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● ARIZONA
PHOENIX
Fred Arnold, DC, NMD
SCOTTSDALE
Michael Cronin, N.D.
David Tallman, DC, NMD.
TEMPE
Robb D.
Bird, NMD
TUCSON
Jorge B. Cochran, ND.NMD
● ARKANSAS
Merl
B. Cox, D.O.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
Christoph Kind, N.D.
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CALIFORNIA
ANAHEIM
AREA
Hanson
Wong, M.D.
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
AUBURN
Rodney Van Pelt, M.D.
BAKERSFIELD
Payam Kerendian, D.O.
BEVERLY HILLS
Behzad Emad, M.D.
Payam Kerendian, D.O.
CLOVIS
Kevin Wingert, M.D.
FOLSOM
Michele Raithel ND
GARDEN GROVE
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
GLENDALE
G. Megan Shields, M.D
IRVINE
Allan
Sosin, M.D.
Los Angeles
Donna Alderman,
D.O.
Marc Darrow, M.D
Hanson
Wong, M.D.
Los
GATOS
Joshua M, Donaldson, N.D.
Marin County
Paul
Handleman, D.O.
John Monagle, NMD
Monterey
Howard Rosen,
M.D.
SAN
DIEGO
Andrew
Kulik, D.O.
Gary Matson, D.O.
SAN FRANCISCO EAST BAY
Donna Alderman,
D.O.
SAN FRANCISCO NORTH BAY
Paul
Handleman, D.O.
John Monagle, NMD
San
Ramon
Richard I.
Gracer, M.D.
SANTA
BARBARA
Allen
Thomashefsky, M.D.
SANTA
CRUZ
Joshua M, Donaldson, N.D.
SANTa monica
Peter Fields, M.D.,D.C.
SANTa
ROSA
Justin Hoffman, NMD
Temecula
Edward A.
Venn-Watson, M.D.
UKIAH
AREA
Rodney Van Pelt, M.D.
● COLORADO
BOULDER
Gary Clark, M.D.
BROOMFIELD
Christopher J. Centeno, M.D.
John
R. Schultz, M.D.
COLORADO SPRINGS
Mary Harrow, D.O,
DENVER
Joel A. Berenbeim, D.O.
Thomas Ravin, M.D.
FORT COLLINS
Mark Kelley, N.D. LAc
LITTLETON
Jo
Ann Douglas, M.S.,D.O
PARKER
John
A. Littleford, D.O.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Jon Freckleton, D.O.
● CONNECTICUT
AVON
Valley Sports Physicians & Orthopedic
Medicine
Paul Tortland, D.O.
Albert Kozar
WEST
REDDING
Perry M.
Perretz, D.O.
● DELAWARE
SOUTHERN NJ
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
SOUTHERN PA
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
● FLORIDA
ORLANDO AREA
Nelson Kraucak, M.D.
ORMAND BEACH
Hana Chaim, DO
Clearwater
Felix Linetsky, M.D.
PACE
Sheila Mohammed, M.D.
PLANTATION
Alvin Stein,M.D.
SARASOTA/TAMPA BAY
Mark Walter, M.D.
Wellington Chen, M.D.
Matthew Burks, M.D.
TAMPA BAY AREA
Felix Linetsky, M.D.
Robinson Family Clinic
● GEORGIA
WARNER ROBINS
E.
Glynn Taunton, D.O.
MARIETTA
Robert C. Shuman, M.D.
Arnold
Weil, M.D.
● HAWAII
HAIKU
Kevin Davison, N.D.
HILO
Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD
Honolulu, Hawaii
Liza Maniquis-Smigel, MD
● ILLINOIS
CHICAGOLAND
Ross Hauser, M.D
PEORIA
Yibing
Li, M.D.
Jay Harms,
M.D.
WESTERN ILLINOIS
Anwer Rasheed, M.D.
● INDIANA
CLARKSVILLE
Steven
M. Johnson, D.O.
LAFAYETTE
Carolyn
G. Kochert, M.D.
Mishawaka
Mark S. Cantieri, D.O.,
● IOWA
CLINTON
Anwer Rasheed, M.D.
IOWA CITY
John
Macatee, DO.
