At Blackberry Clinic Milton Keynes Dr Simon Petrides offers prolotherapy treatment for certain musculoskeletal conditions causing pain.
Prolotherapy injections work by stimulating the body to make new collagen fibres that are laid down within the substance of the ligaments, thickening and strengthening them. The solution injected is hypertonic dextrose or occasionally a solution is used containing dextrose, glycerol and 1% phenol. The solution provokes inflammation which attracts collagen producing cells, resulting in a thicker and healthier collagen fibres. This strengthens the ligaments and stops them from being too loose, stabilising the spine or peripheral joints injected.
Prolotherapy is used to treat ligaments that have become loosened or stretched from over use or injury or as a result of a physical condition such as Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Ligaments provide stability to joints and if they become loose the joint can become unstable and painful. Prolotherapy is appropriate for low back pain and for many other joints in the body such as the knee, shoulder or ankle. At Blackberry Clinic we have had some success with patients with Ehlers Danlos syndrome, alleviating the symptoms of joint hypermobility. The injection solution used is used widely in America and is produced by licensed manufacturers in the UK. There is clinical research that endorses its safety and effectiveness as a treatment.
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