I am very pleased with the results of prolotherapy on my left leg and both feet.  Before the prolotherapy, I was in so much pain that I could hardly stand up at times.   Dr. Greenberg is a wonderful physician and the prolotherapy is amazing.

-Lois Levitt

Dear Dr. Greenberg:
 
I just wanted to send a note, thanking you for all your efforts on my behalf to date.  You, singularly, have been responsible for such an incredible boost in the quality of my life over these last 6 months of treatment.  I have been transformed from a life of daily agony, to one of bearable pain.  I am once again able to lead a productive life, teaching piano (my true joy).  When I finished my graduate degree at Penn in Romance Linguistics, I became afflicted with lupus, suffering 3 strokes in rapid succession.  I lost my ability in languages (spanish, french, and italian), and was forced to stop teaching at Penn and regroup, earning a living in another way.  That's when the piano emerged, and I discovered that I enjoyed this line of work equally as much.
 
When I became afflicted with this terrible groin pain in recent years, I was then faced with much the same situation.  The painbecame so unbearable, and it was in total desperation that I can to your office.  You have treated me with such caring and respect, equalled only by Mike Cirigliano (and I have had contact with many, many, physicians throughout the years).  During every office visit, you have displayed such empathy and compassion, and this attitude has helped almost as much as the prolotherapy itself.  When I confided in you that after 6 months of treatment, this has really eaten into my savings, your response was equally compassionate and empathic.  I am so grateful.
   
I know that I am facing perhaps another 6 months of treatment (and the injections can be one of my least favorite activities!), but I face the remainder of my treatment with confidence and assurance that you will eventually totally solve my problem.  You, alone, have been responsible for sparing me from surgery (which Dr. Mike says that I would not have been able to survive), and for getting me on the road back to my original quality of life, before I suffered from this affliction.
 
Every so often one's life is touched by an incredible human being, and I was lucky enough to have mine so affected by your skill and compassion.  I thank you, Dr. Greenberg, from the bottom of my heart.
 
With Best Reguards,
Ruth Zeit

Dear Dr. Greenberg,

I wanted to thank you for everything that you have done for me with my recovering process. As you know, on April 12, 2008, I sustained a grade three concussion, due to a fall off the horizontal bar in a gymnastics competition. After the fall I was unconscious for about ten to fifteen seconds, when I regained consciousness I could not stand up or walk on my own. I was rushed to Leigh Valley Hospital by ambulance, where they ran CT scan on both my head and neck, they found no damage and discharged me later that night with a concussion. Later I was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, which only brought further frustration and agony. I would have headaches everyday and couldn’t do normal activities such as watch T.V, read, concentrate, and was extremely photophobic and phonophobic. I went to three different neurologists and a neuropsychologist, where I went through many different tests, which brought a lot of pain and discomfort, and was put on many different medications.

Eventually, all of the doctors told me that the only thing that I could do was to give it time and wait. That was the hardest thing for me, having to wait without knowing when or if I would ever start feeling normal again and be able to do all the things that I used to. The last neurologist I saw told me that all of the pain and discomfort I was going through with the headaches couldn’t damage my brain, and I would just have to tolerate them. Once I heard that, I accepted that these headaches may or may not go away, and I was prepared to live my life putting up and managing the headaches.

Thankfully, I am a huge flyers fan and saw what happened with Simon, and how he was able to make his recovery. So naturally my family and I wanted to look into some of the help and procedures that he received. Then I had my appointment with you, and it completely changed my life around. Now I’m feeling great, I am no longer sensitive to light and noise, I can read on my own again, I can concentrate longer now, and I can do normal day activities without a problem now, but most importantly my headaches are little to none, and it gets better and better with every treatment. Due to how great I’m feeling physically, it’s also making me feel so much better emotionally as well. I’m feeling more confident, smiling and laughing a lot more, I’m starting to feel like my old self again, and I believe that I’m going to make a full recovery and be able to do everything that I was able to before the accident, and I have you to thank for that. Words cannot possibly begin to explain what you have done for both my family and I, because I thought the life that I was used to was over, but now I feel like I’m getting my complete life back, and both my family and I are completely grateful for it.

