Frequently Asked Questions About Prolotherapy

What is Prolotherapy?

Prolotherapy: It is a treatment method known as proliferative treatment, regenerative injection therapy or proliferative injection therapy. It is based on the principle of injecting proliferative and irritant solutions into the body. Injections are generally made into damaged, worn, weakened tendons, ligaments and joints. Thus, joint, tendon and muscle pains are treated. Injected proliferative substances initiate an inflammatory process in the joint, at the junction of tendons with muscles and at the attachment points of muscles to bones, at the fibro-osseous junction (enthesis). This inflammation triggers the repair mechanism, and a new process begins in the formation and repair of both cartilage tissue and collagen fibrils. As a result of the inflammation, which lasts approximately three weeks, clinical improvement begins in the patient. In case of cartilage, tendon, joint and muscle problems, not only the pain is relieved, but also the clinical picture is improved.

How Many Sessions Should Be Applied?

The condition of the patient and his disease determines how many sessions will be performed and depends on many factors. For most patients, 4-6 sessions are sufficient. While some patients show significant improvements in 1-2 sessions, some patients may require 8-10 sessions to get results.

In which diseases is it used?

• Joint looseness and loss of strength (laxity)

• Tendinitis (chronic disorders that do not heal in tendons and ligaments)

• Bursitis (inflammation in organs that produce fluid that provides lubrication of joints and tendons)

• Arthrosis (joint calcification, wear and tear)

• Avascular necrosis (necrosis of bone tissue due to insufficient blood flow)

• Disorders in which muscles and tendons cannot function as a result of recurring swelling and pain

• Recurrent head-neck-back-waist pain

• Persistent muscle and ligament pain in the spine, rib cage and ribs

• Migraine

• Heel spur

• Persistent pain after ankle and wrist sprains

• Coccydynia (coccyx pain)

• Scoliosis (contrary to popular belief, ligament imbalance is very important in scoliosis). li is a reason)

• Kyphosis

• Osteitis Pubis

• Chondromalacia

• Meniscopathy

• Tennis elbow (epicondylitis)

• Plantar fasciitis

• Morton's neuroma

• Non-healing herniated disc after surgery

• Surgery Muscle and joint pain that does not go away afterwards

• Trigger points

• Fibromyalgia

• Temporomandibular joint hypermobility

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Sports injuries

• Sciatica pain

• Perthes disease

• Metatarsalgia

• Lumbalgia

I have had one or more surgeries on my problematic joint before, can I have prolotherapy? .) Previous surgery or surgeries generally do not prevent prolotherapy from being performed.

What are the rules that a patient undergoing prolotherapy must follow?

• Never use painkillers, which we call NSAI group. (apranax, majezik, voltaren, etol, melox etc. Do not take it (e.g. etc.). These painkillers, which have an anti-inflammatory effect, eliminate the effect of PROLOTHERAPY. If you have a lot of pain, you can take paracetamol group painkillers that do not have an anti-inflammatory effect that we will prescribe to you.

• After applying prolotherapy, apply heat to the treated area for 20 minutes every 3 hours for the first 3 days.

10 Criteria That Show Whether You Are a Prolotherapy Patient

• I have pain and it developed after a trauma. I have been experiencing pain since that trauma.

• There was no fall or impact, but there is increasing pain in my joints. My pain increases with walking and squatting. There is a sound coming from my joints.

• I have very little pain, I don't need to take painkillers, but I don't hear it. I'm afraid my pain will progress. They said he had arthritis in his knee.

• I have pain, but I am very healthy. I have no other problems.

• I have pain and limitation of movement that reduce my standard of living and restrict my movements.

Some activities increase my pain.

• Muscle spasms are definitely a part of my pain.

• If I get rid of the pain, I have another problem. No.

• There was no problem in my NMR and X-rays, but I have pain. Doctors said it was the beginning of a herniated disc.

• I have no sensation or sensory defect. No drowsiness. But I have pain.

If you say, you are a prolotherapy patient. It is very unlikely that someone who does not know prolotherapy will solve your problem.

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