ProlotherapyWhen former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C.Everett Koop was told by several physicians that his back pain was incurable, he refused to accept this diagnosis. He searched for a solution until he found it...with prolotherapy. Within a few weeks of treatment he found complete relief from his pain. Over the next few years he had several mild relapses which promptly responded with equal success to the same holistic therapy.
Prolotherapy, or non-surgical joint repair, is an injection technique used to stimulate repair of damaged ligaments. Ligament damage can cause local pain as well as muscular pain. This occurs because the muscles that span the joint need to tighten to support the joint. This can produce spasms and trigger points. Massage doesn't give permanent relief for this sort of problem because it doesn't correct the cause. With ligament damage as well as trigger points, the pain is often referred. That means the pain is felt at a distance from the source. Thus a sacral ligament pain or gluteal trigger point can send pain down a leg and be mistaken for sciatic nerve pain (‘sciatica').
Prolotherapy is a treatment for acute and chronic pain. Prolotherapy technique uses an injection of a mildly irritating solution at the site of the damaged ligament. Often after an injury, the repair process slows down and stops. The injection fools the body into responding as if damage had just occurred. The ligaments build up and the repair process is re-initiated as the natural healing process begins once more.
Prolotherapy treatment has been used with excellent results in resistant pain of arthritis, back, neck, knee, shoulder, ankle, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, whiplash, carpal tunnel syndrome, ligaments and cartilage, degenerated discs, and sciatica.
Results are often observed within days of treatment. Treatment is safe, non-invasive, and for most cases, very effective. Dr. Rind has been using prolotherapy to relieve acute and chronic pain for 20 years.
Patient Testimonials
"Seven years ago I injured my ankle. The pain and swelling were
constant. I could barely walk. My orthopedist recommended fusing the
bones, which he said would cause me to lose all ankle/foot motion.
There was no guarantee the pain or swelling would go away. I decided to
find an alternative to that approach. Dr. Rind treated my ankle with
prolotherapy. After five treatments, all the pain and swelling were
gone. Since then, I hike several miles daily on my farm. The pain has
not returned."
A letter from Charles LaMarr Peters:
"I wanted to play, play hard and fast, but it hurt just to walk!
Getting out of bed was excruciating. My aspirations to be a
professional soccer player were sidelined by the crippling effect of a
"locked" right knee. Patellar tracking syndrome, tendonitis and a
slight tear of the meniscus had all come to mind in my own
self-diagnosis. In my 20 years of playing sports, I had never been
forced from the field. Enter Dr. Rind and prolotherapy! Dr. Rind's
non-invasive treatment was particularly attractive to me. After lengthy
and complete interviewing, Dr. Rind injected my right knee and ankle
with about 20 "shots" and before I left that initial visit my knee
"unlocked." That freedom of pain was foreign after the months of pain I
had endured. Three days later I was sprinting. Three and a half weeks
later I had signed my first pro contract."
Defenseman Eastern Shore Sharks
Testimonial letter from Marcos Seis:
"I am a professional kickboxer and life long martial artist. I was
North American Kick Boxing Champion 1997-1999.1 have been a martial
artist most of my life, teaching and practicing.
In the spring of 2000 during training I injured both my knees. I could
not teach, train or compete. I was in a tremendous amount of pain. l
thought there was no way I would ever participate in my sport again.
Because of the pain in my knees I had difficulty teaching my students.
During class one day, one of my students noticed that I was in a lot of
pain. He told me his father was a doctor and could help me. That is
when I called Dr. Bruce Rind. At this point I had been offered the
opportunity to fight the World Champion Kickboxer. I really didn't
think there was any possibility of doing it because of the pain in my
knees. I came to see Dr. Rind. He treated me with Prolotherapy;
nutritional supplements and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy. I was willing to
do whatever it took to get my knees back. Over the next two months, my
knees healed! I took supplements Dr. Rind prescribed and had Hyperbaric
Oxygen therapy.
I first saw Dr. Rind in May 2000. I began training for the world
championship fight in early June. By early July, 1 was able to
participate in a full training schedule. I fought July 21, 2000 against
the World Champion Kickboxer. I was able to not only compete, but WIN
the title! Without Dr. Rind's treatment this would not have been
possible. I am grateful that I found Dr. Rind. Without him, I would not
only still be in pain, but not able to participate in the sports I
love. Thank you, Dr. Rind!
United States Kick Boxing Association
Super Light-weight Champion of the WORLD!!!!
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