Unfortunately most athletes are treated by clinicians who provide pain relief in the form of Ibuprofen, aspirin, cortisone shots, and surgery. While these therapies meet the goal of providing pain relief in the short-term, they do so at the expense of continually weakening the ligaments and tendons, and the eventual loss of the individual's ability to participate in their chosen sports. Prolotherapy can bring the athlete back to full strength without surgery, drugs, or other pain suppressants. Prolotherapy, because it triggers the growth of normal collagen, or connective tissue, not only allows the athlete to return to sports actively, but often the area that was injured will be stronger than before the injury and the athlete's performance will be enhanced. Generally Prolotherapy treatments are given once a month to allow time for the growth of the new connective tissue.
Patients normally require four to six treatments for complete recovery.
Injured athletes will want to return to their golf or tennis game or other activities as quickly as possible. In this case Prolotherapy injections are sometimes given on a weekly basis, or a stronger solution is used to speed the healing process. This is not the ideal situation however. The preferred regime is for the patient to receive Prolotherapy treatments in the off-season to allow complete strengthening to take place. Click here to cyber visit the clinic and learn about fees, services, and what being a Prolotherapy patient is all about.