Prolotherapy and Neural Therapy
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Prolotherapy, sometimes called proliferation therapy, involves injecting a solution, usually a hypertonic dextrose or glucose mix, into an area affected by joint degeneration or ligament damage. The idea behind it is to stimulate the body’s own repair response in that specific area.
Some research in this space has pointed to cartilage-specific growth as a direct result of the injection, along with evidence of increased fibroblast and vascular activity and collagen deposition changes that are thought to contribute to stronger, thicker ligament tissue and better shock absorption over time.
As with any injection-based therapy, results vary from person to person, and it’s generally used as one part of a broader treatment plan rather than a standalone fix.
Neural Therapy
Most people associate local anaesthetic injections purely with numbing pain, but they have another use too.
Neural therapy uses local anaesthetic injections in a different way: to help break down scar tissue and disperse adhesions that may be contributing to ongoing restriction or discomfort.
