Prolopuncture
Prolopuncture
What Is Prolopuncture/Prolotherapy?
Prolopuncture is an injection of B12 and Dextrose in Acupuncture points. Prolotherapy is similar to Prolopuncture; however, the injections are made at Acupuncture points. Prolopuncture helps your body make new cells and fibrous tissue to help repair soft tissue injuries in joints. The name “prolo” comes from the proliferation, rapid growth or reproduction of new cells, of fibrous tissue and “puncture” because of the use of Acupuncture points. It will also strengthen lax or partially torn tendons and ligaments. The all natural ingredients in Prolopuncture causes the existing injured soft tissue to make fibrous tissue. This fibrous tissue will mend tears in soft tissue, tendons, ligaments, labrum, meniscus, and cartilage as well as thickening the soft tissue. The process of thickening soft tissue and creating fibrous tissue will prevent bones from touching, which decreases pain. Western Medicine encourages healthcare providers to prescribe painkillers, which only mask the pain until you wear out the soft tissue in the joint creating it to become bone on bone situation. At that point, the only option is surgery and/or an artificial joint replacement.
How Is Prolopuncture Performed?
Prolopuncture consists of using a fine needle to inject an all natural solution into tendons, ligaments, labrum, meniscus, cartilage, and joints via the Acupuncture points. The substance used is called Dextrose, a kind of sugar, and B12. The Dextrose irritates the tissue because Dextrose is a scarring substance that promotes new growth of fibrous tissue to mend tears and repair the injured soft tissue. This happens when you break a bone or when you cut yourself. So another words the Dextrose makes the body do the same process when mending broken bones or when you cut your skin. Without the assistance of the Dextrose the body doesn’t mend tears in your joints, like it does when you break a bone or cut yourself. The growing of the fibrous tissue promotes joint stability, mending repairs, thickening degenerative soft tissue and reducing pain. When injected into the torn tendons, ligament, labrums, meniscus, cartilage or joints, the Dextrose solution induces a physiological reaction that stimulates the soft tissue to create fibrous tissue just like when you cut yourself. The Dextrose induces the migration of fibroblasts (the body’s repair cells) to the site of injury. Fibroblasts lay down new connective and fibrous tissue and in so doing, enlarges, mends and strengthens the damaged tendons, ligaments, labrum, meniscus, and cartilage.
Who Is A Good Candidate For Prolopuncture?
A good “Prolopuncture candidate”, is one in which the patient has suffered a degeneration or accidental trauma to the connective tissue or soft tissue of a joint or the ligaments and/or tendons that stabilize the joint. This would include but not only be specific to patients with:
- Lateral epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis (tennis/golfer’s elbow)
- Rotator cuff injuries, including supraspinatus tendinosis, rotator cuff impingement syndromes, and calcific tendinitis, also glenoid fossa osteoarthritis
- Knee injuries, including lax or partially torn cruciate ligaments, torn or degenerative meniscus and cartilage, enthesopathy (origin and insertion injuries to tendons and ligaments), as in injuries to the tibiofibular ligaments
- Osteoarthritic changes to the knees, including chondromalacia patellae and degenerative osteoarthritis of the cartilage and meniscus
- Arthritis.
- Partial tears of tendons, ligaments and/or muscles.
- Plantar fasciitis and tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Arthritic changes to small joints of the fingers and toes
- Costochondritis, costovertebral ligament laxity and hyper-mobile ribs
- Hip injuries, including torn labrum, and/or lax or partially torn ligaments
Prolopuncture stimulates healing with creating “fibrous tissue,” in soft tissue injuries. This healing response occurs because the injection of the Dextrose solution into the injured tissue stimulates the body’s own fibroblasts to migrate into the affected area and rebuild the damaged and frayed tissue. The Prolopuncture solution is made of a compound which causes proliferation of connective tissue. Ligaments, tendons, meniscus, cartilage, labrum, and joints have a notoriously poor blood supply and are difficult to heal. It is recommended not to do anything that would strain or irritate the area trying to heal. Irritating the affected area can be compared to picking a scab on a wound; the wound will eventually heal but will take a lot longer. It might even require additional Prolopuncture. It is in the patient’s best interest to act as if the area were like when one has a broken bone; although soft tissue injuries are harder to heal than hard tissue (like bone). So, having this mindset will help the healing process. If you had an open wound and you kept sticking your finger in it; it would take longer to heal. It’s always better to be “safe than sorry.” During the Prolo treatments, one’s activity level should be no more 25%. The body only has so much energy and if you are spreading that energy thin by doing other activities, that's less energy the body has to heal.
What To Expect From A Course Of Prolopuncture?
