Prolotherapy is an alternative treatment for joint and muscle pain. It usually costs around $150 per injection and isn’t typically covered by insurance. Prolotherapy is an old practice that’s been ...

Q: I'm a 66-year-old man whose right knee really hurts from arthritis. My sister keeps talking about something called prolotherapy. What is it, and can it help? A: Prolotherapy is an injection-based ...

Most of us think of chronic joint pain as an “old person’s problem.” However, chronic joint pain plagues at least 25% of our population at any given time. Although many children are spared from ...

Photographer: Serghei Platonov Imagine this: At your next doctor's appointment, instead of advising you to avoid sugar, your physician proposes treating you with sugar. That scenario may not be too ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Knee pain appears to decrease up to one year after "prolotherapy," a series of sugar water injections at the site of the pain, according to a new study. Previous research ...

Prolotherapy is a procedure that involves injecting a natural irritant into the soft tissue of an injured joint. Supporters believe that it may provide significant relief for joint or back pain. The ...

Regenerative medicine has ushered in a new era in healthcare, shifting from merely managing symptoms to facilitating the body’s innate ability to heal itself. This innovative branch of medicine ...

If you suffer from chronic knee pain, you may have tried anti-inflammatory medicines, physical therapy, or cortisone shots to provide some relief. Now, a new scientific review lends support to a ...

The clinic embraces all aspects of sports and exercise medicine from ‘exercise on prescription’ and ‘functional rehab programmes’ to specialist image guided spinal injections. Simon has a special ...

Previous research on the therapy that suggested positive effects was plagued by flaws, but the new report may be more reliable, according to Dr. John D. Loeser, a pain specialist and professor ...