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Journal of
Prolotherapy Current Issue
The Use of Prolotherapy for Temporomandibular Joint
Dysfunction
Roy V. Hakala, DDS & Kim M. Ledermann, DDS
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2010;2(3):439-446.
KEYWORDS: Prolotherapy,
temporomandiublar joint dysfunction, TMD, TMJ. |
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How
to Tell when Chronic Headaches have a Dental Cause
Jeri Coffey, DDS, Ross A. Hauser, MD, et al.
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2010;2(3):447-453.
KEYWORDS: Dawson technique,
equilibration, functional occlusion, headache, malocclusion,
mandibular condyle, migraine, neck pain, temporomandibular
joint, TMJ. |
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MRI
Case Study on Meniscal Injuries
Jack Henry, DC, DACBR
Journal of Prolotherapy. 2010;2(3):454.
KEYWORDS: Knee pain, normal and
abnormal menisci.
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Hip Pain
A Retrospective
Study on Hackett-Hemwall Dextrose Prolotherapy for Chronic Hip
Pain at an Outpatient
Charity Clinic in Rural Illinois
Journal of Prolotherapy.
2009;2:76-88.

The Hackett-Hemwall
technique of dextrose Prolotherapy used on patients who
presented with over five years of unresolved hip pain were shown
in this retrospective pilot study to improve their quality of
life even 19 months subsequent from their last Prolotherapy
session. The 61 patients with 94 hips treated reported
significantly less pain, stiffness, crunching sensation,
disability, depressed and anxious thoughts, medication and other
pain therapy usage, as well as improved walking ability, range
of motion, sleep, exercise ability, and activities of daily
living. This included patients who were told there were no other
treatment options for their pain or that surgery was their only
option. The results confirm that Prolotherapy is a treatment
that should be highly considered for people suffering with
chronic hip pain. Future studies will be needed to confirm this
pilot study and to document if Prolotherapy can keep chronic hip
pain sufferers from needing hip surgeries including hip
replacements. Continue
Chronic Hip Pain study
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Knee Pain
Standard Clinical X-ray Studies Document Cartilage Regeneration in Five
Degenerated Knees
After Prolotherapy
Journal
of Prolotherapy.
2009;1:22-28.

Prolotherapy improved the pain
and function in five knees with osteoarthritis. All five degenerated
knees showed evidence of articular cartilage regeneration in their
standard weight-bearing X-rays after Prolotherapy. It is suggested that
before and after X-ray studies can be used to document the response of
degenerated joints to Prolotherapy. Future research is needed with a
larger patient population and under a more controlled setting to further
evidence of clinical responses and cartilage regeneration with
Prolotherapy.
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Neck Pain
Unresolved and chronic
neck pain
Hauser R, Hauser M. Dextrose
Prolotherapy for Unresolved Neck Pain, Practical Pain Management,
October 2007
AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON DEXTROSE
PROLOTHERAPY
FOR UNRESOLVED NECK PAIN AT
AN OUTPATIENT CHARITY CLINIC
IN RURAL ILLINOIS
Abstract: The optimal long-term, symptomatic therapy
for chronic neck pain has not been established. Accordingly, we
investigated the outcomes of patients undergoing Hemwall-Hackett
dextrose Prolotherapy treatment for unresolved neck pain at a charity
clinic in rural Illinois. We studied a sample of 98 patients who had
suffered with pain on average for 59 months and seen over 3 physicians
prior to being treated quarterly with Prolotherapy. On average 18 months
following their last Prolotherapy session, patients were contacted and
asked numerous questions in regard to their levels of pain and a variety
of physical and psychological symptoms, as well as activities of daily
living, before and after their last Prolotherapy treatment. The results
of this study showed that patients had a statistically significant
decline in their level of pain, stiffness and crunching sensation with
Prolotherapy. This included clients who were told by their M.D. (s) that
there were no other treatment options or that surgery was their only
answer for their chronic pain. Continue
unresolved neck pain research. |
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TMJ
Dextrose Prolotherapy and Pain
of Chronic TMJ Dysfunction
Discussion. While the
exact cause of chronic temporomandibular
dysfunction is still debated, this study did
demonstrate that the Hemwall-Hackett
technique of dextrose
Prolotherapy improves not only the pain
level for those having chronic TMD, but also
a host of other quality of life measures.
The Hemwall-Hackett technique of dextrose
Prolotherapy to the temporomandibular
joint involves injections into the joint, as
well as the fibro-osseous junction of the
ligament and capsular attachments on the
zygomatic arch, as well as the mandibular
neck and condyle. Clearly the structural
goal of Hemwall- Hackett dextrose
Prolotherapy is to improve the stability
of the TMJ by enhancing capsular and
ligament strength. Congenital disorders that
are characterized by overstretched
ligaments, such as Ehlers- Danlos Syndrome,
are typically predisposed to TMJ problems.
Weakening of the TMJ capsule and ligament
would explain a lot of the varied pathology
involving TMD including joint subluxations,
disc displacements, as well as muscle spasms
and myofascial pain patterns. Continue
with entire article
Chronic TMJ Dysfunction
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CASE
HISTORIES |
Case History
This case study exhibited many of the difficult to
treat pain issues that occur in quadriplegics. Michael
presented with neurogenic thoracic pain, a dysplastic
painful hip, neck degeneration above and below the level
of his fusion, as well as an overuse injury of his right
shoulder. We were able to help Michael with all of these
conditions through treatment with
Prolotherapy.
He regained some hip stability which
helped him improve his standing pivot transfers and his
ability to stand independently. Prolotherapy treatments provided relief of Michael’s
shoulder, neck, and thoracic pain. Chronic pain is
common after spinal cord injury and is difficult to
treat effectively. Further research into
Prolotherapy with this patient population seems
warranted.
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Prolotherapy
Gets College Basketball Player Back on the Court
abstract
-It was determined that this Division I college basketball player had
unrecognized and untreated connective tissue injuries. Because the
Prolotherapy treatment method is the only medical intervention that is
known to stimulate natural healing, produce collagen, strengthen damaged
and weakened ligaments and tendons, stabilize joints, and subsequently
eliminate pain and increase function, the patient/athlete and I decided
on pursuing this course of treatment. Despite the length of time since
the injury (over two years), the lack of improvement with both
conservative and surgical care, and the extreme demands of an elite
college athlete, there was a great deal of optimism about the outcome,
provided a consistent, complete, and aggressive plan using Prolotherapy
was followed.
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Case History
This
article discusses the case of 57 year-old Bill B, a dentist, who
suffered from chronic pain from ligamentous laxity and degenerative disc
disease in the cervical, lumbar and thoracic spine. His headaches and
back pain were treated successfully with Prolotherapy even after many
years of other treatments with failed results.
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case of chronic pain from degenerative disc disease |
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