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Caring Medical
& Rehabilitation Services
715 Lake Street, Suite 600
Oak Park, Illinois 60301
708.848.7789 Phone
708.848.7763 Fax
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Unfortunately for most, one treatment of Prolotherapy is not sufficient
to cause enough growth of ligament and tendon tissue to permanently
eliminate the chronic pain or sports injury. The typical
young athlete requires about two or three treatments. We
adults who are not lean, mean, fighting machines typically
require anywhere from four to eight treatments. The inflammatory
response typically occurs over a four to six week period,
therefore most Prolotherapy physicians see patients for re-evaluation
every four to six weeks. Athletes often do not have six weeks
to wait for their next treatment. The athlete will tell the
doctor something along these lines,"Doctor, the PGA tour
starts in six weeks. I need to be healed by that time." In
such an instance, the athlete may be treated weekly or every
other week.
There is usually a step-wise progression of healing after Prolotherapy for the
person who receives Prolotherapy every four to six weeks. The anesthetic in the
solution used during Prolotherapy sessions often provides immediate pain relief.
The pain relief may continue, after the effect of the anesthetic subsides, due
to the stabilizing of the treated joints because of the inflammation caused by
the Prolotherapy injections. This pain relief normally continues for a few weeks
after each treatment.
Between the second and fourth weeks, the initial stabilization induced by the
Prolotherapy subsides, and because the initial growth of ligament tissue is not
complete, some of the original pain may return during this 'window period'
of healing. The patient is typically seen for follow-up four to six weeks after
the treatment so progress can be accurately assessed, avoiding evaluation during
the 'window period.' Prolotherapy is performed every four to six weeks
because most ligaments and tendons heal over this time frame.
As the healing progresses, the number of injections required per treatment usually
decreases. The pain generally continues to diminish with each treatment until
it is completely eliminated, often after four to eight sessions.
In some cases, athletes or other chronic pain patients will not experience pain
relief after their first or second Prolotherapy treatment.
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