Prolotherapy
- Prolotherapy is a treatment that promotes healing. Prolotherapy at Allevio involves stimulating the body’s immune system to repair damage to muscle tissues.
- When injected into a joint or muscle, it triggers an immune response to increase the inflammation of the area, which increases blood flow and the aggregation of natural healing agents.
Prolotherapy Research
- Prolotherapy is a regenerative injection technique used to treat musculoskeletal pain or injury.
- During prolotherapy, small amounts of an irritant solution are introduced into the site of painful and degenerated tendon insertions, joints, ligaments, and adjacent joint spaces to promote tissue repair or growth.
- The injected solution mimics the natural healing process of the body. This occurs via initiating a local inflammatory cascade that triggers the release of growth factors and collagen deposition.
- Induced cytokines mediate chemo modulation then leads to the proliferation and strengthening of new connective tissue, joint stability, as well as a reduction in pain and dysfunction.
Side Effects of Prolotherapy
- Prolotherapy is a safe procedure that has been documented over many years through systematic reviews. Only minor side effects have been reported, which include swelling and inflammation around the injection site, pain, and stiffness.
