Canadian Association of
Orthopaedic Medicine
Association Canadienne de Médicine Orthopédique
CAOM/ ACMO
Prolotherapy
Also known
as Sclerotherapy, Non-Surgical Joint Reconstruction, Stimulated
Ligament Repair, and Regenerative Joint Therapy or just Regenerative
Therapy .
Its purpose is to stimulate the body to repair and strengthen ligaments
and tendons, thereby restoring stability, improving function, and
reducing pain. It has proven to be remarkably effective and remarkably
safe over
the years.
It has been practised in its modern form for about 100 years, although
Hippocrates performed a cruder version in ancient Greece.
It involves deep injections, and in Canada only physicians are licensed
to practise it. Significant extra training beyond medical school
is required to learn to perform this valuable treatment safely and
effectively.
Think prolotherapy when manipulation or acupuncture relieves pain, but
the relief is short-lived, maybe only hours or a couple of days.
Think prolotherapy when you can walk around OK, but can't stand still
for 20 minutes without pain.
Think prolotherapy for osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis,
degenerative arthritis).
Think prolotherapy for "mechanical" back pain.
Think prolotherapy for conditions such as
- Low back pain, even including those with sciatica
and those resulting from pregnancy
- Neck pain, including whiplash injuries
- Cervicogenic headache (Most tension headache and
migraine)
- Plantar fasciitis and other foot and ankle
problems
- Shoulder problems including rotator cuff problems
- Hip or knee problems
- TMJ syndrome
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To learn more
about prolotherapy you may visit these websites:
Sites with information on prolotherapy
Dr.
Ross Hauser (Chicago)
Dr.
William
Faber (Milwaukee)
Dr.
Richard Bachrach
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
American College of Osteopathic
Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management
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More in-depth information available at
these sites:
Articles and research studies
available on-line
http://www.kalindra.com/prolotherapy.htm
http://www.prolotherapy.com/documents.htm
http://drreevesonline.com
http://www.drpomeroy.com/pages/history.html
- click on his "Five Year
Prolotherapy Study"
* Regenerative
Injection Therapy and Neural Therapy and their Roles in the Treatment
of Chronic Pain
By
Robert
Banner, MD
November/December 2006 pp. 24-27 - Orthopaedic Division Review
* The use of regenerative
injection therapy and manual therapy in a
client with lumbar hypermobility
that
was non-responsive to conservative and
surgical intervention
By
Beverley
Padfield, PT
November/December 2006 pp. 28-32 - Orthopaedic Division Review
* articles
provided with kind permission of
Orthopaedic Division Review (www.orthodiv.org)
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Workshops for physicians
American
College of
Osteopathic Sclerotherapeutic
Pain
Management
The
ACOSPM 2010 Spring Training Seminar
"Prolotherapy - A Comprehensive
Approach"
April 8-11, 2010
The Rancho Bernardo Inn
San Diego, CA
AAOM - American Association of
Orthopaedic Medicine
27th AAOM Annual Conference
April 28 - May 1, 2010
The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island
Amelia Island, Florida
University
of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
The Anatomy, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Myofascial Pain with
Prolotherapy
October 20-23, 2010
Lowell Inn and Conference
Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI
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Books - for the lay public as well as
professionals
Dr.
Ross Hauser (Chicago)
Dr. William
Faber (Milwaukee)
Other learning resources
The Prolotherapy Video
Library Series
~ put out
by Kent L. Pomeroy, M.D., recipient of the 2003 AAOM Lifetime
Achievement Award
Primal
Pictures
- Superb interactive human anatomy on CD-ROMs
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Referrals
in Canada: us, of course!!
- caom@rogers.com
- www.caom.ca
in USA: AAOM - American Association of
Orthopaedic Medicine
American College of
Osteopathic Pain Management and Sclerotherapy
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for further
information or
for referrals to a
practitioner in your area . . . . . .
contact us by e-mail at: caom@rogers.com
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