Prolotherapy is a method used to repair injured, strained or weakened tendons, ligaments and joints. An injection delivered into the area of chronic pain creates controlled inflammation, which stimulates the formation of new, healthy tissue.
1What is PRP prolotherapy?
PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) is a method in which plasma taken from the patient’s own blood is enriched using a special device and injected into the damaged tissues. Because the body’s own material is used, the risk of an allergic reaction is minimal.
2When is it used?
- Low back, neck and upper back pain (herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, post-surgical)
- Tendinitis and ligamentitis — chronic, non-healing pain in the tendons and ligaments
- Osteoarthritis (arthrosis)
- Knee pain — chondromalacia, meniscus and ligament injuries
- Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow (epicondylitis)
- Plantar fasciitis
- Coccydynia (tailbone pain)
- Spondylolisthesis (vertebral slippage)
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Frozen shoulder
- Morton’s neuroma
- Osteitis pubis
Prolotherapy is also an ideal choice for sports injuries — it allows athletes to continue training during treatment while at the same time repairing the injured tissue.
When should you consider it?
- Chronic ligament and tendon pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Sports injuries
- Meniscus problems
Conditions this method is used for
- Herniated intervertebral disc
- Sciatica (sciatic nerve compression)
- Knee pain and knee osteoarthritis (gonarthrosis)
- Meniscus tear and Baker’s cyst
- Shoulder pain, frozen shoulder and rotator cuff injuries
- Epicondylitis (tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow)
- Numbness in the hands and fingers, carpal tunnel syndrome
- Heel spur and plantar fasciitis