Prolotherapy as an Alternative to Hip Arthroscopy in Athletes
Prolotherapy as an Alternative to Hip Arthroscopy in Athletes
One of the biggest advantages of Prolotherapy for sports injuries is that it allows athletes to keep training or cross training throughout the course of treatment. Many high school, college, professional and recreational athletes have all been thankful for the work of Prolotherapy in their lives. Unfortunately, most sports medicine doctors still turn to surgery as the best option for healing.
Recently Rush Medical University in Chicago released a study showing arthroscopic hip surgery as a good option for young athletes with labral hip tears. Their list of advantages included:
Arthroscopic surgery is minimally invasive compared to open surgery, leading to less soft tissue trauma and less blood loss
Athletes recover from arthroscopic surgery faster than open hip surgery
The average time it takes to return to sports in just over 9 months
Arthroscopic surgery entails making small 1cm incisions in the hip and inserting small cameras that allow the surgeon to visualize the joint. Then the surgeon can use small surgical instruments to make repairs. Arthroscopic surgery is certainly less invasive as open surgery, but there is an even less invasive therapy that provides the same results in a faster time frame: Prolotherapy. We try to save athletes from surgery by letting them know the wonders that Prolotherapy does in healing sports injuries. We know athletes have a passion for what they do, and it’s our desire to get them back to what they love, with Prolotherapy.
So as an alternative to arthroscopic surgery for hips injuries, Prolotherapy offers some great advantages:
A safe, simple and natural procedure that stimulates the body to heal injured areas
Ability, and encouragement, to keep active throughout treatment – some athletes continue training while others take part in cross-training activities
Minimal recovery time allowing athletes to return to their game as soon as possible
Prolotherapy is more cost-effective then most surgeries
