What's the proof that prolotherapy is working?
This is a common question asked by people just about to receive
Prolotherapy for the first time. Typically there are several variables that are looked at to make sure the
Prolotherapy is achieving the results the person desires.
Function
Is the person able to function better? If a person can go up two flights of stairs without
knee pain after Prolotherapy, whereas prior to the Prolotherapy this would cause excruciating pain then you know that Prolotherapy is helping their function. Typically people come to get Prolotherapy because there is some function they are not able to do because of the pain. If it is throwing a baseball hard, then we would want the person to get Prolotherapy until this function was able to be performed. Whatever the function is, a person should receive Prolotherapy until they can do the activity they desire without pain.
Strength
Ligament and
tendon injury cause muscle strength to go down. When a person receives Prolotherapy one of the noticeable effects is that there strength increases in the area injected. So whether it is the back, neck, knees, or whatever other joint a person should notice an improvement in the strength in the area that received Prolotherapy.
Pain
Pain, as you can see, is only one variable that is helped by
Prolotherapy. A noticeable decrease in pain is a great benefit of getting Prolotherapy. Ideally a person would receive Prolotherapy until all of their
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