I am writing to highly recommend the services of Dr. Greenberg. This is my story. I suffered from chronic pain due to an auto accident six years ago. I was diagnosed with injuries to my brachial plexus and low back. I followed the recommendation of my doctor and received conventional medical treatment. This involved many visits to the chiropractor, physical therapists, neurologists, pain management doctors, and other specialists. I had X-rays, MRIs, and CAT scans done. Numerous treatments were performed on me, including chiropractic adjustments, TENS unit, hot and cold therapy, cortisone shots, spinal blocks, and many others. I was put on all kinds of pain and anti-inflammatory medications. The result of all of this was very temporary relief from the pain if any at all.
 
I had read about prolotherapy on the internet and read up about Dr. Greenberg. I put off calling to schedule an appointment with Dr. Greenberg for many months because it was not covered by my medical insurance and I was unsure about its effectiveness. At last I made an appointment. Dr. Greenberg's initial exam blew me away. Upon examination, he was able to diagnose what was wrong and said he believed he could cure the root cause of my pain. After my first prolotherapy injections, my pain was reduced by 80%!  I have gone back for more prolotherapy injections from Dr. Greenberg, and now my pain is 90% less than it was when I first came to see Dr. Greenberg.  To say that my life has been changed for the better is a huge understatement. I can hold my young children again, ages 7, 5, 3. I can run around with them on the playground. I can drive in my car without the terrible pain I used to have. I can empty the dishwasher, fold laundry, fix things around the house without all the pain that I used to have. In short, I am now mobile and free again. This has given me incredible hope for the future, when I thought all had been lost. My entire outlook on life has changed!  I am doing things today and making plans for the future for things that I thought I might never do again in my life. The only thing I would do differently is not delay in calling Dr. Greenberg!
 
For anyone who suffers from pain, I highly recommend the services of Dr. Greenberg. He has helped cure the root cause of my pain and my life is so much better for it. Thank you Dr. Greenberg!!
 
Sincerely,
DL

Dear Dr. Greenberg,
 
I was your patient until about 3 1/2 years ago when you healed both of my knees (ACLs, PCLs, MCLs) from major damage due to a skiing accident in which I blew out both knees. I just thought it would be nice to give you some follow-up comments as to how your work held up. As you may recall, you did give me the green light to ski again, a prospect that seemed impossible the prior year. That year I did ski in Vermont and did well. The following two years, I skied in Colorado, each trip having five straight days of skiing. I did well and beat all of my buddies who are about 25 years younger than me (some of it is technique of course since youth will trump age) but I skied all 5 consecutive days on each trip, all day. This year, in which I am turning 69 at the end of April, I go to the gym (amongst other things) and do interval training on a treadmill. I run in spurts of 8 miles an hour, sometimes ratcheting it up to 9 miles an hour. Still going strong and the knees are holding up well.
 
I hope all is well with you.
 
DH

Gail Silver consulted Dr. Magaziner after suffering from ankle and foot pain as a result of torn ligaments. Her orthopedic surgeon previously told her she would have to undergo surgery, but after just two prolotherapy treatments, all her pain was gone, making an operation unnecessary.  Here’s what Gail had to say…
 
“I knew I had really hurt my foot by the ankle bone when after two months of waiting for it to heal by itself, the pain became exacerbated to the point that I could not step, walk, or stand. I usually wait for my body to heal itself.  I made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor who had helped me before with my heel. He examined my foot, took x-rays, and told me I had stretched the ligament, and hoped I had not torn them. The surgeon gave me a brace to wear for two months. But instead of getting better the condition got worse. I tried to work as a substitute teacher, hobbling and in pain. When I went back to the doctor, he took an MRI and said I had torn ligaments and needed an operation. That would involve either having to take a piece of my heel bone or calf, or attaching the ligament to another ligament. He said healing would take 18 months and I would need help at home, being totally bedridden for the first two months and then Ineeding to use crutches and a walker. I would also require rehabilitation and physical therapy. He sent me a pamphlet explaining everything. It said the surgery could not guarantee that I would be pain free.
 
