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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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Prolotherapy
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| Figure 1: Traditional
treatments for pain worsen the condition and actually accelerate
the arthritic process. |
Chronic Pain: Look
for Ligament and Tendon Relaxation
“Ligament relaxation is a condition in which the strength of the ligament has become impaired so that a stretching of the fibrous strands occurs when the ligament is submitted to normal or less than normal tension.” George S. Hackett, M.D., made this statement 40 years ago and believed chronic pain was simply due to ligament and tendon weakness in and around the joint. Dr. Hackett coined the phrase, “ligament and tendon relaxation,” which is synonymous with ligament and tendon weakness. He later coined the term, “Prolotherapy” and developed the procedure as a treatment for chronic painful conditions.
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