Testimonial: Prolotherapy Works For Me!
By Lorri Olssen
I am a 50-year-old mother of two. Several years ago I started having terrible migraine headaches that would incapacitate me for days.
I was taking Topamax to lessen the frequency and also MaxAlt for when I would get a migraine despite the Topamax. The longer I took Topamax, the less effective is was and I was starting to get weekly migraines. I tried chiropractic and initially it seemed to help as long as I took my prescriptions and I got an adjustment at the earliest sign of a migraine. But I needed to get adjusted at least every week and even then I had several migraines every month. After a year of treatment it no longer helped at all.
That’s when I made the trip from my home in southern California to see Dr. Peterson. He treated me twice with Prolotherapy for my migraines and the change has been remarkable. I no longer take the Topamax, which was costing me $200/month and in the past 8 months since my last treatment I’ve only had 2 migraines, which were greatly reduced in strength and I was able to handle them with Excedrin. The Prolo has also had the added benefit of lessening my neck aches and making my neck feel much stronger.
Three years ago Dr. Peterson had also treated my hip with Prolo when I lived in Lake Oswego. I sleep on my side and was finding it difficult to get a full nights sleep because my sacroiliac would start aching, feeling like it had slipped out of place. Chiropractic helped temporarily, but with Prolo my hip became stronger and it no longer slips out. I no longer have the constant ache in my hip and can now sleep on my side without pain.
Dr. Peterson had also treated my knees about 5 years ago. Climbing stairs, walking and working on my hillside garden had been painful. Dr. Peterson treated my knees several times, and has given me a couple of knee “tune-ups” over the years. The result is that I am feeling much more confident when walking, climbing stairs, etc. because my knees feel much more stable and are pain free. It is such a relief to know that as I age, I don’t have to just put up with the pain or take toxic medicines but can in fact make my joints stronger with Prolotherapy. I’ve sent my brother and several friends to Dr. Peterson for their knees, thumbs, low backs and shoulders and they have all had great results with Prolotherapy. My husband is finally going to see him this summer for his chronic low-back pain. Prolotherapy really works for me!