Up to this point, I had never heard of prolotherapy. Dr. Magaziner had treated my allergies for years. So I called him, told him my problem with my ligaments, and asked if he could help. He thought he could, and I had all of the reports sent to his office. By the first treatment, I was in so much pain that I never noticed any pain from the prolotherapy itself. Within four days, I could put my foot on the ground and walk with no more limping. Each day it got a little better. The next month, I got my second treatment. The foot did swell for the next three days and was slightly sore. But by the following week I was fine. I was even able to walk all day in New York City on concrete streets. It was like a miracle! No operations for me! It is a crime that surgeons and standard doctors do not look into alternative procedures such as this.”

Dr. Gary Koop

The following was e-mailed by a patient of the Magaziner Center for Wellness to a large group of friends

I am forwarding the Web site and information about Dr. Scott Greenberg, my favorite doctor in the whole wide world. He is the doctor that healed my knees using a revolutionary, non-invasive treatment called prolotherapy after the car accident I had in 2003. He also introduced me to the Cookie Diet, which made it possible for me to shed 65 pounds of excess, energy-draining weight and return to my normal slender self.

Now I know many of you have been dealing with pains and pangs in various areas of your anatomy -- both internally and externally -- and have run the gamut of treatments, most of which have only been either of the stop-gap, band-aid, or non-effective variety. Thank goodness Scott Greenberg is not that kind of doctor -- and he leaves nothing to chance. He will not leave you ill and will not scam you, but will let you know up front whether he can or can't help you  (and thank goodness he's got a 98% success rate).  Anyway, after he worked on my knees and straightened out my spine; after making sure that everything else was in order, and completing the first phase of prolotherapy, he informed me that my knees would be fine. He also told me that I was carrying more weight than my frame could handle, and that if I didn't shed the excess pounds, I would continuously have trouble with my knees. Not good news. His recommended remedy was the Cookie Diet, which, as he explained to me, was not just about eating cookies. It was rather about impacting my metabolism in such a way that I could begin to shed the recalcitrant weight that hung around certain areas of my anatomy and was continuously being fed by the wrong combinations of foods.

By following the Cookie Diet, I went from 185 pounds to 125 in six months; I went from hobbling around and barely walking, to walking, dancing, you name it -- and after the first treatment. That was a year ago. I will be celebrating having lost those excess pounds in August of this year. (I have also given away many of my clothes that are now entirely too big for me.)

Those of us who are reaching or have already reached a certain age need to be smarter about taking care of ourselves if we plan to be around much longer. We don't want to be among those who say, "If I had known I was going to live so long, I would have taken better care of myself." I plan to be here at least until I'm 100, and dancing like my ex-husband's 100-year old grandmother. So this is the time to begin being more vibrant, less lazy, and much more involved in our own health and well being.

If this sounds like a commercial, so be it! I just want all of you to be at your optimum. It's amazing how we'll travel to go to a party, a resort, a funeral or some other event, but won't travel when it comes to our own health and well being.  Dr. Greenberg and The Magaziner Center for Wellness are located in Cherry Hill, N.J., just outside of Philadelphia. Just think of it as a side trip from Atlantic City or the Jersey Shore. (You might be amazed at who's going down there from New York City for their treatments.)

By the way, his protocols are used widely in sports medicine, and are as effective for guys as they are for girls. So if you guys are trying to get rid of love handles, The Cookie Diet is a natural, and if you are still limping around from that old football injury, Prolotherapy could be the solution. And the great thing about it is that your age is not a factor -- so don't think you're over the hill.

Gloria W, Brooklyn, NY

How can I start to thank you for repairing/healing my right rotator cuff tear. At first, you weren’t too sure because of the excruciating pain I was in last September – I also had my doubts because I had a full thickness tear with retraction. I felt so helpless… My doctors stated that only surgery and rehab can help me. We proved them wrong again. After 4 treatments, pain is gone, I can comb my hair, pick up packages, and my grandchild.

Prior to this back in November 2004, I was diagnosed with severe spinal canal stenosis and was told by my doctors that surgery must be done immediately because I will become crippled…the pain was unbearable…

Thank God I heard about prolotherapy and Dr. Scott Greenberg, MD. Prolotherapy – which involves injections of dextrose or cod liver oil into joint spaces to heal – it’s a miracle! Pain disappears and motion comes back – Dr. Scott – thank you for being patient with me and not giving up on me. After 8 treatments you gave me in my neck and back, I was able to walk again without pain.

Again, I don’t know how to thank you enough for helping me.