WEST DES MOINES
Jacqueline M Stoken, D.O
● KANSAS
KANSAS
CITY AREA
K. Dean Reeves, M.D.
TOPEKA
Doug Frye, M.D.
● KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE
Steven
M. Johnson, D.O.
● LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS AREA
Thomas K. Bond, M.D.
● MARYLAND
Rockville
Ingrid Gheen, M.D.
● MASSACHUSETTS
MALDEN
Albert V. Franchi, M.D.
WORCESTER
Jon Trister, M.D.
● MICHIGAN
EAST
LANSING
David Pawsat,
D.O.
Howell
Jerald Gach, DO
SHELBY TWP
Robert Krasnick,
M.D.
Southfield
Jerald Gach, DO
WARREN
Robert Krasnick,
M.D.
● MINNESOTA
EXCELSIOR/Menahga
Mark T. Wheaton, M.D.
MINNETONKA
George H. Kramer, M.D.
● MISSOURI
KANSAS CITY
Edward McDonagh, D.O
ST. Peters
Michael J.
Adams
● MONTANA
HAMILTON
Mark Kelley, N.D. LAc
● NEVADA
CARSON CITY
Alfred N.
Grimes, M.D.
RENO
Andrew C.
Wesely, M.D.
● NEW JERSEY
BLAIRSTOWN
Walter R. Grote, D.O
CENTRAL NJ
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
WAYNE/NORTH NJ
Robert
Kramberg, M.D.
SOUTH NJ/PHILADELPHIA
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
(Cherry Hill)
Joseph P. Mullane, M.D.
(Hamilton)
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
(Springfield PA)
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NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
R. Dean Bair, D.O.
James
E. Baum,
D.O.
SANTA FE
James
E. Baum,
D.O.
Jonas R. Skardis, DOM
● NEW YORK
BALDWIN
Pandu Tadoori, M.D.
BUFFALO AREA
Timothy L. Speciale, D.O.
BROOKLYN
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
David Zirkitev,
P.A.
EAST MEADOW
Christopher Calapai, D.O.
FLUSHING
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
GOSHEN
Irwin
Abraham, M.D.
HICKSVILLE
David Borenstein, M.D.
MANHATTAN
Irwin Abraham, M.D.
Richard Ash, M.D.
David Borenstein, M.D.
John H. Juhl, D.O.
Robert Kramberg, M.D.
NEW YORK METRO AREA
Perry M. Perretz, D.O.
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
ORANGE
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
ROCKLAND
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
WESTMINSTER
Neil Raff, MD, CNS
● NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE AREA
Stephen
Blievernicht, M.D.
Huntersville
Dr. Mark Hines
● OHIO
AKRON/CANTON
Vladimir Djuric, M.D.
BLUFFTON
L. Terry Chappell, M.D.
CENTERVILLE
Rick
Buenaventura, M.D.
CINCINNATI
Michael J. Bertram, MD
Elizabeth Woolford MD
TOLEDO
AREA
Jay W. Nielsen, M.D.
● OKLAHOMA
BROKEN ARROW
Shirley J.
Welden, M.D.
● OREGON
ASHLAND
Allen
Thomashefsky,M.D.
EUGENE
Thomas
Peterson, M.D.
HILLSBORO
Kevin C. Wilson, N.D.
LAKE OSWEGO
Noel S. Peterson, N.D.
MEDFORD
Carl Osborn, D.O.
OREGON CITY
Joanne Gordon, ND,MS,PT
PORTLAND
Rick Marinelli, N.D.
Chiaoli
Lu, ND. LAc. DAOM.
Patrick Chapman, N.D.
Joshua David,
N.D.
REDMOND
E. Payson Flattery, D.C.,N.D.
SALEM
Donald McBride, Jr, ND
● PENNSYLVANIA
BALA CYNWYD
Harvey Kleinberg, D.O.
BETHLEHEM
James F. Frommer, M.D.
ELKINS PARK
Kab S. Hong, M.D.
JEANNETTE
Martin
P. Gallagher, M.D., D.C.
MEADVILLE
Paul Peirsel,
M.D.
PITTSBURG
Paul S. Lieber, MD
SOUTHERN NJ - PA
Scott R. Greenberg, M.D.
