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 Prolotherapy Study Confirms What
Prolotherapists Already Knew:
Prolotherapy Is the Best Alternative for People with Tendinosis
Ross A. Hauser, M.D.
The October 2007 issue of the American Journal of Radiology
published an article entitled Sonigraphically Guided Intratendinous
Injection of Hyperosmolar Dextrose to Treat Chronic Tendinosis of the
Achilles Tendon: a Pilot Study
The study design was simple. Take chronic cases of Achilles tendinosis
(degenerated tendons) as documented by ultrasound and then inject them
with
dextrose Prolotherapy into the exact location of the tendinosis. In
other words, the injections were also guided by ultrasound. Then ask the
patients how they did and then re-x-rays them and see if the tendon
configuration changed. Could a study better prove Prolotherapy?
The mean age of the patients in this study was 52.6 years and each had
suffered an average of 28.6 months with the Achilles pain. Each person
underwent sonography-guided intratendinous injections with 25%
hyperosmolar dextrose every 6 weeks until symptoms resolved or no
improvement was shown.
The results were that 33 tendons in 32 patients were successfully
treated. The mean number of treatment sessions was 4.0. The range was 2
to 11. The patients had a statistically significant decline in their
pain level (p less than .0001). The number of tendons with anechoic
clefts or foci was reduced by 78% (per ultrasound). Follow-up telephone
interviews of the 30 available patients at a mean of 12 months after
treatment revealed that 20 patients were still asymptomatic, nine
patients had only mild symptoms, and one patient had moderate symptoms.
In all, there were 3 failures. Success rate was 30/33 or about 90%!!!!
The conclusions of the authors were that intratendinous injections of
hyperosmolar dextrose yielded a good clinical response; that is, a
significant reduction in pain at rest and during tendon-loading
activities in patients with chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon. I
would go on to say that a further conclusion should be that Dextrose
Prolotherapy is the treatment of choice for tendinosis!
This study was carried out at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British
Columbia. It involved the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. I
commend them for their work. They basically proved what I and other
Prolotherapists have known for a long time - that Prolotherapy can cure
a lot of pain in people with Achilles tendinosis. If you or a loved one
or friend has been told that you have tendinosis, then Dextrose
Prolotherapy is the treatment you should seek!
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