Sincerely,
Carmella Frederick

PS: I am recommending everyone to you!

"My husband suffered with a painful knee for months. We were away for the winter when he finally visited an orthopedist who ran an MRI which determined a torn meniscus. He was scheduled for an operation, but had to get a medical clearance. He couldn't get a medical clearance until he got his blood pressure down.

They started him on medication, and the pressure went up. They increase the medication and the pressure got higher. It was time for us to come home,so he went to an orthopedist at home, who made the same diagnosis. He needed an operation, but the blood pressure was still an issue. They tried a different prescription medication. He developed a rash. The whole thing made no sense to me. He  was getting to the point where he could no longer walk.

I did quite a bit of research on what they meant by meniscus repair and felt he was mislead. During the course of my research, I found prolotherapy as an alternative treatment. To "shut me up" he visited Dr. Greenberg. He decided to give it a try. Dr. Greenberg had told him that he would need several  treatments. He also started alternative medicine for his blood pressure. After 6 treatments, he is not only walking without pain, he is able to crawl and installed a new laminate floor last week. And, as an added bonus, his blood pressure is down considerably."

Mrs. Russell Shekulas

Thank you for working your magic.
Mike Crutchfield

"This time last year every step I took was painful due to arthritis in my foot, hip and lower back. I could do yard work or work in my garden only 20 minutes at a time due to increasing pain. I avoided walking whenever I could, and couldn’t even sit still for reasonable periods. I was never pain free. I was also losing sleep due to arthritis pain in the neck and shoulder. I was a wreck, and deteriorating. And my regular doctors had nothing in my future except painkillers and severe operations. 

Fortunately, I found out about prolotherapy and made an appointment with Dr. Greenberg.

WHAT A GODSEND! I noticed significant improvement after the first treatment and have progressed steadily since, I’ve received prolotherapy injections in five distinct areas and have gotten great results in all five, So I say with surety two things:

1.  Dr. Greenberg is a very, very skilled and caring doctor;
2.  Prolotherapy really works.

What was an unexpected bonus was the restoration of range and motion and stamina. The body is no longer sending signals to keep the joints frozen to lessen pain, so I move about freely, with less fatigue.

Thank you, Dr. Greenberg."
Joe Thomason

A patient with Barre-Lieou syndrome: 

"Imagine yourself lying in bed with your eyes closed, unable to read, to talk, to communicate Imagine yourself crawling on the floor of your house and asking your family to bring your meal to your corner where you can chew a few pieces with your eyes closed because every single movement of your jaws makes your dizziness even worse. And the pain - a constant, persistent, unbearable pain in your neck, head, eyes as if you're wearing crown of the thorns. Not even mentioning panic attacks in the morning when you lose your reason because the world you're living in is completely unbalanced, shaky, painful.

When I was diagnosed with Barre-Lieou syndrome my doctor told me that this was incurable and that I had to learn how to live with it. She recommended to me to order prismatic glasses that would allow me to read and write without moving my eyes. She also sent me to a physiotherapist for positional exercises, which were supposed to decrease my dizziness. When my physiotherapist saw me she told me that she didn't have patients with such a severe dizziness and that she couldn't guarantee any improvements.

I was desperate. Above all, my two books were going to be published and I had to proofread them before the end of the summer.

When my first manuscript arrived I was to proofread it myself. It was difficult but possible. Was it a miracle? Yes, to me it was. My husband found the information about my disease on the Internet and it turned out to be curable. I was very lucky to have Dr. Greenberg who immediately began the prolotherapy treatment. In two weeks I was able to read, write, and to work on the computer. Of course, I did experience difficulties, and I still do, but it was nothing in comparison to what I had. My physiotherapist didn't recognize me when she saw me after my second prolo treatment. She was completely amazed. She told me that I even looked different. We did the most difficult exercises for my balance and I had no problem with it. Soon I dropped my physical therapy.

May was the month when I became sick. In June I was diagnosed. In July I had my first treatment. In August I proofread my two manuscripts, and in September I began to work.

I am still recovering. I understand that this is a long process, but when I think about everything I went  though I feel that I am the luckiest woman in the world. And this is not only about my treatment but about my doctor, as well. Owing to his professionalism, understanding, and patience I am getting my life back.