Allan Magaziner, D.O
Edward Magaziner, M.D.
SPRINGFIELD
Brian J.
Shiple, D.O.
WOMELSDORF
Peter J Blakemore, D.O,
● SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENVILLE/SPARTANSBURG
Robert Schwartz, M.D.
CHARLESTON
Marc N.
Dubick, M.D.
MOUNT PLEASANT
Patrick
Lovegrove, D.O.
● TENNESSEE
BRENTWOOD
Mark L.
Johnson, M.D.
CLARKSVILLE
Rafael Prieto, M.D.
JACKSON
Marcus
E. Meekins, M.D.
MEMPHIS
Marcus
E. Meekins, M.D.
NASHVILLE
Mark L.
Johnson, M.D.
● TEXAS
AUSTIN
Mihnea Dumitrescu, M.D.
David
K. Harris, M.D.
Brad Fullerton, M.D.
DALLAS
Michael Ellman, M.D.
DENTON
Carlos
J. Garcia, M.D.
FORT
WORTH
Gerald Harris, DO
Dennis E. Minotti II, D.O
David E. Teitelbaum, D.O.
HOUSTON
Robert Battle, M.D.
Adam Weglein,
D.O
HOUSTON AREA
Joseph
G. Valdez, M.D
John P. Trowbridge
Shaun Lehmann, M.D.
Curtis Fandrich, D.O.
MESQUITE
Michael Ellman, M.D.
PARIS
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
PLANO
Michael Ellman, M.D.
RICHARDSON
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
SAN ANTONIO
Annette M. Zaharoff,
M.D.
SHERMAN
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
SUNNYVALE
Gregg
Diamond, M.D.
Norberto Vargas, M.D.
● UTAH
PARK CITY
Harry Adelson, N.D.
Kenneth Hurwitz, M.D.
SALT LAKE CITY
Harry Adelson, N.D.
E. Alan Jeppsen
SPANISH FORK
David Taylor Roberts, M.D
● VERMONT
WINOOSKI
Jonathan
E. Fenton, D.O
● VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA
Robert H. Wagner,
M.D.
BLUEFIELD
Lenny
Horwitz, DPM
FAIRFAX
Mayo
Friedlis, M.D.
McLEAN
David Wang, D.O.
VIRGINIA BEACH
Lisa
Barr, M.D.
● WASHINGTON
ISSAQUAH
Jena
Schliiter., M.D.
SEATTLE
AREA
Richard
A. Sandler, M.D.
JoAnna Forwell, N.D.
Adam R.
Geiger, N.D.
● WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ali
Safayan, M.D.
● WEST VIRGINIA
MORGANTOWN
Nori Onishi, D.O.
● WISCONSIN
EAU CLAIRE
Deborah Raehl, DO
WAUWATOSA
Neal Pollack, D.O.
MILWAUKEE
William
J. Faber, D.O.
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 WHY GET PROLOTHERAPY?
DONNA
ALDERMAN, D.O.
When you become a physician, you take the
Hippocratic Oath. The first rule of the Hippocratic Oath is "First of
all, do no harm." This is why
Prolotherapy appealed to me as a physician.
I was a doctor at a famous HMO. After learning
Prolotherapy, however, I went
into private practice. Patient after patient came to the office with
foot
pain,
knee pain,
shoulder
pain,
back pain, sports injuries, you name it. I
probably knew more than the average doctor in regards to musculoskeletal
injuries, but I was still at a loss as to how to cure the pain. I helped the
pain in many cases, but cures were seldom. You see, I had studied to be an
osteopathic family physician because I wanted to be able to help not only
medical problems, but musculoskeletal complaints as well. Though I had learned
manipulation and state-of-the-art rehabilitation techniques, there were many
chronic pain patients whom I just was not able to get better.
Osteopathic physicians (D.O.s) receive the same
medical education as M.D.s, and hold equivalent licenses to practice medicine.
However D.O.s receive extra training in the musculoskeletal system.
Osteopathic physicians can prescribe medications, but are also skilled in
musculoskeletal adjustments which enhance skeletal alignment and optimize
circulation. For many people this combination is very appealing.
