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Prolotherapy

What is Prolotherapy?

Prolotherapy is short name for proliferative therapy

Who can have Prolotherapy?

  • This therapy targets ligament laxity as the cause of chronic joint and spine pain. Ligament laxity essentially means that a person’s joints move too much or beyond normal, healthy limits. Trauma, repeat injuries, or even simple overuse can cause ligament laxity.
  • Because ligaments, tendons and muscles all work together to promote normal motion, we use prolotherapy in Hyderabad to treat an injury by treating a whole region or joint at best pain management centers in Shivaji nagar.

How is Prolotherapy performed?

Concentrated sugar solution (dextrose 10%) is injected into or near a ligament or tendon. The dextrose irritates the tissue and triggers an inflammatory reaction. This new inflammation triggers a healing cascade in the area and increases ligament strength.

This healing process takes place over time. Typically a series of 3 injections once every month is recommended.

What precautions should to be taken before Prolotherapy?

You need to stop taking certain blood thinners like aspirin and pain killers like ibuprofen, diclofenac before you get Prolotherapy.

Are there any major side effects?

No. However, it involves drawing blood from a vein and injection at the site of the problem

What precautions should be taken AFTER the injection?

After the injection, you should not wash the area that was treated for 48 hours. There may be some soreness and bruising at the injection site. It can also cause intense pain for about 2 days in some patients.

Does Prolotherapy give pain relief immediately?

It can take several weeks for Prolotherapy to start working. For some conditions, particularly those affecting the

Who cannot have PRP therapy?

It can take several weeks for PRP injections to start working.

Consult Dr. G. Ram Mohan who is the best doctors for pain relief can help with the best treatment for joint pains in Himayatnagar.

We offer Prolotherapy treatment for people who lives in and around Himayat Nagar, Ashok nagar, Somajiguda, Khairatabad and Hyderabad.