Thank you so very much, Dr. Greenberg!"
Vera Zubarev, PhD,
University of  Pennsylvania

L.S., age 72: "I came to the doctor's office with knee pain. The pain was severe and I was hobbling along. Dr. Greenberg suggested I try prolotherapy....I'm at least 50% better after just one treatment. I was very pleased with the results." F.C., age 65: "I have suffered with a pain in my elbow for months. After seeing Dr. Greenberg, my elbow doesn't hurt anymore. I can now go back to using tools and doing work on the house without any pain!"

After (his) treatments I feel much better, and hope to be off of all pain medicines soon"

After only one treatment, 80% of the pain was gone! It has gradually gotten better, and I can now use my hand and elbow without any pain at all. Now, I am 100% better! I recommend this treatment to anyone with pain."

A 71-year-old male patient with chronic knee pain:
"When I first came to see Dr. Greenberg, my knee had pain every time I took a step. Walking up or down stairs was very painful. I depended on the railing to go up and down. Now after three treatments, I can walk up or down without holding onto the railing and am pain-free after more than one year of pain and limping. 

I am 71 years old, but still like to work around an archery course. It is good to walk around without pain. I feel 110% better now after the prolotherapy treatment. If anyone has pain like I had, this treatment is the one for you."

My first consultation with you was a godsend. I tolerated the Prolotherapy treatment well. My knee felt better right after the treatment. The discomfort after the treatment was minimal. A second Prolotherapy treatment a month later, provided almost total relief. Six months later, my 62 year-old body feels like "new" again. I can walk well everywhere, dance and do my aerobic classes at the gym. I'd not hesitate to return to your able hands should my knees complain again. I want to thank you and your staff for your patience and care. I feel blessed I found you and grateful to prolotherapy.
Ofelia Rodriguez Goldstein

My chelation treatments require a periodic check-up of my overall health. On a hot summer day, I got lucky! After checking my chart preliminary to examination, Dr. Greenberg saw the long scar on my right knee. "What's that?" was the inquiry. Then, I recited what was mentioned in the foregoing portion of this letter. Dr. Greenberg advised that prolotherapy would help. By injecting medication into the knee, the subsequent irritation would cause the body to generate new tissue to reinforce the desperately stretched and torn ligaments, providing the needed support I required. 

After three treatments (administered three weeks apart), I felt improved response and strength in my right knee.  This last visit to the medical center for the next treatment, I went up the stairs without hanging onto the bannister.  I live in a two level townhouse. My usual ascending to the second floor necessitated hanging onto the bannister and pulling myself up the stairs by arm power. No longer do I have to struggle to go up stairs! Thanks to prolotherapy and Dr. Greenberg I can function normally. Soon my treatments will end, and so will all the knee difficulty become history.

May I recommend this treatment with out reservation to those who may require it.
Harry Fleitman

It's people like you that make it possible for people like me to be thankful. Your knowledge and treatments make me feel a lot better and life much more enjoyable. I can't thank you enough for taking care of my health problems. Teaching me about this life changing therapy. 

Self Care book is a bible for healing!
Elena Alex

Thanks Dr. Greenberg for giving me the use of my hand. 
Antoinette DePice

Dear Dr. Greenberg:
I was diagnosed with plantar fascitis by my podiatrist a while back. I tried the methods he prescribed, but with no relief. I was in constant pain. During my visit with Dr. Greenberg, I told him about my plantar fascitis and how I was not able to walk for a long distance or time. Dr. Greenberg asked if I would like to try Prolotherapy, which is getting injections to the damaged heel with a high concentrate of dextrose. I took Dr. Greenberg's advice and had the prolotherapy injections on two of my visits. The last injection worked the best I can truly say that I do not have the pain and discomfort I was having for months. It really worked for me. I can walk without pain. Sometimes I forget about the pain I was having in the past. Thank you Dr. Greenberg,
Janice Clark

Dear Dr. Greenberg,
I had been battling sciatica for about 2 years. I was going to a chiropractor for 1 and a ½ years and every time I had an attack, he was able to help me, except for the last time. I have a herniated disc and scoliosis, and I'm told years of deterioration of tendons and ligaments. I came for treatment soon after. I didn't notice any improvement after the first treatment. I've had 5 treatments. But after each of the others, I could see some improvement. My pain decreased; then I had numbness; and then no pain at all in my leg. This is an amazing treatment. It worked for me. Does this sound like a commercial? Only I know how much pain I've endured. 
Jean Giovine

Treatment of knee problems
I was suffering with a knee problem for over a year and it was getting worse each day. During one of my visits to Dr. Greenberg he noticed I had great difficulty both bending my knee and trying to walk. Dr. Greenberg informed me of a new treatment that was available and had been successful with many of his patients.

