Prolotherapy for Back Pain Part 2

Do the injections hurt?

Is there such a thing as a painless injection? Sure, it hurts. However, with prolotherapy the pain is moderate, but can last a few days. Some unfortunate individuals have longer duration of pain.

What are complications of prolotherapy?

Besides pain, one can have bleeding, infection, nerve injury and tissue damage. Rare but these complications do occur

Is pain relief with prolotherapy permanent?

Well depends on whom you listen to. The doctors say yes to everything, but the real patients who have had injections say no way. Fact – if it works, the pain relief is transient.

Where are the injections done?

In an office or a clinic

Can one combine prolotherapy with other procedure used to treat back pain?

Sure, if you have any money left over, you can combine it with acupuncture, chiropractic, physical therapy, and massage therapy. Now ask your self this question, if prolotherapy was that great, why would there still be a need to combine other treatments? - answer- makes more money for the health care workers.

Is Prolotherapy safe?

Well the human being is a sturdy individual. You can probably inject small amounts of glucose almost anywhere in the body and not screw up. Therefore, in that sense prolotherapy is safe. However, the occasional health care worker goofs up and complications can occur like infections, bleeding, nerve injury and more pain than what you started out with

How long are the sessions spread over?

Well, these Prolotherapy maniacs recommend 2-3 sessions/week over 2-3 months. Ample time to collect down payment on a new Lexus.

Is Prolotherapy better than steroid injections or physical therapy?

The people who market this therapy say yes to everything. Remember you are paying for it and like plastic surgery, there are no refunds.