Prolotherapy

      The word prolo comes from the word proliferate, which means “to grow”. Prolotherapy, on the other hand, is “the rehabilitation of an inadequate structure, such as a ligament or tendon, through the induced proliferation of cells.”

    The proliferated dextrose in the prolotherapy solution stimulates localized inflammation, which is essential for the first stage of healing. Cells respond immediately to inflammation by producing growth factors, causing fibroblastic proliferation. This helps to produce collagen and repair ligaments and tendons. Ligaments and tendons increase in mass, strength and thickness due to collagen tissue production following prolotherapy treatment.

     Weak or loose ligaments and tendons can be a “trigger” for shoulder pain. Prolotherapy provides significant improvement in the severity and frequency of shoulder pain by strengthening the cervical and shoulder ligaments and tendons and treating very common trigger and pain areas of the shoulder.