After an examination of my knee, he recommended the prolotherapy treatment. Now, sixty (60) days after three  3) injections later, my knee is 90% better. I am now able to walk, bend, drive and have a restful nights sleep and no  longer have the severe pain I was experiencing over the past year.
Robert Townsend

Dear Dr. Greenberg,

Several years ago I suffered sports injuries, one to my left knee which made my knee feel wobbly and tender if I put any stress on it, and the other injury to my right shoulder. The doctors at the hospital said I had strained all the ligaments in that shoulder. Due to that shoulder injury my range of motion was severely restricted and I had soreness whenever I exercised that arm or played golf. In addition, I developed tennis, and golf elbow in my right elbow and forearm area. Whenever I played sports, I would wear an ace bandage on my left knee and sometimes on my right elbow, and I would experience soreness or stiffness afterward. After receiving just two to three prolotherapy treatments five or six weeks, I don't need the ace bandages on my knee or elbow. My range of motion has improved greatly in my right shoulder, and I have no more soreness either during or after playing golf. I didn't think I would achieve such success in such a short time and without surgery.
Harry Tronieri

When I first came to see Dr. Greenberg, my knee had pain every time I took a step. Walking up or down steps was very painful. I depended on the railing to go up or down. Now after 3 treatments of Prolotherapy, I can walk up or down without holding on to the railing. Now I am pain free after a year of pain and limping. 

I'm 71 years old, but still like to walk around an archery course and target shoot. It is good to walk around without pain I feel 110% better now after the prolo treatment. If anyone has pain like I had, this treatment is the one for you.
Horace Eckman

Back pain

In October of 99 I was playing in a hockey game for the Indy Ice in the CHL, and I took a hard hit and slid into the boards and had chronic pains in my lower back for about a year. I visited with Dr. Greenberg and received treatments for about 7 weeks and my back is almost pain free and I am going to return to my hockey season.  Thanks Doc.
Channing Burke
 
I saw Dr. Scott Greenberg on TV one afternoon then I decided to give him a call. I made an appointment to see him. I went to see him. He gave me about twelve shots in my back. When I came home after a few days I noticed the pain has gotten less to bear. I make another appointment to see him. I had about four treatments and my back pain is gone. I can stand up now in my kitchen and fix a meal. Something I was unable to do for four years.

Thanks to Dr. Greenberg. I owed my life to him. May God ever bless him and keep him. From now on he will be my doctor. If any one looking for a doctor to solve their pain, look no farther. Dr. Scott Greenberg is here.

Thanks again doctor.. I love you very much.
Vivienne L. Simmons

For the last month, I have been back to my regular exercise, walking ¾ hour, three mornings a week. As you can see, I have much to thank you for.

In appreciation,  Harriett Herscher

Dear Dr. Greenberg:
I can attest to the fact that for 3 or 4 months I experienced a great deal of pain in my neck area (literally) - more concentrated in the right area. I received prolotherapy treatment from Dr. Greenberg (one treatment) that included 16 injections in the neck area. That same evening I finally realized a painless night of sleep. The acute pain has not returned and I feel much better since the treatment.
Harry Rosen

Lower back pain
I received a prolotherapy treatment from Dr. Greenberg. There was no subsequent discomfort from the treatment, and pain in the lower back was alleviated during the course of the next week. 

After the one treatment, I experienced a 70% reduction in pain.
Milton Shaw

Chronic knee pain

During Feb. 2000 I met with Dr. Greenberg for the first time. My original visit was in regards to my blood pressure. During the examination I was asked, by Dr. Greenberg, if I had any other problems. I answered that I had continuing pain the both knees (probably the result of athletic injuries). Dr. Greenberg asked me, "what if I could help with the knees without operating on them, or using cortisone or steroid shots?" My response, "that would be wonderful!" In April we started a series of prolotherapy injections. 

