BULGING DISCS
Dr. Darrow frequently discusses back pain On His Radio Program

CALLER: I have baseball injury and I play golf at least once a week, and once maybe twice a year I will aggravate this old back injury, a bulging disc. Anything that you can recommend?

Dr. Darrow: At some point you probably sprained the iliolumbar ligament. I am a little bit guessing here because I can't touch you, but if you are sore, if you can press your thumb right above your pelvis and that is the sore area, that is where the iliolumbar ligament is and that is what attaches the pelvis to the spine and for people, especially golfers where they make a big turn and swinging their club at like 100 miles an hour and then torquing their body's, it stretches their ligaments way out, it is like a rubber band that has been stretched too far and it doesn't come back to its original size until we do Prolotherapy and it brings it back into alignment. DO you have any leg pain with your back pain?

Caller: No

Dr. Darrow: I am pretty sure if that we palpitated the area for you it would be pretty sore and Prolotherapy could help heal that right up. Why don't some injuries heal?

I mentioned before, the areas that don't heal typically don't have a very good blood supply so they don't have a chance to have the nutrients that they need to heal or to have the cells, the chondroblasts or the fibroblasts come to the area through the blood system to help grow more tissues, what happens is, most injuries are what we call strains or sprains where the area is stretched out. What happens is that they never grow back on their own, so what we are left with is a constant pain generator until we can do Prolotherapy to rejuvenate it and grow more tissue there and bring it back to its pre-injury state.


 

 A Multi-Disciplinary Clinic For Professional and Amateur Athletes and Chronic Pain Sufferers
11645 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 120 Los Angeles, CA (310) 231-7000
►Contact Darrow Wellness Institute via email

Patient's stories herein, and the language used, is intended to inform and educate. HOWEVER, it does not imply that you or anyone else will receive the same outcome.

Prolotherapy and other modalities mentioned are medical techniques that may not be considered mainstream. As with any medical procedure, results will vary among individuals, and there could be pain or substantial risks involved. These concerns should be discussed with your health care provider prior to any treatment so that you have proper informed consent and understand that there are no guarantees to healing.

Neither Dr. Darrow, nor any associate of DARROW WELLNESS INSTITUTE offer medical advice on this website. This information is offered for educational purposes only. Do not act or rely upon our information without seeking independent professional medical advice. The transmission of this information does not create a physician-patient relationship between you and Dr. Darrow or any associate of DARROW WELLNESS INSTITUTE. Neither Dr. Darrow, nor any associate of DARROW WELLNESS INSTITUTE guarantees the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, or adequacy of any resources, information, apparatus, product, or process available at or from this transmission. The photos in this Web site feature models for illustrative purposes and do not depict real patients.

DARROW WELLNESS INSTITUTE, INC  IS HIPAA COMPLIANT. HIPPA IS SHORT FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT. HIPAA PROTECTS PATIENTS' PRIVACY & PERSONAL HEALTHCARE INFORMATION.