Got pain? Prolotherapy can help.
A minimally invasive injection therapy that stimulates your body's own healing to repair ligaments and tendons.
Healing, not just numbing
Prolotherapy is a very specific treatment using injectables into painful joint regions, promoting healing to strengthen loose ligaments and lessen the strain of tight tendons. It is great for any acute or chronic painful joints or back pain due to arthritis, sports injuries, aging, or normal wear and tear — more natural and more effective in promoting healing than steroid injections or nerve blocks, with lasting immediate effects. It can be used in most all joints and anywhere there is pain, and easily in conjunction with acupuncture or chiropractic care.
Also called Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT), it is a minimally invasive injection procedure that stimulates the body's natural healing process to repair ligaments and tendons. The injection of substances like dextrose, B12 and lidocaine into the damaged area stimulates inflammation and repair to promote healing. When ligaments loosen and tendons tighten to compensate for joint instability, inflammation and degeneration result in pain.
The body will always compensate or move away from pain, resulting in muscle tightness, spasms, trigger points, referred pain, joint instability, and strain on other spinal structures. Prolotherapy actually lays down new tissue by promoting inflammation — increasing blood flow to the area and repairing damaged tissue, which decreases pain. The treatments can be long lasting.
Two to six treatments
Frequency depends on the severity of the inflammation and how you respond. Typically results are seen in 2–6 treatments, 2–6 weeks apart. If there is no significant change after three treatments, the therapy is re-evaluated.
- Neural prolotherapy Uses trigger point superficial injections along superficial nerves, improving range of motion and relieving pain immediately.
- Dextrose All injections include dextrose, a natural sugar that stimulates healing. Its effect on nerves is anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and pro-regenerative.
- Where it's used Advanced by Dr. John Lyftogt in New Zealand to treat neuropathic and other pain — Achilles tendinosis at a greater than 90% success rate — and extended to shoulder, neck, lower back, knee, and upper and lower extremities.
- Also treats Trigeminal neuralgia, headaches, vertigo, carpal tunnel, and migraines.
- Can be combined with Acupuncture for maximum pain reduction, improves range of motion and mobility.
“After one treatment of neuroprolotherapy for my knee pain, I was immediately able to squat down without pain and my range of motion is almost 90% better. It is a very gentle, effective treatment. I would recommend it for anyone with pain.
S.G. · Flagstaff, AZ
Let's get you moving again.
Contact Dr. Christina Kovalik to learn more about how prolotherapy can help treat joint pain.