When a person with chronic pain came into my
office, I would make sure they were in proper alignment using such treatments
as manipulation.
Physical
therapy was usually prescribed to improve the
chances of healing the injuries and improving their strength. If a patient
failed to respond to the usual modalities, I felt helpless. Because of my
belief that a physician should "Do no harm," I was reluctant to
prescribe pain killers or send someone for a surgical consult unless it was a
clear-cut case of a surgical need (this is extremely rare). The statistics on
musculoskeletal surgical procedures helping people never impressed me. I have
seen too many drug addicts accidentally created by physicians. Because of this
I cannot encourage someone in that direction. I have also seen people go into
kidney failure from
Anti-inflammatory medication, so I cannot advocate that
method of treatment. I was getting discouraged because I would continually
hear, "Doctor, it’s better but the pain is still there..." or,
"Doctor, why does my joint click?" or, "Doctor, am I ever going
to get better?" I began to dread picking up a chart and seeing the
diagnosis of knee pain
(see Prolotherapy research paper) or back pain. That is, until I learned about
Prolotherapy. Now I look forward to these cases, because I can help them with
Prolotherapy.
Curing Chronic Pain versus Covering Up
Chronic Pain
Prolotherapy is a minimally invasive,
tremendously safe therapy that stimulates the body’s healing mechanisms. In
that sense I believe it is a natural treatment. (Pain comes from) tears in the
ligaments commonly referred to as sprains, where tears in the
tendons are
called strains. Ligaments connect the bones together, providing stability to
the joints. Tendons connect the muscles to the bones and move the joints. When
ligaments and tendons are injured they hurt. Typical treatments available to
the patient including
cortisone shots, ice, and anti-inflammatories just cover
up the pain, so the patient feels better temporarily. (Feeling better) the
patient then cannot sense further (damage to their ligaments) because the
cortisone shot is covering up the pain. This just makes the injury worse.
Prolotherapy can remove the source of the pain,
rather than covering it up, because it helps the ligaments heal. Ligaments
were always an enigma to me and I could never figure out why, on the cadavers
and anatomical drawings, they always appeared white. When I started studying
Prolotherapy, it all made sense. Ligaments have a deficit in their ability to
heal because they have a poor blood supply. Because they have a poor blood
supply, and because they are rich in nerve endings, they are white in color.
Muscles, on the other hand, appear red in color because of their plentiful
blood supply. This is why muscle injuries heal quickly and are almost never
the source of chronic pain or athletic injuries.
For those with a chronic pain injury,
Prolotherapy essentially turns the chronic injury into an acute one by
activating the immune system at the site of the injury. After the Prolotherapy
treatment is given, an increase in the blood supply to the area occurs which
brings nutrients and immune cells to heal the area. Prolotherapy not only
strengthens weak joints, some studies have shown it can continue to increase
the strength in a joint above normal. (Liu, Y. et al. An in situ study of the
influence of a sclerosing solution in rabbit
medial collateral ligament and
its junction strength.)
At a Prolotherapy conference,
Dr. Gustav
Hemwall, the world’s most experienced
Prolotherapy doctor
at that time, was asked
the question, "Why don’t more people do Prolotherapy if it is so
effective?" Dr. Hemwall calmly and accurately answered, "Because it’s
too simple."
There you have it. What is simpler than finding
an area that is painful, where the ligament attaches to the bone, and
injecting it with a solution that will cause the ligaments to regenerate and
strengthen? I hear all the time from patients that the
orthopedist required
x-rays in order to properly diagnose their problems. What ever happened to
examining the patient? The fundamental basis for all healing is listening and
examining. Rarely are x-rays and
MRIs ordered in the Prolotherapy doctor’s office
because they are just not needed.
The exact location of the pain is often found
by simple palpation. By palpating the point where the ligaments attach to the
bones (the
fibro-osseous
junction) and eliciting a positive jump sign,"
the patient and doctor feel confident that the exact site has been found. Prolotherapy to that exact painful area is then done. If the correct area is
injected with enough proliferant-containing anesthetic, the patient will have
immediate pain relief.
(Article is excerpt and edited from
Prolo
Your Sports Pain Away, Donna Alderman contributor)
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