After four or five treatments my knees were so much better I could not believe it. All of the pain is gone from the right knee and practically all of the pain is gone from the left knee. I can walk up and down stairs with ease. Walking in general has improved and I am no longer worried about my knees buckling. My good fortune continues. I am so happy that I met Dr. Greenberg who has been in the forefront of prolotherapy practice.

Dear Dr. Greenberg,
I had been experiencing pain in my lower back across my buttock and down my left leg. The pain was so bad at times I would lose my balance. I fell as though I have a high tolerance for pain and I am not a big believer in medicines especially painkillers. I asked my Doctor to send me for an MRI. I hoped the answer would be there and it wasn't. I was told it was not bad enough to operate on and I was glad because that was my last choice and was told it would go away as fast as it came on. The pain that is. I had been going through this for eight months and that was a little much for any pain, especially this type which was my back, my buttocks, my leg and my mental being. It was at this point I was recommended to see Dr. Greenberg, whom made me feel very comfortable at our first meeting. I felt confident with his confidence in what he was going to do to solve my problem.

The first day after the first treatment I questioned myself as to why I did this and found out it was part of the program and each day. For the rest of the month the pain subsided and after three great treatments all pain was gone and some preventive measure was put in place. I feel great and thank you again Dr. Greenberg. I am now pain free.
Rundle V. Hallowell

I started in Oct. with the prolotherapy treatments. After an amazing 3 visits I no longer had my lower back pain or the pain down my leg! I am a firm believer the prolotherapy works, and I am happy to be pain free. I continue to tell everyone how the Magaziner Center for Wellness and Dr. Greenberg has helped my back to become Healthy once again! Thank you so much.
Dennis Fabin

Dear Dr. Greenberg,
At age 14 I was struck by a car, damaging most of my ligaments and tendons in my right leg. I am 43 now and my right knee was getting horrific pain for the last 3 years as it increased over the years. The pain was so bad I couldn't climb stairs using this leg, squat, jump or even touch my kneecap. The leg also gave out a few times a day while walking. 

Two orthopedic surgeons agreed, there wasn't any treatment or surgery to repair ligaments and tendons in my case. They prescribed painkillers and anti-inflammatory pills and told me to stop playing basketball. Then I saw Dr. Greenberg on T.V. and made an app..  After 3 prolotherapy sessions, I am 100% pain free. The strength and movements in the repaired knee is the same as my other knee.

People are surprised when they see me run upstairs, jump and squat. Thank you, Dr. Greenberg & Staff. In fact, although I live 1 and ½ hours away I would visit them for any other medical problem I incur in the future. Regardless of the medical problem, I tell all my friends about it.
Robert Del Sardo

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter constitutes the filing of an appeal as a response to your claim decision reflected in your December 13, 2005 communication to me regarding my services from Dr. Scott Greenberg from 6/13/05 to 10/19/05. I am a registered nurse with a history of increasing chronic lower back and radiculopathy of the right leg over the last 3 ½ years. I was assessed over that period of time by several primary care physicians, two orthopedic surgeons and two neurosurgeons. Extensive diagnostic testing did not determine exactly what caused my severe pain. I was told that I was not a surgical candidate. I was put on Vioxx (!!!), Celebrex and several other anti-inflammatories, none of which decreased the pain. I saw two chiropractors for an extended series of their therapies and was also referred by physicians to physical therapy for three series of physical therapy (not three sessions, but three extended series). 

None of these therapies decreased the pain, in fact, each time, the physical therapy and chiropractic therapies exacerbated the pain! Twice I was sent to Pain Management. The physician at the first pain management facility gave me a prescription for (Vioxx!!!) The second time I was referred to Pain Management (at Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster, PA) I had to wait two months JUST to GET an appointment for a physical assessment (due to high demand for Pain Management!!!) 

