Prolotherapy
Posted: February 21, 2012 Filed under: Musculoskeletal pain, Osteopathic Medicine, Podcast 1 CommentBrandon Parker interview Dr. Sandhouse DO on prolotherapy (proliferative injection therapy, regenerative injection therapy, sclerotherapy). We discuss indications, contraindications, mechanism and evidence. We compare Prolo to PRP and trigger points. There is a bonus section on Orthokine, the treatment used by Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez.
Prolotherapy Interview Podcast
In the interview we discuss a case where prolotherapy is used on a young male with an ACL tear. Below are the MRI images from before and after a prolotherapy regimen.
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HAPPY MARDI GRAS POST
As an MSK radiology and interventional pain physician, I have a little critique on the above images. For the first image comparison above, there is an effect called volume averaging. The comparison is off by a few millimeters so the comparison is not a direct one.