Prolotherapy and Prolozone Therapy For Pain Reduction In Cancer Patients
Every disease that a patient suffers may result in some levels of pain. However with some diseases pain becomes a major component especially cancer, this pain needs to be moderated if not done away with completely. Chronic pain has caused worries on many people, sometimes it begins with an injury but refuses to go away even after the wound has healed. In some instances your body may just grow weak experiencing pains that you may not understand their origin as you have not had any infection or other any disease that might have caused the pain. In most cases whenever a person has pain in any part of the body, he may be encouraged to try physical therapy or to go for a cortisone injection which normally helps but if all these failed then you need a different approach to tackling the pain. Proliferative therapies like the prolotherapy, Prolozone and the platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) are a good way to deal with pain but are little known.
Prolozone and prolotherapy are forms of proliferative therapy. Proliferative therapy generally involves the injection of natural substances into the affected area. When done properly, these injections stimulate the release of growth factors and formation of new collagen in the affected area. The prefix “prolo” refers to this stage of new tissue growth or “proliferation.” As the body forms new collagen, the treated ligaments and tendons become thicker and stronger and more capable of doing their work. Proper alignment, stability, and function are restored, and typically the pain subsides.
How Proliferative therapies work
Prolozone and prolotherapy are very effective treatment methods. However prolotherapy is the most famous and widely used form of proliferative therapy. Prolotherapy has been used since 1930’s and it was strongly endorsed by a US surgeon, DR. Everett Koop after having his chronic back pain treated by prolotherapy. Prolotherapy involves injection of a natural substance such as dextrose in to induce an inflammation around the affected area. When the inflammation is induced, blood supply and flow of nutrients in that affected area is enhanced making the body to regenerate the damaged tissues in response.
Prolozone therapy, unlike prolotherapy uses ozone which is a form of oxygen but with three oxygen atoms. The ozone has a very powerful regenerative ability that helps in treating the damaged connective tissues. When the ozone is injected, it improves the oxygen circulation and delivery to the damaged cells. Prolozone therapy also helps not only by strengthening the tendons and the ligaments but also by rebuilding cartilage in the treated joints. Prolozone therapy was by pioneered Dr. Frank Shallenberger.
Other differences between Prolozone therapy and prolotherapy may include;
- Prolotherapy uses a mixture of dextrose (sugar solution) and an anesthetic called lidocaine, along with a small amount of vitamin B12 to promote healing While Prolozone uses an anesthetic called procaine and a mixture of B vitamins (multi-B vitamins, B12, folic acid), a homeopathic solution (Traumeel®), dextrose (sugar water) and sodium bicarbonate. Ozone gas is then injected after the Prolozone solution.
- With Prolozone the number of individual injections is less based on the area treated as compared to the number of injections in prolotherapy. The solution is dispersed over a larger area compared with prolotherapy, due to the injection of ozone gas. This has made Prolozone more preferred by people who do not want many injections
Mostly the pain that we experience in our body is caused by damage in the connective tissues. Therefore for the pain to be treated effectively, the damaged tissues need to be repaired. The connective tissues are very important in our body as they are the ones that make movements between the joints less stressful. These connective tissues include; ligaments, cartilage, and tendons that support the joints. The cartilage can be impaired by sudden improper movements or may be worn from overuse or improper alignment. When the cartilage is exposed to vigorous use like they may get overused, accidents that are also common in sports like soccer and other athletics may cause negative effects on the tendons and ligaments making them to be less elastic hence cannot function well. In such a scenario the slight movement on the affected joints results in great pain that may form an inflammation around the affected joint. The proliferation therapies may be used to effectively heal the affected ligaments and tendons and ease the pain but in case there is a complete tear of either the ligament or the tendons, then surgery will be best option to repair them. However the complete tear is not always common. The most common problems associated with the ligaments, and the tendons are micro tears and loss of tensile strength in the tissues. When the ligaments or the tendons are injured, they put a lot of strain on the affected areas causing severe pain. If the conditions continue for a long time it may also lead to the malfunction of the cartilage and may also result to more diseases like arthritis.
Some of the symptoms that are associated with connective tissue damage include; Popping, grinding, or clicking joint, Frequent swelling, Poor range of motion, instability, Recurrent sprains, Repeated joint dislocation and Chronic muscle tightness or spasm.
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Prolotherapy and Prolozone Therapy For Pain Reduction In Cancer Patients
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