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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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Figure 4: Prolotherapy Stimulates Inflammation Prolotherapy stimulates the natural healing mechanisms of
the body via inflammation.
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Most people are shocked when they find out that the body heals by inflammation. Yes, God made the body to heal by one way only... inflammation! Inflammation is the process whereby the immune system is activated to help the body restore home-ostasis or balance. Prolotherapy injections cause immune cells to arrive at the injury site to repair it.
(See Figure 4.)
Once the injured tissues achieve normal strength, the chronic pain is eliminated. Prolotherapy injections have been shown to significantly increase ligament
mass, thickness, and strength. (See Figure 5.)
Prolotherapy outperforms all other treatments such as NSAIDs, cortisone injections, and surgery.
(See Figure 6.)
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The Effects of Five Prolotherapy Treatments
to the Medial Collateral Ligament |
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Prolotherapy Injected Ligaments |
Saline-Injected Ligaments (Control) |
%
Change |
Ligament Mass (mg) |
132.2 |
89.7 |
44 |
Ligament Thickness (mm) |
1.01 |
0.79 |
27 |
Ligament Mass Length (mg/mm) |
6.45 |
4.39 |
47 |
Junction Strength (N) |
119.1 |
93.5 |
28 |
Figure 5: Prolotherapy causes a statistically significant increase in ligament mass and strength as well as bone-ligament junc-tion strength. |
Prolotherapy Versus Cortisone |
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Prolotherapy |
Cortisone |
Effect on Healing |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Effect on Repair |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Effect on Collagen Growth |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Effect on Tendon Strength |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Effect on Ligament Strength |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Effect on Cartilage Growth |
Enhanced |
Inhibited |
Figure 6: Prolotherapy is needed to heal an injury.
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