<h2>Prolotherapy Specialist in the Palm Springs, CA Area</h2>
<img class="alignright wp-image-5653" src="https://www.drfields.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Prolo.knee-OA-500x375.jpeg" alt="Prolotherapy – The Answer for Joint Repair" width="350" height="263" />ProlotherapyMusculoskeletal conditions wreak havoc in the lives of many people and the problem tends to increase as people age. However, our bodies have amazing regenerative capabilities. Physicians, like Peter A. Fields, MD, DC, a Prolotherapy specialist in the Palm Springs, CA area, treat joint pain with regenerative medicine techniques utilize therapies to stimulate the body to repair the ligaments.

Prolotherapy, which is short for proliferative therapy, is just one form of regenerative therapy and is an injection technique using naturally based solutions for healing. It is a cost-effective treatment option for various musculoskeletal conditions and arthritis.
<h2>Regenerative Treatments are the Future of Pain Care</h2>
The key to successfully restoring joint integrity for the long-term is to stimulate the area to heal. Prolotherapy works with, rather than interferes with, the healing process of the body. When musculoskeletal injuries occur, Prolotherapy can stimulate the normal reparative mechanisms of the body, laying down new collagen, strengthening the tendons and ligaments, repairing the meniscus of the knee and hip labrum, and boosting cartilage growth.

Since it addresses the underlying cause, which very often is joint instability, Prolotherapy can decrease the chance of developing long-term arthritis. The treatment offers hope to those trying to avoid joint replacement. While surgery is necessary in a small percentage of patients, specifically for full thickness tears, non-surgical regenerative therapies should be a first-line, conservative treatment tried prior to surgery.
<h2>What about pain after surgery?</h2>
Regenerative options are effective even after surgery in cases where a patient still complains of unresolved pain. Residual pain is common if the surgery did not correct the actual cause of pain. For those who have failed surgery, or have an advanced condition, Stem Cell Therapy may be the treatment of choice. This utilizes the patient’s own cells by concentrating and injecting them directly into the damaged tissue to accelerate repair. These regenerative treatments, Regenerative Orthopedics, offer promising alternatives to joint replacement and the opportunity for healing, as well as the return to function and athletics, for those suffering from chronic joint pain.
<h2>What Does the Research Say About Prolotherapy?</h2>
Prolotherapy is not a newly discovered treatment. It’s been around awhile, and research has been showing its effectiveness for quite a long time. There is evidence supporting its use for various types of musculoskeletal pain including that involving the spine, pelvis, and peripheral joints.

In the 1950’s, George Hackett, MD found that Prolotherapy stabilized unstable joints by strengthening the ligaments and tendons in joints throughout the body (1-4). As the years progressed, other researchers also showed the effectiveness of Prolotherapy. Hauser did studies showing the effectiveness of Prolotherapy to treat various joints (5,6). Research by Reeves demonstrated its use in treating sprains, strains, and other musculoskeletal disorders (7,8). Additionally, Jensen demonstrated its usefulness in treating knee ligaments (9,10).
<h2>Prolotherapy Treatments by A Prolotherapy specialist in the Palm Springs, CA Area</h2>
Treatment involves the injection of a small amount of solution into multiple ligament and tendon insertions (enthesis) and into the adjacent joint spaces to induce healing of the injured structures.
<h2>How Does Prolotherapy Work?</h2>
Prolotherapy works by stimulating weakened structures such as ligaments and tendons to strengthen, tighten and heal by the induced proliferation of cells.

The typical type of Prolotherapy is one that uses dextrose in the solution. Dextrose Prolotherapy stimulates the proliferation of cells and tissue. Dextrose is an ideal solution because it is water soluble and a normal component of blood chemistry, so it can be injected safely into multiple areas and in large quantity. The result is the deposition of new collagen into injured structures, such as ligaments and tendons. It causes an increase in growth factors pertinent to the repair, health and growth of tendons, ligaments and other soft tissues.

Prolotherapy is effective to induce healing over a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, reducing pain, and increasing function. Dextrose Prolotherapy is the answer for joint repair from ligament and tendon injuries, unstable joints, and degenerated spines and joints.
<h2>Looking for a Prolotherapy Specialist in the Palm Springs, CA Area?</h2>
At OrthoRegen®, we have offered Prolotherapy and other Regenerative Orthopedic treatments for many years, and have a lot of experience in sports medicine and the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and injury. Give us a call. We'd be happy to help!

<strong>References</strong>
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 	<li>Hackett G. Joint stabilization: an experimental, histologic study with comments on the clinical application in ligament proliferation. American Journal of Surgery. 1955;89:968-973.</li>
 	<li>Hackett G. Back pain following trauma and disease – Prolotherapy. Military Medicine. 1961;July:517-525.</li>
 	<li>Hackett G. Prolotherapy in whiplash and low back pain. Postgraduate Medicine. 1960;February:214-219.</li>
 	<li>Hackett G. Shearing injury to the sacroiliac joint. Journal of the International College of Surgeons. 1954;22:631-642.</li>
 	<li>Hauser R, et al. Prolo Your Pain Away! Third Edition. Beulah Land Press, Oak Park, IL, 2007.</li>
 	<li>Hauser R, et al. Prolo Your Sports Injuries Away! Beulah Land Press, Oak Park, IL, 2001.</li>
 	<li>Reeves K. Sweet relief: Prolotherapy targets sprains and strains. Biomechanics. 2004;9:24-35.</li>
 	<li>Reeves K. Prolotherapy for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2002;390-301.</li>
 	<li>Jensen K, et al. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18310313" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Response of knee ligaments to Prolotherapy in a rat injury model</a>. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2008;36:1347-1357.</li>
 	<li>Jensen K, et al. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18240327" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Early inflammatory response of knee ligaments to Prolotherapy in a rat model</a>. Journal of Orthopedic Research. 2008;26:816-823.</li>
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