What Should We Know and Do When Starting Prolotherapy Treatment?

The most frequently asked questions and answers about what you need to know and do before and after Prolotherapy treatment are compiled here.

What should I do before starting the treatment?

• You should definitely report your chronic diseases and the medications you constantly use.

• Especially anticoagulant (blood thinner) medications should be known to the physician.

• You should indicate the surgeries you have had and the treatments you have received before.

• Especially diabetes and vascular diseases directly affect the healing processes.

• Show your films and examinations to your doctor.

• Come to treatment in a relaxed state, with plenty of fluids.

 

What will I feel after the treatment?

• No serious pain is felt during the injection, except for needle sticking pain.

• If you feel severe pain such as an electric shock, be sure to inform your physician.

• After 2-3 hours, pain increases, burning sensation, fullness in the tissues and lasts for 2-3 days. There may be feelings of swelling. It's not something to worry about. On the contrary, these symptoms indicate that the healing process has begun. The duration of these effects may last up to 7-10 days.

• There may be minor bruising and swelling at the injection sites.

 

What should I do immediately after the treatment?

• If you feel discomfort in the injection area for the first 24 hours, you can apply cold.

• There is no need for cold application after the second day. If discomfort persists, hot application can be applied.

• Plenty of fluids should be taken. Tea or coffee can be drunk.

• If the pain is severe and does not go away with these measures, inform your doctor.

• If there is an unexpected effect. Be sure to inform your doctor.

 

What should I do next?

• For the first 3-4 days, only daily activities should be done and rest should be done.

• Then Medical Mud treatment should be started, if given.

• Stretch exercise programs should be started regularly after approximately 3-4 days when the discomfort disappears. In particular, stretching exercises should never be neglected.

• The tissues to be stretched should be warmed with a hot water bottle or hot towel before exercise.

• Exercise If there is pain afterwards, you should take a break for 1 day and then start again.

 

Is nutrition important in prolotherapy treatment?

• Nutrition is very important and is one of the most important elements of this treatment.

• Vitamin-Mineral supplements should be used if given.

• Protein-based foods should be consumed in the diet. Especially meat-bone broth, chicken broth and eggs should be preferred as protein sources.

• A diet moderately low in carbohydrates and fat should be followed.

• Vegetables and fruits should be consumed with their pulp. Juices should not be squeezed.

• Cola drinks, energy drinks and ready-made fruit juices should never be consumed.

• Smoking and alcohol affect every part of the body. They must be left out as they have a lethal poison effect on the cell.

 

How often will prolotherapy injections be given?

• Injection intervals can be between 3-6 weeks. For ease of follow-up, it is performed approximately 1 month apart.

• Treatment is not applied to more than one area at the same time.

• Especially the waist and pelvis. In patients with area sensitivity, this area should be treated first.

Stay healthy.

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