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Is Prolotherapy Effective?

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Question : Does Prolotherapy work? Is it dangerous.Is it expensive. What are dangers to this therapy?
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Answered by Dr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava (22 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
safe procedure

Detailed Answer:
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Prolotherapy is done usually for pain relief by injecting dextrose/phenol/glycerine and lidocain, a local anesthetic, into tendon or joint or soft tissue area .
it is a safe procedure and may only require mild pain medicine later on , like acetaminophen.
Therapy may be repeated, depending on diagnosis and site, after a few days or weeks
You may consult your therapist for further details,expenses.

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Is Prolotherapy Effective?

Brief Answer: safe procedure Detailed Answer: hello Prolotherapy is done usually for pain relief by injecting dextrose/phenol/glycerine and lidocain, a local anesthetic, into tendon or joint or soft tissue area . it is a safe procedure and may only require mild pain medicine later on , like acetaminophen. Therapy may be repeated, depending on diagnosis and site, after a few days or weeks You may consult your therapist for further details,expenses. regards,