Stay Fit with the Slow Burn Fitness Revolution
How can 30 minutes of exercise twice a week turn back your genetic clock, make new brain cells, save your heart, and prevent osteoarthritis? Noel Peterson, ND Of all the lifestyle factors affecting longevity, exercise continues to lead the pack. In fact, researchers with the Veterans Affairs recently completed a study of 15,860 men, and found …
Old Man Knees- A Testimonial to Prolotherapy
A 23-year-old is thankful to have his knees back I’m 23 years old. I saw Dr. Peterson for prolo about a year ago on the suggestion of my grandparents, both of which are very active and had had success with him treating their joints. For 9 or 10 years I had been experiencing knee problems. …
PRP: The Natural Facelift Filler
Dr. Dhai Barr What can be more natural than your own blood cells? At the Center, Dr. Peterson has been injecting PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma or Autologous Platelet Concentrates) to restore function in joints and ligaments since 2006. In 2009 Dr. Barr began using PRP facelifts to revive youth and vitality in the face, neck, …
PRP Meniscus Tear Success Story
“I started having knee pain last October, and was unable to go up or down stairs or to walk without a lot of pain. I belong to Volkwalkers Oregon and had to stop walking with my friends. My doctor prescribed physical therapy, which did not help. Then he referred me to my orthopedic surgeon. The surgeon …
Prolotherapy Most Effective in Sacroiliac Pain
One of the most common causes of low back pain is sacroiliac sprain, and Prolotherapy and PRP injection continues to be the most effective and definitive treatment I have seen in my 30+ years of practice. Sacroiliac, illiolumbo, and lumbosacral ligaments are easily sprained and overstretched, destabilizing the lower back. Instability triggers spasms of the muscles …
Healing Shoulders with Prolotherapy and PRP
On March 19, 2001 I had a snowboarding accident at Whistler, BC, where an unfortunate encounter with a tree allowed me to experience and appreciate the high professionalism and quality of the Canadian national health care system. Skilled doctors kept me breathing, while orthopedists pieced my bones back together with plates, bolts, screws and compassion. …
Arthritis and Knee Pain: The Best Solution is Not Drugs or Surgery
Osteoarthritis of the knee is a worrisome problem for millions of Americans, and the pharmaceutical giants know it. While effective non-drug and non-surgical treatments for knee pain like Prolotherapy and Platelet Rich Plasma PRP get little media attention, multiple billions are spent advertising drugs on television, radio, magazine, news papers and medical journals. They feature …
Regenerative Injection Therapy with Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Since 1999 when Dr. Noel Peterson began treating patients with Prolotherapy in Portland and Lake Oswego, Oregon, he has had the opportunity to integrate the latest prolotherapy techniques and innovations into his practice. One of these innovations is the use of Platelet Rich Plasma matrix grafts, or PRP for short. What is Platelet Rich Plasma? …
Arthritis of the Neck and Spine, Prolotherapy and PRP to the Rescue
Practicing Prolotherapy and PRP in Portland Oregon and Lake Oswego for over a decade, I’ve treated more degenerative neck arthritis and spine pain than any other condition.,No wonder, as nearly everyone over 40 years of age is affected to some degree. Yet in spite of its frequency, there is almost complete silence on the benefits …