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Iliotibial Band Injury
Another common athletic injury to the tendons of the knee is a strained iliotibial band. This causes pain on the outside of the knee just below the joint line. It is caused by strong exertion of the muscle during the sport or during training. Specifically the iliotibial band rubs anteriorly and posteriorly over the lateral femoral condyle during running. Running, in particular, causes pain to this area located on the lateral (outside) of the knee joint. It is temporarily relieved by resting, but, thankfully, it is relieved permanently with Prolotherapy! This is one of the major differences between Prolotherapy and traditional sports medicine. Rest permanently cures nothing, temporarily yes, but permanently no. Prolotherapy, on the other hand, permanently cures sports injuries!
The Response of Modern Medicine
Iliotibial Band Syndrome, like many other sports injuries, is typically treated with an initial application of ice, followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as well as steroid injections to reduce the swelling if the inflammation and irritation persist. Massage as well as stretching exercises may also be prescribed. The problem with this approach is that it does nothing to repair the loose ligaments either in the knee or the hip joint that are most likely the cause of the painful iliotibial band and, thus, does not alleviate the chronic pain that individuals with this condition experience.
Although modern medicine’s standard practice of injecting steroids into the knee or prescribing anti-inflammatory medications provides temporary pain relief, in the long run these treatments do more damage than good. Although cortisone shots and anti-inflammatory drugs have been shown to produce short-term pain benefit, both result in long-term loss of function and even more chronic pain by actually inhibiting the healing process of soft tissues and accelerating cartilage degeneration. Plus, long-term use of these drugs can lead to other sources of chronic pain, allergies and leaky gut syndrome.
The Caring Medical Prolotherapy Approach to Iliotibial Band Syndrome
A better approach is to stimulate ligament repair in either the knee and/or hip joints with Prolotherapy and to do neural therapy where the actual iliotibial band is causing pain.
Chronic pain is most commonly due to tendon and ligament weakness or cartilage deterioration. The safest and most effective natural medicine treatment for repairing tendon, ligament and cartilage damage is Prolotherapy. In simple terms, Prolotherapy stimulates the body to repair painful areas. It does so by inducing a mild inflammatory reaction in the weakened ligaments and cartilage. Since the body heals by inflammation, Prolotherapy stimulates healing.
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