Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy is an injection treatment designed to stimulate the body’s natural healing response and support long-term recovery from musculoskeletal pain. By carefully injecting an irritant, usually dextrose, into injured or weakened ligaments, tendons, or joints, prolotherapy encourages new tissue growth, helping to strengthen and stabilise the area. This can reduce pain, improve mobility, and restore function, making it a valuable option for conditions such as joint instability, tendon injuries, and chronic pain that have not improved with standard treatments.
Some of the benefits of prolotherapy for musculoskeletal conditions are:
It can treat injured muscles, joints, tendons and ligaments in various parts of the body, such as the knees, hips and shoulders.
It can reduce pain and stiffness, improve strength, function and mobility of the joint, and increase the strength of ligaments and other tissues.
It has very few side effects and is a relatively low-risk treatment.
It can be used with other treatments and techniques to manage pain, but make sure to talk to your provider before starting it.