Prolotherapy and the Dilemma of Finding the Right Diagnosis

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Jörn Funck, MD, Volume 3 : Issue 3 : August 2011

By Jörn Funck, MD If Prolotherapy is really as successful as always reported why is there only such a small group of experts existing all over the world? Dr. Hemwall, one of the pioneers of Prolotherapy once replied, “because it is too simple.” I agree with him on this point. Giving the precise injections is not more »

Email Interview with Stephen Cavallino, MD – Prolotherapy in Italy

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Steven Cavallino, MD, Volume 3 : Issue 1 : February 2011

By JOP Staff & Stephen Cavallino, MD JOP: Dr. Cavallino, please tell us a little about your medical background. Cavallino: My medical background: I am an Emergency Medical Physician. I was born in New York and went to medical school in Bologna, Italy. I have been working for more than 20 years in the ER and currently doing Prolotherapy for the more »

Interview with David P. Rabago, MD

Posted on Posted in David P. Rabago, MD, In the Spotlight, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 3 : Issue 1 : February 2011

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & David P. Rabago, MD Hauser: Dr. Rabago, can you tell us briefly how you got into Prolotherapy? Rabago: I was in residency at University of Wisconsin, Madison and Dr. Jeff Patterson is on faculty here. He is pretty forward about including residents in that experience. He includes residents in clinical Prolotherapy at the UW, more »

Email Interview with Simon P. Petrides, DO

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Simon P. Petrides, MB BS DM-S Med DO Dip Sports Med FFSEM (UK&I), Volume 3 : Issue 1 : February 2011

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Simon P. Petrides, DO Hauser: Dr. Petrides can you tell us your medical and training background? Petrides: I underwent formal medical training at Guy’s Hospital in London and then osteopathic training at the British School of Osteopathy, followed by sports medicine training and further training in musculoskeletal medicine. Hauser: Are you the founder of the more »

Our Patient’s Autologous Stem Cells are Drugs: The FDA Moving Down a Dangerous Slippery Slope

Posted on Posted in Christopher J. Centeno, MD, In the Spotlight, Volume 2 : Issue 4 : November 2010

By Christopher J. Centeno, MD Adult autologous stem cells (A-ASC’s) show great promise in research and early pre-clinical/clinical use. These cells have the potential to revolutionize medicine by repairing tissues directly or assisting in tissue healing.1 What you may not realize is that a herculean power struggle going on behind the scenes where the Food and Drug more »

Interview with Marc N. Dubick, MD

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Marc N. Dubick, MD, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 4 : November 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Marc N. Dubick, MD Hauser: Dr. Dubick, can you please tell us a little bit about your background? Dubick: I’m a board certified anesthesiologist, and I’ve been performing interventional pain management full time since 1993. I’m board certified in pain management through the American Board of Anesthesiology, which is the only pain management subspecialty more »

Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program: From a Resident’s Perspective

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Peter J. Blakemore, DO, Volume 2 : Issue 3 : August 2010

By Peter J. Blakemore, DO I have been around Prolotherapy for over half my life. Through high school and before my undergraduate education, I worked as a lab tech and medical assistant at Caring Medical in Oak Park, Illinois, and assisted in many medical missions that incorporated Prolotherapy into the basic patient care. I also had more »

Prolotherapy and Platelet Rich Plasma Research at Harvard: Interview with Joanne Borg-Stein, MD

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Joanne Borg-Stein, MD, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 3 : August 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Joanne Borg-Stein, MD RH: Dr. Borg-Stein, please give our readership an overview of who you are, and your role at Harvard. JBS: I am on faculty at the Harvard Department of Physical Medicine and Rehab, and also at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital. I have roles as the director of the spine center at more »

Researching the Regeneration of Articular Cartilage with Stem Cell Prolotherapy: An Interview with Nathan Wei, MD

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Nathan Wei, MD, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 2 : May 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Nathan Wei, MD Hauser: Dr. Wei, can you tell us a little bit about your educational background and why you became interested in pain management, and subsequently Prolotherapy? Wei: I got to this rather circuitously. Originally, out of medical school, I went to medical school in Philadelphia, at Jefferson Medical. I did more »

An Interview with a Personal Injury Attorney

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 1 : February 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Steven A. Crifase, Attorney at Law Steven A. Crifase, Attorney at Law Patients who receive Prolotherapy may have at one time sustained an injury that was treated with surgery that achieved a less than optimal result. Prolotherapy physicians hope to be given the opportunity to treat these injuries prior to surgery, more »

Prolotherapy in South Korea: Interview with Dr. Choi Yung Do

Posted on Posted in Choi Yung Do, MD, In the Spotlight, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 2 : Issue 1 : February 2010

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Choi Yung Do, MD Dr. Hauser = Q (Question) Dr. Choi Yung Do = A (Answer) Q: Please give your full name. A: Yung Do, Choi Q: Could you please explain to us your medical background and how you came to learn Prolotherapy? A: Medical School: Inje Medical School, Busan Degree: MD Medical School Graduation: 1991 Internship and Residency Training: more »

A History of the American College of Osteopathic Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management, the Oldest Prolotherapy Organization

Posted on Posted in Donna Alderman, DO, In the Spotlight, Volume 1 : Issue 4 : November 2009

By Donna Alderman, DO ABSTRACT Modern Prolotherapy evolved from the insights and courage of a few doctors in the early part of the 1900s. These pioneers would then form groups to teach others, share knowledge, and improve techniques. The earliest record of such a group started as the American Society of Herniologists in 1926, now known more »

Interview Featuring Mark Cantieri, DO

Posted on Posted in In the Spotlight, Mark Canteri, DO, FAAO, Ross A. Hauser, MD, Volume 1 : Issue 3 : August 2009

By Ross A. Hauser, MD & Mark S.Canteri, DO, FAAO The world of Prolotherapy is thrilled to have many talented physicians in their midst. The Journal of Prolotherapy® is an avenue to introduce our readers to some of them. This issue features an interview that I conducted via telephone with Mark S. Cantieri, DO, FAAO who practices in Mishwaka, IN and more »