PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Ultrasound-guided injection of the Shoulder: Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D., J.D.

PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) Ultrasound-guided injection of the Knee: Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D., J.D.

Prolotherapy Lecture Part 6

● How does Prolotherapy work?

Prolotherapy Lecture Part 5

● Prolotherapy research
● What is Prolotherapy
● What are in the injections?

Prolotherapy Lecture Part 4

● Prolotherapy Research
● Rheumatoid Arthritis example
● Dr. Darrow’s headaches

Prolotherapy Lecture Part 3

● The 100 day cycle of healing with Prolotherapy
● Bone-on-bone arthritis in the knee
● Number of treatments and number of injections
● Success rate with Prolotherapy
● Dr. Darrow’s own failed shoulder surgery

Prolotherapy Lecture Part 2

Prolotherapy Lecture

Part 1
● Introduction to Prolotherapy
● Acute vs. Chronic Pain
● Treating a new injury aggressively
● Narcotic medications and painkillers (the more you take, they more you need)
● Side effects of narcotic medications and pain killers
● Muscle spasms medications
● MRI’s are they accurate for chronic pain?

Part 1 Prolotherapy
● Introduction to Prolotherapy
● Acute vs. Chronic Pain
● Narcotic medications, painkillers
● Muscle spasms medications
● MRI’s are they accurate?

Part 2 Prolotherapy
● Taking away the diagnosis
● More side effects of painkillers
● Dr. Darrow’s wrist injury
● Prolotherapy injections ingredients
● Where are the injections given
● Trigger points
● History of Prolotherapy

Part 3 Prolotherapy
● The 100 day cycle of healing with Prolotherapy
● Bone-on-bone arthritis in the knee
● Number of treatments and number of injections
● Success rate with Prolotherapy
● Dr. Darrow’s own failed shoulder surgery

Part 4 Prolotherapy
● Prolotherapy Research
● Rheumatoid Arthritis example
● Dr. Darrow’s headaches

Part 5 Prolotherapy
● Prolotherapy research
● What is Prolotherapy
● What are in the injections?

Part 6 Prolotherapy
● How does Prolotherapy work

Shoulder Pain Links

Prolotherapy to the Shoulder

My Own Failed Shoulder Surgery

It wasn’t until I severely wrenched my right shoulder while lifting weights that I came to understand how medicine had failed pain sufferers and how Prolotherapy was a “miracle.”

Shoulder Pain Forum

Shoulder Pain

Chronic Shoulder Pain

An article describing various shoulder problems and the use of Prolotherapy in treating them.

More on Shoulder Arthritis

Arthritis to the shoulder is usually triggered by an injury such as a dislocation or separation that has not healed properly. In these cases or even in the cases of past surgical intervention, connection soft tissues–the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage, have not completely healed or have become overstretched (ligament and tendon laxity).

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder impingement syndrome involves one or a combination of problems: inflammation of the bursa located just over the rotator cuff, inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons, (tendinitis), or calcium deposits in tendons—called calcific tendonitis, (caused by wear and tear or injury.) The main problem is usually that the acromium or a bone spur puts pressure on the supraspinatus tendon.

Shoulder Dislocations

Sometimes the bones in the shoulder joint slip out of normal alignment or are forced out by injury-subluxation and dislocation. For those individuals who suffer from chronic shoulder instability, dislocations may occur frequently.

Chronic Shoulder Instability Syndrome

Chronic shoulder instability syndrome results from trauma caused by subluxations, dislocations, from less detectable micro-trauma caused by repetitive strain on the tissues, or from congenitally loose shoulder joints.

Critical Life Changes and Neck/Shoulder Pain. A Connection?

Researchers writing in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health say that “Life events and critical life changes are of importance for the risk of neck/shoulder pain…”

Prolotherapy and Knee Pain Articles

NEW Knee Pain Forum

ACL Surgery Options

When faced with the ACL treatment decision, a patient will usually weigh two options, surgery or no surgery. There are a lot of opinions offered as to which path the patient should take. Every ACL injury is unique to the patient, so this question is best asked of your physician and better yet, a second opinion physician. ACL surgery is an elective surgery and many athletes have chosen not to have it.

Preventing ACL injuries in elite athletes

Accuracy of MRIs?

Diagnosis of knee injuries is, in my opinion, too dependant on many large machines and invasive techniques. Your knee hurts so you visit the orthopedist, here he uses his tools to figure out why your knee hurts. While some of these tools are very impressive indeed, are they accurate?

Arthroscopy

To understand the theory (and folly) of this seemingly “harmless” procedure, one needs to understand the physiological composition of the joint. Most of the joints in the body are synovial joints, which are flexible and self-lubricating.

Cartilage Damage

Removing tissue from your knee through surgical intervention can only make your knee weaker in the long run and prone to arthritis because removal of tissue decreases the shock absorption capabilities built in to protect the knee.

Chondromalacia Patella

It is easy to twist a knee, bang a knee, land the wrong way, there is a lot of reasons, arthritis comes up, those are some of the reasons. Also a lot of Chondromalacia patella, that is where the knee bone kind of cracks a little bit against the femur, the thigh bone.

Knee Pain Alternatives

When the doctor says: “I am recommending surgery, ultimately you will probably need a knee replacement due to the damage in there.” There are two choices to make when the doctor says these words to you. One, accept your destiny and continue to live with an unstable and painful knee until the surgeon calls, or find a solution to your pain now.

To someone wearing a knee brace, who regularly tapes ice on their knee and takes prescribed and over-the-counter pain medication, what else could there be but surgery? How about Prolotherapy?

How Do You Tell A Patient Their Knee Brace Won’t Work For Them?

There are many ways to treat a knee injury, surgery, rehabilitation, and less evasive techniques such as acupuncture, trigger point injections, prolotherapy, exercise and specialized training. These therapies and treatments are carried out by a wide range of medical professionals and while many rehabilitation specialists do not agree on which method is best, the one thing that most agree on is that the use of a knee brace to either prevent a knee injury or help support and provide comfort will not work for everyone.

ACL Radio Blogs

Discussions with callers to our radio program about ACL problems

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