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Prolotherapy is an injection treatment used to support healing in injured or weakened ligaments and tendons.
The treatment involves injecting a natural solution into areas of tissue irritation or instability. This stimulates the body’s natural repair response and encourages strengthening of the affected structures.
Prolotherapy is commonly used for chronic musculoskeletal pain that has not improved with conventional treatments.
Patients from Markham and the Greater Toronto Area often seek prolotherapy for long-standing joint or ligament pain that interferes with daily movement or physical activity.
Ligaments and tendons help stabilize joints. When these structures become stretched, injured, or weakened, they may not heal completely on their own.
Prolotherapy injections stimulate a mild inflammatory response in the targeted tissue. This encourages the body to activate its natural healing processes.
Over time, this process may help strengthen ligaments and improve joint stability.
Prolotherapy may be considered for people experiencing:
Common areas treated include:
Prolotherapy injections are performed in the clinic.
The skin over the treatment area is cleaned and a small needle is used to deliver the solution into the targeted ligaments or tendons.
Depending on the area being treated, several small injections may be used to target the affected structures.
The procedure typically takes only a short time.
Some soreness or stiffness in the treated area is common after prolotherapy injections. This usually lasts a few days as the body begins the healing response.
Patients are typically able to resume light activities soon after treatment, although strenuous exercise may be avoided temporarily depending on the area treated.
Unlike some injections that are performed once, prolotherapy is usually delivered as a series of treatments spaced several weeks apart.
Multiple sessions allow the tissue to gradually strengthen over time.
The number of treatments varies depending on the severity of the injury and how the body responds to therapy.
Improvement with prolotherapy is gradual. As the body repairs the targeted tissue, patients may notice:
Results vary depending on the condition being treated and the overall health of the surrounding tissues.
Prolotherapy is not appropriate for every type of pain. A medical evaluation helps determine whether ligament or tendon injury may be contributing to symptoms.
At Jacobs Pain Centre, prolotherapy may be used as part of a broader treatment approach for chronic musculoskeletal pain and joint instability.
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