This email received by Caring Medical in Oak Park, IL describes what many people are facing. They feel hopeless, discouraged, broke, and at the end of their ropes. Here at Journal of Prolotherapy, we are trying to get the word out – that there IS hope – and that hope is found in Prolotherapy. You need not live a life of chronic pain, stronger pain medications, loss of work, inability to exercise, and the like…
Take a look at this email from a potential patient writing to Ross Hauser, MD, Medical Director of Caring Medical in Oak Park, IL:
Dear Dr. Hauser,
My life has been a nightmare since 2001. I used to run, play racquetball three times a week and weight train regularly. Some type of injury happened to me in 2001 in which I had severe groin, adductor and hamstring pain. I have had so many different doctors tell me it is hopeless to repair whatever structural damage has been done. Over these past several years I can barely exercise much at all as this brings constant pain to the hamstring adductor area. I have gained over 30 pounds of body fat and life is just miserable at this point.
I had sports hernia surgery 18 months ago in hopes of eliminating some of the symptoms. This was not the solution at all. I started to recover slightly and then as soon as I began vigorous workouts the pain and problems returned.
After reading some of your information I am suspecting I may have the hamstring tendinopothy at the attachment point of the hamstring to the glute and bone area slightly inside the inner thigh under the buttock of the left side.
I am currently working with a physical therapist for the I don’t know how many times it has been.
Is there any way the therapist and I can pinpoint if this is the exact problem?
Life without exercise is almost unbearable. I need help…
Best Regards,
TJ in Wi
Yes, TJ – there is hope – and that hope is Prolotherapy. Unfortunately, physical therapy and exercise is not going to cure the underlying problem – which is most likely ligament weakness and instability. The only treatment we know to cure that is PROLOTHERAPY – using the Hackett-Hemwall method. Patients are seen every 4-6 weeks for on average of 3-6 visits.
Dr. Hauser’s clinic information: Caring Medical & Rehabilitation Services, Oak Park, IL www.caringmedical.com; 708-848-7789
We hope our readers have been enjoying the latest issue of JOP and passing it along to colleagues, patients, and loved ones. The goal of the Journal is to help spread the word about the life-changing effects that Prolotherapy can have on a person’s life. We are constantly reviewing the literature, blogs, articles, and research that is out regarding Prolotherapy and the word is DEFINITELY getting out there. With more doctors using the technique and more athletes receiving the treatment (especially high profile professional athletes), acceptance continues to grow. Our goal is to see Prolotherapy become the first-line treatment for conditions such as back pain, knee pain, meniscus tears, carpal tunnel, headaches, arthritis, plantar fasciitis, shin splints, hip pain, pelvic pain, shoulder injuries, and much more.
Prolotherapy just makes sense. It stimulates your own body to heal the injured area. Ligaments are often the source of the pain and the only treatment we know of that can heal ligaments is Prolotherapy. Exercise, massage, chiropractic, ultrasound, supplements, etc. do not heal the injured area. These may help the muscles get stronger, but the underlying ligament weakness remains unless something is used to stimulate healing.
Dr. Hauser is one of the leading proponents of Prolotherapy and is leading the team at Journal of Prolotherapy in getting the word out there. We are thankful that he continues to dedicate so much time and effort to this cause.
People need to know that there is a better way to heal their chronic pain and/or sports injuries. NSAIDs, rest, ice, cortisone shots, MRIs etc. all result in long term degeneration, leading to surgery. The end result is often that the patient still has pain, weakness, and cannot do the things he/she loves to do.
Most patients are turning to Prolotherapy because they want a cure. Often insurance companies are not covering the treatment because it is not “the norm.” Well, the norm is covered, but it causes further degeneration? When you look at the patient’s out of pocket expenses for “covered procedures” often they would have been better off getting Prolotherapy (financially speaking) because their co-pay is actually higher than the cost of Prolotherapy. One word of caution to our readers or those of you contemplating Prolotherapy vs traditional treatments – do not let your insurance company decide what is best for you!
The good news is that Prolotherapy is gaining acceptance and many people are jumping on the band wagon and getting the help that they need! GO FOR IT!
If you are looking for a physician who does Prolotherapy, please check out www.getprolo.com.
The Mission of the Journal of Prolotherapy is to educate the world about the life-changing effects of Prolotherapy. Like you, we want more people to know that there is hope to get out of chronic pain and that hope is Prolotherapy.
When a person finds out about Prolotherapy for the first time, he/she often says or thinks, “why haven’t I heard of this before?” JOP is doing our best to make sure everyone in chronic pain or with a sports injury has at least heard about Prolotherapy. The skeptics of Prolotherapy often say that research is lacking. To put more of it out there, we continue to print in electronic and paper journal format, the experiences of doctors and patients with Prolotherapy. The whole journal revolves around the regenerative injection technique known as Prolotherapy.
JOP believes that it is important to get both the doctors’ and the patients’ perspectives. We believe that the greatest evidence for the effectiveness of Prolotherapy is not going to come from a “double-blind scientific study” but from the millions of changed lives from Prolotherapy. In essence, almost every patient that gets Prolotherapy proves that Prolotherapy works.
For more information about the life-changing effects of Prolotherapy, subscribe to JOP today.
Also check out these websites:
www.prolotherapy.org
www.prolonews.com
www.prolotherapy.com
www.prolotherapyresearch.com
www.aaomed.org
www.getprolo.com
www.hacketthemwall.org
Interested in writing an article for JOP? Give us a call at 708-848-7789 and speak to Nicole or email her at bairdn@journalofprolotherapy.com.
