
Has anyone tried it? [More] -
Rolfing or Prolotherapy
Hi Nicole, I had my first set of prolotherapy injections on Tues. in both SI joints and the lumbar spine. I didn't feel that the injections were ver... [More] -
Rolfing or Prolotherapy
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has tried rolfing or prolotherapy for mps? Prolotherapy sounds promising, but why inflame tissues that are already infla... [More] -
Prolotherapy or
neural cranial restructuring (NCR) are alternative therapies, I've heard good things about both. [More]
