PROLOTHERAPY IS A NON-SURGICAL OPTION FOR SPORTS INJURY! With Prolotherapy, you can
keep training, get back in the game/event quickly, no down time, no long rehab required, alternative to the much-feared often career-ending surgeries...
Shoulder Dislocation
Shoulder dislocation
occurs when an athlete falls on an outstretched hand or when an anterior
force to the shoulder occurs when the shoulder is abducted and externally
rotated. This is the position of the shoulder when, for example,
a person is waving to someone. Very few people dislocate their shoulder
for the first time without having a significant force or injury.
There
is more than one type of shoulder dislocation, but far and away the most
important is the anterior dislocation, which occurs in approximately 95
percent of all cases. In this dislocation, the anterior static shoulder
stabilizers, including the anterior capsule and the inferior glenohumeral
ligament, are torn away from the bone. In some cases a chip of bone from
the posterolateral aspect (Hill-Sachs lesion) of the humeral head (ball)
or a torn rim (Bankart lesion) of the glenoid (socket) may occur. If the
athlete is young there is a high likelihood that the dislocation will occur
with further sports participation. Older individuals are less likely to
dislocate because of less elasticity in the tissues. Exercise and rehabilitation
usually follow a period of immobilization after an anterior dislocation
and, if this fails to restore strength and stability to the shoulder, surgery
is usually recommended.
In one definitive 10-year prospective study it was
found that half of those treated with immobilization had recurrent dislocations
and, of these, half had surgical treatment. This study included 247 patients
with first-time dislocations. (Hovelius, L. Anterior dislocations of the
shoulder in teen-agers and young adults. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
American. 1987; 69 (3):393-9)
It demonstrates an alarming number of athletes
who are unable to continue their sport without further dislocation or the
need for surgery. This also does not address the percentage of athletes
who do have surgery and return to their sport. In my experience, an athlete
who undergoes surgery rarely is able to perform as well as before surgery.
Acromioclavicular Joint Separations
The acromioclavicular joint,
or AC joint, consists of the lateral end of the clavicle, or collarbone,
and a bony shelf from the scapula, called the acromion process. This
joint is held together by a capsule and a number of important ligaments,
which also attach to the coracoid process, a small bone projecting
from the scapula (the shoulder blade) just below the AC joint.
Ross Hauser, MD demonstrates a typical Prolotherapy
procedure to a shoulder, as done at Caring Medical and Rehabilitation
Services in Oak Park, Illinois. Dr. Hauser treats patients
from around the globe with Hackett-Hemwall Prolotherapy and
has found it is an excellent alternative to shoulder surgery
for pain, rotator cuff tears and labral tears, in addition
to offering permanent solution for chronic pain typically
not seen with traditional anti-inflammatory treatment, such
as NSAIDs and cortisone injections. If you would like to
see our other videos on Prolotherapy, or would like to email
Dr. Hauser to see if Prolotherapy can help your shoulder
pain, please visit www.caringmedical.com. Prolotherapy can
be successful in treating almost all chronic shoulder pain
conditions and injuries, including: sports injuries, osteoarthritis,
shoulder joint degeneration, frozen shoulder, tendon injury,
ligament injury, rotator cuff injury, and labral tear injury.
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information on this website is presented as information only and not a
self-help guide. Never alter or change your health management or begin
any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care
provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of nutritional
supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
Prolotherapy may not be effective for every individual and there are risks involved,
these risks should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved
with some may not be typical of all. Please consult a physician.
There
is no known cure for arthritis. Prolotherapy and nutritional supplements
can help alleviate, reverse, or end arthritic pain by treating an underlying
cause that contributes to degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening
ligaments and other connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis
from developing.
