Prolotherapy
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Knee Pain from arthritis and treatment
Published on February 19, 2012.
Is total knee replacement your answer? Research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) says that more than 4.5 million Americans are living with a total knee replacement (TKR). Further, the number of TKR surgeries has more than doubled over the past decade,
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Is this your low back and osteoarthritis pain surgical alternative?
Published on February 13, 2012.
In the medical journal Pain Practice, researchers noted that in their study of over 100,000 patients with chronic low back pain or osteoarthritis – “Opioids were the most frequently prescribed medication (more than 70%) in both groups, followed by nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs more than 50%). Over 30% received antidepressants,
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Disc degeneration in overweight and obese adults
Published on February 1, 2012.
“In one of the largest studies to systematically assess lumbar disc degeneration on MRI, our study noted a significant association between the presence, increased extent, and global severity of disc degeneration in overweight and obese adults.” (1) Writing in the medical journal Arthritis & Rheumatism, researchers noted the the greater
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis need physical activity
Published on January 30, 2012.
Researchers writing in the medical journal Arthritis Care and Research say that their study suggests “that public health initiatives need to address the lack of motivation to exercise and to promote the benefits of physical activity to reduce the prevalence of inactivity in those with rheumatoid arthritis.” This because they
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Osteoarthritis Treatment Plan – American Family Physician
Published on January 17, 2012.
A typical way to treat Osteoarthritis from the medical journal American Family Physician, Jan 2012 (1) Pharmacologic treatment begins with aspirin, then a step-up to NSAIDs. Exercise can be useful and as well as the supplements glucosamine and chondroitin when taken in combination. Next step the corticosteroid followed by hyaluronic
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Did you get knee surgery for your back pain?
Published on January 13, 2012.
Here is an interesting study out of the United Kingdom. Writing in the medical journal International Orthopaedics, researchers sought to explain why “up to 20% (of total knee replacement patients) complain of persisting pain.” So at Lister General Hospital, Stevenage, UK, Doctors looked at Forty-five consecutive patients with painful total
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Are Ultrasound Guided Prolotherapy Injections Better?
Published on January 10, 2012.
New research is out suggesting a higher rate of injection therapy efficiency if performed under ultrasound guidance. But there is a paradox. Researchers suggest that a disadvantage of ultrasound-guided injection technique is the long learning curve that is required for the medical professional to be well acquainted with the simultaneous
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Does your young athlete need hip surgery?
Published on November 18, 2011.
Surgery should always be the last option for a pain or sports injury as once surgery is performed you can never go back. Despite doubts to its success, many athletes are turning to hip resurfacing or bone shaving as a means to treat Hip impingement syndrome or femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI)
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Ultrasound Guided Prolotherapy
Published on November 4, 2011.
Recently we saw an article how MRI images can mislead a physician into a misguided or inappropriate surgical intervention. The reason? Over reliance on what the doctor saw on the MRI scans as opposed to what he should have explored with physical examination and manipulation. In this same seduction of
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New Jersey – Philadelphia Prolotherapy doctors
Published on October 17, 2011.
Common questions we answer about Prolotherapy. Scott Greenberg, M.D. What is prolotherapy? Prolotherapy is a reconstructive ligament treatment administered through a series of injections, which signal the body to repair a damaged area. The ligaments and tendons are the supporting structures of our bodies. I’ve found that a lot of
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