Which patients benefit from Prolotherapy?

Patients who will benefit from regenerative prolotherapy are those who have pain referred from ligament, tendon or joint injuries. A history of prolonged pain, along with positive signs of pain on palpation of the tendon or ligament insertion (fibro-osseous junction pain), pain on movement of the joint, cases who are not responding to re-alignment treatments, and patients who have been unable to resume their pre-injury activity level all are appropriate candidates for prolo. The normal healing cycle takes about 4-6 weeks, and if pain persists beyond this time it is likely that the growth factors at the site of injury need to be re-stimulated. Prolotherapy injections provide a proliferative effect, raise growth factors, and re-start the healing process. Therefore, unresolved injuries with pain persisting for over 6 weeks are excellent candidates for prolo injections.