On your initial visit, Dr. House will review your health history and perform a physical exam specific to your condition. He will also review your prior medical records, including X-rays, CAT scans, and MRI reports, if available. Once the location and nature of the injury are confirmed, a course of Prolopuncture treatments can be prescribed. The Prolopuncture treatment protocol calls for 10 treatments of Prolopuncture every 2 to 3 days. Most patients consider the pain of Prolo injections to be significantly less than the chronic pain of their injury. All patients are encouraged to moderate their activities for 24 hours following each session, after which they can resume normal physical activity. Pain following the injections is usually short term. Putting Ice on the area 3 to 5/xs for 20 minutes with a 30 minute break between icings is recommended to help ease post-injection stiffness & pain. After 24 hours of the Prolo treatment, Dr.House explains, how “Heat is your friend & cold is your enemy.” Other words, stop using ice and use heat to make your injured area feel better. Some patients experience pain and swelling at the injection site for 1-3 days following the procedure. If the ice & heat isn’t getting the desired relief, then we recommend the patients take 4% Lidocaine roll-on/cream directly on the area for the pain, but NOT aspirin or any type of anti-inflammatory medications like Advil or Aleve, which can inhibit the healing response. A Specific non-mucous forming diet & stretching are prescribed after the 1st treatment and are continued thru the 6-8 months of rehab & recovery. The response to treatment is cumulative, with benefits compounding with each treatment. After all the treatments, the soft tissue will continue to grow and repair for an additional 4-6 months after the last treatment. Dr. House will give you a 4-6/month Rehab Assignment which will include a detailed protocol of what you will need to do for the next 4-6/months to rehab & recover from your injury. The course of Prolopuncture treatments, Dr. House likens to having a surgery, but instead of hours it takes weeks because it creates fibrous tissues that mend tears and thickens the meniscus/labrums with hard fibrous tissue. This fibrous tissue is like having hard tires on your car versus soft tires. This will make it not wear out as fast as the old soft tissue did. The difference is Prolopuncture is a non-surgical treatment that takes 21 to 28 days because the body can only heal so fast. Dr.House is not only the Physician but he is also a Prolopuncture success story and a true believer because it fixed his torn meniscus in his knee. His knee was so bad, he couldn't walk up or down a flight of stairs without his knee "buckling or giving out". Most Physicians never get injured in their field of expertise, so how do they really know what they are doing “REALLY” works. They don’t… Dr.House knows beyond a shadow of a doubt Prolopuncture works for qualified patients, because it worked for him.
I Found Dr House By Way Of Searching For My Husband
I found Dr House by way of searching for my husband. Dr House treated his damaged shoulder with Prolopuncture and it was a complete success. SO……when I tore my ACL, there was no doubt who I would be going to for healing this situation completely. I did everything Dr House suggested and not only is my knee healed but a previous injury on the same knee ( a torn meniscus) was finally completely healed as well! I fully and highly recommend Dr House for any health issues you might have. He will do everything he can to get to the bottom of it and restore your health.
Kate C
Wow, Finally Free From Hip Pain!
Wow, finally free from hip pain! Great services. Right on with the Prolopuncture treatments! I was recommended to get a hip replacement which i saw commercials where they were suing joint replacement manufactures and i was terrified. Then my friend told me about Dr.H and how he could grow tissue in my hip joint so i wouldn't have to get surgery. I was skeptical, but Dr.H went over my MRI and explained how he was going to use Dextrose to grow fibrous tissue in my hip joint so i wouldn't have to get surgery. I trusted my friend and Dr.H was so convincing with all his success stories, i decided why not try the all natural alternative because i could always get surgery if it didn't work. I am so happy to say my hip has never felt better. Dr.H was understanding and helpful, Thank You so much!
P.R.
I Found Dr House Seemingly Be Accident
I found Dr House seemingly be accident, although it now seems it was by divine intervention! I was looking for some help for my husband's damaged shoulder which had become almost totally disabled. This was after going the usual orthopedic route and getting what turned out to be a bad diagnosis and no relief from the pain and lack of function. It was recommended that he have a shoulder replacement, after receiving cortisone injections for two years and being told it was just arthritis. What he had was a torn rotator cuff, damage to his labrum and bone on bone pain. It was Dr.House that discovered this misdiagnosis. I was intrigued with the Prolopuncture information and encouraged by the reviews and videos. I showed my husband the website and we watched Dr.Houses' videos and were impressed with his attitude and candor. We would later be impressed with his vast knowledge and commitment to successfully correcting the problems and restoring the quality of life that my husband once had. So, we made the appointment, got x-rays and saw him in short order. My husband did EVERYTHING Dr. House told him to do along with getting the Prolopuncture shots twice weekly. If you do what he says to do, you will find that it is completely effective. It almost seemed miraculous! But it is scientific, and my husband is a perfect example of how effective it is. Dr House said my husband's shoulder was the second worse one he had seen and treated. His honesty was SO appreciated and as it turned out my husband is using his shoulder fully once again. He is a house painter, so his work depended on his full recovery. We highly recommend Dr.House and the services he offers to get you back to living a quality life in excellent health.
Kate P