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Do you suffer from knee pain? Shoulder pain? Elbow pain?
BY PHILIP WAZNY, NMD
Katie Minor, PA-C
Zaher Akkad, M.D., F.A.C.C.
Prolotherapy is designed to specifically address the source of your pain and triggers the body’s
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy is another great option for joint trauma or arthritis. PRP uses injections of a patient’s own platelets to accelerate the healing of injured tendons, ligaments, muscles and joints. A patient’s blood is drawn and processed in a centrifuge. The platelets are then injected into the injured tissue. This releases growth factors that stimulate and increase the number of reparative cells the body produces. Above all, PRP injections use a patient’s own healing system to amplify the natural growth factors in the body and heal tissues. If you are experiencing joint pain, prolotherapy is a viable option that is highly likely to resolve pain and anatomical issues with little to no side effects. At Health Matters, we’re happy to discuss your case via telemedicine to determine your candidacy for prolotherapy and answer any additional questions you may have. n
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innate healing mechanisms to strengthen damaged joints due to trauma or arthritis. It is a natural, non-surgical treatment and can eliminate the need for surgery! Prolotherapy causes a mild and productive pro- inflammatory reaction to an injected joint, which thereby causes the body’s own healing cells (i.e. fibroblasts) to
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