Who is good candidate for regenerative prolotherapy?

A good prolotherapy case is one in which the patient has suffered either accidental trauma or chronic degeneration to the connective tissue of a joint or the ligaments and/or tendons that stabilize the joint. Patients with any of the following conditions can respond to prolo therapy:

  • Lateral and medial epicondylitis (tennis elbow or golfer's elbow)
  • Shoulder pain , including supraspinatus tendinosis, rotator cuff impingement syndromes, adhesive capsulitis, and calcific tendinosis
  • Knee pain , including arthritis, lax or partially torn cruciate ligaments, lateral and medial collateral ligament sprains and instability, enthesopathies ( origin and insertion injuries to tendons and ligaments), injuries to the tibia-fibular ligaments, ACL and PCL instability, Grade 1/2 meniscus tears, and knee cap pain
  • Osteoarthritis of the knees, including chondromalacia patellae and degenerative osteoarthritis of the cartilage and meniscus
  • Sacroiliac pain syndromes , including hypermobility syndromes, sciatica, and osteoarthritis
  • Cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae arthritis, causing chronic pain, instability and dyskinesia;
  • TMJ syndrome , including referred pain patterns, grinding, and clenching of the teeth;
  • Foot pain, including Plantar fascitis and tarsal tunnel syndrome;
  • Hand, wrist, finger and toe pain and arthritis
  • Rib pain, costochondritis, costovertebral ligament laxity and hypermobile ribs.

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