Other treatments
September 23, 2008
Well in my search for getting rid of my tendinosis, I came across various treatments. I have heard good things about prolo and ART, so let me share a short bit of info on prolotherapy for you to consider.
From wikipedia @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolotherapy
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Prolotherapy (”Proliferative Injection Therapy”) involves injecting an otherwise non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution into the body, generally in the region of tendons or ligaments for the purpose of strengthening weakened connective tissue and alleviating musculoskeletal pain. There is conflicting evidence about its effectiveness and it is an experimental treatment.[1]
Prolotherapy can be distinguished from sclerotherapy. Sclerotherapy is the use of injections of caustics into the veins, in vascular surgery and dermatology, to remove varicose veins and other vascular irregularities. Prolotherapy is the use of injections in the treatment of connective tissue weakness and musculoskeletal pain. Prolotherapy is also called “proliferation therapy” and “regenerative injection therapy.” “
Basically it initiates new repair processes inside your tendons.
There is a great amount of info on the web, take a look at this article to learn more about tendinitis/tendinosis http://adam.about.com/encyclopedia/infectiousdiseases/Tendinitis.htm!
You will find that you have to slowly progress in weight to avoid this problem. Tomorrow is my first visit for ART therapy so I will let you know how it goes!
