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Hips A Tennis Player Gets Prolotherapy By Mark Wheaton, M.D., from his contribution to Prolo Your Sports Injuries
Away, My younger brother, David, started his professional tennis career on July 4, 1988, at age 19. He has played at the highest levels of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, reaching a world ranking of 12 in 1991.... All was not easy for my brother, however, as injuries and anti-inflammatory medications became a way of life for him. David's injury problems began in 1992 when he began to notice stiffness in his hips, particularly when playing tough matches on hard court surfaces. David soon found it necessary to take anti-inflammatory medications just to get through his matches and prevent his hips from "locking up."... X-rays showed that he had significantly worn away his hip joints due to all the pounding his body absorbed since he began playing tennis as a five year old. None of the specialists that I took David to had any answers for David's problem... I called Dr. Hauser and asked him if he would have time to see David after the tournament... David happily agreed to go see Dr. Hauser and showed up at Caring Medical and Rehabilitation Services. He had no idea of what he might expect. After Dr. Hauser had thoroughly reviewed David's history and records which I had sent, he decided on a course of treatment which is not found in mainstream medicine: nutritional supplements and Prolotherapy injections... David was treated by Dr. Hauser with Prolotherapy injections and was placed on natural supplements as well. I have since performed Prolotherapy on David's hips and his elbow. David no longer takes anti-inflammatory medications and has not complained of stiffness in his hips for almost a year now... For more about Dr. Wheaton.
Knee Prolotherapy and Knee Pain Mary P. loved to garden and she prided herself in always being active. She walked on the treadmill to stay fit and spent 15 minutes a day on her stationary bicycle. She was in her mid-60s, but hardly anything slowed her down. However, last year she began to have knee pain that would just not go away. She had steroid injections into her knee and, although she would get two to three weeks of pain relief, soon the nagging knee pain would return again. She had x-rays done of her knee, and her doctor told her that she had osteoarthritis, but not to worry about it, since it was not bad enough for a knee replacement. He prescribed some anti-inflammatory medications, some exercises, and sent her on her way. Mary faithfully practiced the exercises, yet slowly but surely she had to eliminate her favorite activities. No more could she bicycle, and gardening resulted in so much pain that at night her sleep was interrupted from the constant reminder of her arthritic knee "the one that she was supposed to learn to live with. As the days went by, she became more and more depressed about her knee pain. She remembered the days when she could walk, shop, and bicycle without problems, and now they seemed a distant memory...until she heard of Prolotherapy. She was a little reluctant at first, because she was told it might take three to five injection series in order to get the best results. She thought about it, then decided it would be worth doing because she was getting depressed because of her limitations on account of the knee pain. Surprisingly to Mary, she felt that the injections were not half as uncomfortable as she thought they would be (this is often said after people receive Prolotherapy for the first time). After the second series of injections, her knee was definitely beginning to feel better. She started doing her knee exercises again and other important exercises. By the third visit, her knee was feeling so good that she did not need further injections, and she could continue with her exercise program at home. Mary was so excited by this point she had begun bicycling on a daily basis, and she was back to doing yard work again. One year later, her knee is still comfortable, and she is happier than ever.... To read the complete article. |
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