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Prolotherapy - Pain Management

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Introduction

Prolotherapy is an alternative treatment for weakened or injured ligaments and tendons.  Ligaments are strong tissues that connect bones to bones.  They do not have an excellent blood supply, but they have many nerves that can cause pain, if injured.  Tendons are strong tissues that hold muscles to bone.  Tendons and ligaments that are weak or injured sometimes do not heal back to their full strength.
 
Prolotherapy involves injecting a joint capsule, tendon, or ligament with an irritant solution.  The solution causes a localized inflammation, which results in an increase in blood supply to the area.  The increased blood supply stimulates cell growth and tissue repair.  Prolotherapy treatment may promote tendon and ligament healing, pain relief, and function.
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Your doctor can administer Prolotherapy treatments in his or her office.  Your doctor will inject your affected areas.  People typically require several treatments.  Prolotherapy is considered an experimental treatment in the United States. 
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Board-certified orthopedic specialists Dr. James Whittum, Dr. Suk Namkoong, and Dr. Paul Donovan provide specialized care for broken bones, sports-related injuries, joint pain, overuse injuries, carpal tunnel, ligament strain, tendonitis, nerve pain and other common bone and joint conditions.  All our physicians have advanced training in minimally invasive procedures including arthroscopy, joint replacement, ligament repair, trigger finger release, and rotator cuff tear.  We serve the Northen Berkshire area of Southern Vermont to North Adams, Cheshire, Lanesborough, Dalton, Hinsdale, Lenox and south to Pittsfield, Massachusetts.