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Loose ligaments in Back - Prolotherapy Q.
 Poster: A snowHead
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Not sure why I'm sharing personal details with complete strangers - but here goes Madeye-Smiley

I'll keep it short - but interested in info people can give, or experience on 'Prolotherapy'...

in a nutshell >
5 years ago (aged 32) - Prolapsed L4/L5 disc - 6 months off work - blimey that was some pain Shocked
November last year, problems with bending torso forward, seems to "catch", back thuds or crunches and can not bend to right much at all due to pain/just will not budge that way. Constant lower back pain on standing and walking, sitting is fine (complete opposite of 5 years ago- go figure ! Puzzled )

After 3 months of Physio, reached plateu (ie no change actually Confused ).. so...Saw my original Consultant again yesterday - & now have MRI scan tomorrow, but he reckons, tendon/ligament issues effecting motion - and thinks (unless MRI shows anything worse) that Injection Therapy will be needed to give me a kickstart to allow exercising and strengthening to commence.


so... Anyone know anything about this Injection Therapy / Prolotherapy...?

linky for numpties guide : http://www.prolotherapy.com/prolodefine.htm

and "in action" :
http://youtube.com/v/6NsgU4FVYOA
(think that link works.. I can't check right now as Utoob blocked at work rolling eyes Laughing )


Would be nice to hear from someone who's experienced it - or administers it !
cheers - thanks for bearing with me - was not that short in the end...


Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 8-03-12 13:10; edited 1 time in total
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gamer2471, I've had a prolapsed L3 for nearly thirty years.

After a year or so of physio, the recovery seemed to have ground to a halt so I tried an osteopath.

The regime worked for me; I got back into rugby, mountain biking, skiing without a problem. I still have excercises I do every day and I prefer to lie on the floor to watch TV, but it's a load better than before.
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Thanks for the reply... I had a full recovery with virtually zero pain from the Prolapse... what i have now is completely different pain, symptoms and mobility issues. MRI results will hopefully confirm this too next week as both my physiotherapist (using since december) and my Consultant Orthapedic Surgeon yesterday both believe it is now ligament / tendon related (the loose ligament is on opposite side of lumber spine to that of the orignal prolapse).

an interesting read on Prolotherapy :
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/community/forums/thread/361537
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gamer2471, I've had several treatments of Prolotherapy in my lower back for sloppy ligaments. Not all worked, when it did work, I had a couple of years of nice tight ligaments, which was great, as everywhere else in my back was much more stable. This was borne out by my treatment patterns. It's painful, and you must keep absolutely still as the needle goes in again and again. I have had one adverse reaction, when I'd felt like I'd been kicked by a horse for a few days after. After, you will need to be checked over a couple of times before the ligaments go really tight, 3 weeks and 6 weeks IIRC.
The Doctor who did mine is still in practice and works from a BUPA Wellness Centre.
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