Then I waited another several months to get a Cortisone shot. On March 9th of 2005, I was given a cortisone injection in the right sacroiliac area by a Dr. Chen.  Radiology was there with their fluoroscopy unit. I received ONE injection, with the fluoroscopy unit attended by two radiology technicians, and as I said before, this was done at the Lancaster General Hospital for a total charge to my insurance company (Wausau) of $1410.00 !!!!!  Of course, there was an amount of contractual write-off, but Wausau promptly paid the amount of $883.36 for one shot, one appointment!!! I was told by Dr. Chen to wait several weeks to see if there was any diminishment of my pain. THERE WAS NO DIMINISHMENT OF PAIN!!!  

At that time, I was then exasperated at traditional approaches to pain, not to speak of the poor stewardship of funds that I and my insurance company were using to GET NOWHERE in this attempt to identify and heal my pain! You have to know that although I am 60 years old, I am in excellent health, weigh 118 pounds and I am on no medications. I have always exercised (until not able to with the increasing pain) and am VERY conscientious regarding health and nutrition. Prior to my pain, I was very active, and in fact was the Director of Health of a local college (which at times required a significant amount of physical stamina). My frustration with traditional medicine's inability to resolve my back and leg pain and the ensuing poorer quality of life that I was experiencing led me to do research on my own regarding other approaches to pain therapy. 

I became aware of Dr. Scott Greenberg in Cherry Hill, NJ and inquired about the nature of prolotherapy.  Through information on his practice's website and also extensive other research, I decided to pursue this approach. Although I was traditionally trained in medicine, all the information I gleaned made sense, especially in light of the fact that traditional approaches (after MUCH expense on the part of Wausau AND us!) had not worked. 

You can see from the enclosed information that Dr. Greenberg and the Magaziner Center for Wellness have very impressive credentials and certainly a very impressive track record of healing! For the sake of brevity in this letter, I am enclosing pertinent information regarding prolotherapy. You have to know that after having experienced 3 ½ years of truly debilitating pain and so many traditional attempts to find resolution,  I am NOW pain free after having prolotherapy administered by Dr. Greenberg. 

For someone who could not (before prolotherapy administration by Dr. Greenberg) ever sleep more than two hours through the night without having to waken with pain, could not lift her grandchildren, could not sit OR stand OR lie down without pain, could not enjoy the simple pleasures of LIFE, I submit to you that I am now PAIN FREE!! I am not only pain free, but due to the dynamics of prolotherapy, my involved ligaments and tendons are healed! I began my prolotherapy sessions with Dr. Greenberg on June13, 2005 and returned to his office at 3 week intervals. Each appointment, I was examined, assessed and given prolotherapy injections based on the results of his examination. As you are aware, I paid these charges out of my own pocket and submitted the expense form to Wausau. Dr. Greenberg is also out of network for me so my reimbursement would be only 65% versus the traditional 85% reimbursement I would get if I were in network. What a difference from a one-time, one injection charge of $883.36 that Wausau paid on March 9, 2005! With no result!!!   

From the first appointment that I received the prolotherapy injections, I began to experience relief! Ensuing appointments continued to produce relief to the point where I no longer have the pain. While sitting in the waiting room at Dr. Greenberg's practice, I heard time and time again, testimonials to pain relief and resolution after prolotherapy. I challenge you to review the enclosed information. I am now healed, NOT pain managed!!!

I challenge you, (with an open mind) to assess the successful pain resolution and the method used to achieve it.  As you will read in the enclosed information, prolotherapy has been used since the time of Hippocrates and with much success. Also, you will read that the former Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, was healed of debilitating pain with prolotherapy and was so impressed with prolotherapy that he began treating scores of his own patients with prolotherapy. Why would I not choose the prolotherapy route after other approaches failed!?! Quality of life was the deciding factor! I will always be thankful to Dr. Greenberg for his skills and devotion to a non-traditional approach that has truly given me and so many others a quality of life again. 

Once again, I can now participate in life events as a wife, mother and grandmother. I look forward to returning to nursing again as well! I submit to you this compilation of materials and trust that you will consider compensating at 65% ALL my claims that were not paid at that percentage. Please consider as well that I conscientiously made the decision to have prolotherapy and not subject myself OR my insurance company (Wausau) to further unjustifiable expense just falling through the cracks in the health care system, i.e.: continuing to go to PAIN MANAGEMENT!

I truly thank you for your consideration, the time it takes on your part to review all of my information and the opportunity to appeal your previous decision.

Sincerely,

Beverly Haselhorst RN