Prolotherapy to the Low Back
Ross Hauser, MD demonstrates a typical Prolotherapy procedure to the low back, asdone at Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser treats patients from around the globe with Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy and has found it is an excellent alternative to back surgery, including spinal fusion and discectomy, in addition to offering permanent solution for chronic pain typically not seen with traditional anti-inflammatory treatment, such as NSAIDs and cortisone injections. If you would like to see our other videos on Prolotherapy, or would like to email Dr. Hauser to see if Prolotherapy can help your low back pain, please visit www.caringmedical.com. Prolotherapy can be successful in treating almost all chronic back pain conditions and injuries, including: sports injuries, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, tendon injury, ligament injury, bulging disc, herniated disc, sciatica, sacroiliac pain, spondylolisthesis, pinched nerve, and radiculopathy.
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September 22nd, 2009 - 17:30
Is there a risk to damage a nerve or a ligament the way the needle is being inserted?
October 5th, 2009 - 11:20
What do you do for people who are terrified of needles? I have sacro problems & live in Kalamazoo, MI.
October 19th, 2009 - 18:38
that looks massively painful
October 19th, 2009 - 18:46
None of the patients in our videos are sedated in any way. They are awake and talking through the entire treatment. It may be a bit painful, but it’s fast. We do have a anesthetic cream we can use to numb the skin a bit. Some patients opt for conscious sedation. But 98% of them do without. The benefits they recieve from their treatments outweigh the pain of the treatment itself. That’s why they typically come back if they injure another part of their body. We wish you the best of health!
November 20th, 2009 - 02:40
I have had over 30 years of back problems and seen every kind of doctor with little lasting help. Since receiving prolo from a D.O. on my neck, upper & low back, my back is much more stable. Where were you 30 years ago? I could have made it to the NFL! Seriously, it’s fantastic! Truely life altering.
December 3rd, 2009 - 19:31
I had prolo on my knee two weeks ago (torn meniscus). It was my third session over the last five months. I was in constant pain (5-6 on a 1-10 scale) three weeks ago. Today, I’m experiencing 75% improvement. I will have more prolo in a week, and look forward to more improvement. I also had prolo on my low back five months ago, and am still enjoying 80-90% pain relief (stiffness is still an issue, however).
I’ve had seven treatments in four areas. This really does work.
December 3rd, 2009 - 19:38
The doctor can prescribe anti-anxiety and pain meds that the patient can take an hour or so prior to treatment. The patient will need to have someone drive him or her afterward in that case.
I just try to use relaxation techniques (breathing) and look away. I can watch when someone’s drawing my blood, but I don’t watch the prolo needle sticks, although a buddy of mine watches it all. Some sticks are worse than others, but it’s really not that bad.
December 8th, 2009 - 23:51
I just had this procedure done last week with about a 60% reduction in pain. The shots did not hurt at all.
December 11th, 2009 - 22:03
Oh wow, congrats! You answered my question here about how prolo worked for your low back pain.
Do you do more exercise, too, since the prolo? You say stiffness is still an issue.
December 11th, 2009 - 22:16
For flexibility try 800 IU to 1200 IU Vitamin E daily, and a gram of Vitamin C am and pm, and of course do your exercises.
Within a few weeks you’ll know if C and E works for you.
More Vitamin C is fine if you take it faithfully every day, or taper off gradually should you decrease. Stopping suddenly more than 2 gm daily throws some folks into temporary rebound scurvy.
A daily multivitamin/mineral tab, extra Vitamins A (up to 25,000 IU)and D3 (5,000 IU) are good, too, and a B-50 complex.
December 30th, 2009 - 23:27
@splashcat…
Thanks for the great advice.
I had my 5th knee treatment (torn meniscus) today. This is the best my knee has ever felt after treatment. No soreness.
Pain on the inside of my knee was once 5-6 (1-10 scale) constantly; now it is 1-2 and only under certain conditions.
Prolo is amazing!
January 6th, 2010 - 15:38
I had Prolo Monday the 21st Dec09 for my lower back and part of my hip; I liked the friendly, professional posture of the staff, including Dr Hauser, a knowledgeable, humble person; there was no major pain getting the shots, I felt sore for the first 2 days, managed to live normally my day to day routine, of course cautiously. Upon 17 days, I am still recovering, I feel that I am headed towards the right direction with my lower back area, and hip. I believe that I will need
to be treated more.
January 24th, 2010 - 11:53
that looks like torture to me
January 27th, 2010 - 10:12
Is this the same treatment used for SI pain? Can an SI joint that moves too much be fixed with prolotherapy? Does this help to stabilize the pelvis in people with SI problems? Is your office near the EL from downtown?
January 27th, 2010 - 15:38
SI issues would be handled with a similar treatment, but injections to the pelvis and/or hip may be used as well. This is all determined from your intial visit with the doctor. Yes though…many people with unstable SI issues have been helped with Prolotherapy. The green line train coming from downtown Chicago lets off about a block from our office. 715 Lake St., Suite 600, Oak Park, IL 60301. Contact us at 708-848-7789.
Thank you!
February 23rd, 2010 - 17:04
Im from sweden and have sI-pain, Does some one no if i can get this in sweden?
April 15th, 2010 - 14:47
@Thundralight I have had prolo 6 times in the UK in 2005-6 and it was not at all painful .. I was given aneasthetic gas. The treatment was 100% success.
April 24th, 2010 - 21:08
I had this done yesterday by another Dr (I’m too far from Dr Hauser). I had about 75 injections, 25 were to numb up the area. It was somewhat painful being injected but not so bad as to make me want to leave. I’m not hurting much today at all, I was a little sore yesterday. Now I have to heal up and see what happens.
June 4th, 2010 - 07:25
@backthisway Hiya was wondering how much it does cost in the UK?
Thanks
June 17th, 2010 - 08:37
Wow, I find this video very dangerous.. You could at any time aggravate the patients sciatic nerve or even hit a nerve or artery by your very clumsy poking injection technique. You are also better off using a better substance like somatropin or ozone as they have supra healing effects.
June 23rd, 2010 - 18:29
Although I can see your point, I can assure you that Dr. Hauser is not just poking around. The bouncing technique of the needle is a safety precaution to assure that he does not tickle a nerve. A physician who knows his anatomy knows very well where he can and cannot inject so as not to harm a patient. Although the treatment does have its risks, at Caring Medical and with Dr. Hauser, those risks are minimal to say the least.
June 24th, 2010 - 01:07
I have RSD and have been in fifteen car accidents. My problem is that the ligaments in my lower back, especially, don’t hold my hips in place. I am using Nutritional Response Testing (with chiropractors certified in ACT out of Florida. There are about two hundred practitioners in the US, I’ve heard).
Anyway, I live with a lot of pain and sit on ice all day every day, as that’s the only way I can get through the day and work. Fortunately, the NRT takes all the RSD away. Will ProThrp work for me?
June 24th, 2010 - 19:12
@15caraccidents I have a great article for you to check out on RSD and Prolotherapy. Do a search in google for “RSD Prolotherapy” and click on the link to prolonews. I hope this helps you out. Dr. Hauser has seen good results treating patients with RSD and, of course, ligament and tendon issues.
August 26th, 2010 - 03:38
Is prolotherapy effective for a degenerative disc in the cervical spine? If cortisone injections don’t work, my doc. is talking about surgery, which I would like to avoid.
August 29th, 2010 - 20:17
I posted below after my first session and now 4 months later after 3 sessions I have made great progress in reducing my backpain. I would like to sincerely thank Dr Hauser for educating me through his websites and his videos. I have found his videos to be truthful and inline with what my Prolotherapist says.