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WHAT
EXACTLY IS SPORTS PROLOTHERAPY?
Ross
Hauser, M.D.
Prolotherapy stimulates the repair of injured, damaged
ligaments and
tendons.
It involves
the
injection of natural substances (along with anesthetics so the injections
don't hurt that much) at the exact site of an injury to stimulate the immune
system to repair the area. The exact term for the natural healing process that
occurs after an injury is
inflammation. Thus,
Prolotherapy causes an
inflammatory reaction at the exact site of injuries to such structures as
ligaments, tendons, mensici, muscles, growth plates, joint capsules, and
cartilage to stimulate these structures to heal.
Specifically, Prolotherapy causes
fibroblastic proliferation (where the term Prolotherapy comes from).
Fibroblasts are the cells that actually grow the
ligaments and tendons. By proliferating the fibroblasts, new, strong,
collagen
tissue is formed which is what is needed to repair ligament/tendon sprains and
other sports injuries. A detailed explanation of the mechanisms of Prolotherapy in curing sports injuries is found in
Prolo Your Sports Injuries
Away!
I THOUGHT PAIN MEANT THAT I AM TOO INFLAMED?
To heal an injury the body mounts an inflammatory reaction. It is this
inflammatory reaction that repairs the damage caused by the sports injury or
trauma. If an athlete's injury remains painful for a prolonged period of
time it
means that the area is still weakened and damaged. Pain to an athlete
should signify a structure is weakened and elicit the response of obtaining
Prolotherapy,
not
anti-inflammatories which cause a further weakening of the structures.
IF ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES AND
CORTISONE WEAKEN TISSUE THEN WHY DOES THE PAIN GO
AWAY?
Great question. It is like in your home when the fire alarm goes off because
there
is a fire in the home. You could to stop the alarm just take out the
batteries. You would then feel better because the alarm wouldn't be blaring
out the message that something very dangerous was brewing. Of course, this
would have no effect on
the fire that is burning your house down, nor would it do anything to the
children
that are sleeping in the upstairs bedroom. A more prudent approach would
be to grab the kids and get out of the house. If time would allow another
option would
be to discover what is burning and put the fire out.
Anti-inflammatories and
cortisone shots stop the bodies cry for help. Pain
should signify to the athlete that something is wrong. A vital structure
needed
for optimum athletic performance is weakened, stretched, and damaged. The
pain is from the body trying to repair it. By knocking out the
inflammation, the
pain subsides, but so does any chance for healing. Realize that just
because a structure doesn't hurt does not mean complete healing. This is why
so many athletes re-injure the same structure year after year. They have
taken anti-inflammatories or received cortisone shots to knock out the pain,
only to have
it recur because the structures strength never returned. A better
approach is to strengthen the structure after the injury with Prolotherapy.
Complete healing after each injury needs to be the goal of every athlete.
IF THE BODY HEALS BY INFLAMMATION WHY WAS I GIVEN
ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES?
Unfortunately for many athletes the tenets in the book
Prolo Your Sports Injuries
Away! are not accepted by most ‘sports medicine authorities’.
This is
similar to the mercury toxicity issue. It is clear from the governments
standpoint
that mercury is toxic to the human body as there are strict guidelines for
mercuries use in industry and industry exposure. The Environmental Protection
Agency has clear guidelines to how much exposure of mercury is ‘safe’ in
the workplace and the environment, yet the government allowed and still allows
dentists to put mercury directly into the mouths of Americans via amalgam
fillings. For the American Dental Association and other ‘authoritative’
agencies
to now ‘admit’ that mercury is a poison (which it clearly is) could cause
anarchy
and tremendous legal action. Imagine if all of a sudden the AMA and large
orthopedic surgery and sports medicine societies admitted that
anti-inflammatory drugs and cortisone shots actually stop the healing process
and are the
primary cause of the arthritis in the 20 million Americans with the disease,
again pandemonium and legal actions could result.
We should add that in large measure the writing of
Prolo Your Sports Injuries
Away! was prompted because we just could not take it anymore! We saw
athlete after athlete having their dreams dashed by the kind of care they were
receiving at the hands of their team physicians! In the book
Prolo Your Sports Injuries
Away! even that is a misnomer as most team physicians are
orthopedic surgeons and
thus their designation should be team surgeon! It is prudent that every
athlete
have a Prolotherapist on their team!
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 Ross
Hauser, M.D.
Dr.
Hauser received his M.D. from the
University of Illinois, Chicago;
completed his residency at
Loyola-Hines VA-Marianjoy Hospitals
in Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation; and received his
Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign.
Dr.
Hauser is one of the leading experts
in the treatment of chronic pain and
sports injuries with
Prolotherapy.
He, along with his wife Marion, have
written seven books on the topic of
Prolotherapy, a comprehensive book
on the natural medicine approach to
cancer, as well as a myriad of
articles and newsletters for the
general public.
Read more
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As with any
medical technique,
Prolotherapy may not be effective for every
individual and there are risks involved,
these risks should be discussed with your
physician.
Results achieved with some may not be
typical of all. Please consult a physician.
Please read
Prolotherapy Risks
There is no known cure for arthritis.
Prolotherapy
and nutritional supplements can help
alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by
treating an underlying cause that
contributes to degenerative disease,
ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and
other connective tissue can help prevent
bone on bone arthritis from developing.
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