Prolotherapy Neural & Perineural Therapy for Pain Management

Prolotherapy:

Prolotherapy (Proliferative/Regenerative Therapy), is a procedure that stimulates the body’s healing processes to strengthen and repair injured and painful joints and connective tissue. This is done by a very directed injection with a solution of dextrose to the injury site causing a mild inflammatory response which stimulates the body’s natural healing mechanism.  The injected solution encourages the growth of new ligament or tendon fibers, resulting in a tightening of the weakened structure and decreased pain. Additional treatments repeat this process, allowing a gradual buildup of tissue to restore the original strength to the area.

Neural and Perineural Therapy:

In chronic pain conditions there is almost always changes in the nervous system leading to abnormal signalling and chronic pain, among other things.  This abnormal signalling can set off a cascade of disturbances in various aspects of the nervous system that created a cycle of dysfunction that commonly manifests as pain.  

Neural and Perineural therapy are two therapies that work to normalize the dysfunctional firing of the nervous system by creating a “reset” in the nerve tissue.  These injections also decrease nerve inflammation which is commonly  at the root of many pain conditions. 

Neural therapy involves injection of a local anesthetic, such as procaine, into peripheral nerves, scars, glands, trigger points and other tissues.  The function of this is to serve as a reset to the nerve tissue and to normalize the dysfunction pain pattern that can be at the root of chronic pain.

Perineural therapy involves the injection of low concentration dextrose solution into regions of pain.  It is at this lower concentration of dextrose that the effect of decreasing nerve inflammation occurs rather than at the higher concentrations used in Prolotherapy to stimulate the regeneration and growth of new tissue.

IV Therapy & Intramuscular (IM) Nutrient Injections

IV Therapy:

IV therapy delivers a formulation of high concentration vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other nutrients directly to the cells.  

The advantage of IV therapy is that nutrients are administered directly into the bloodstream, bypassing the gastrointestinal tract for maximal absorption - When nutrients are consumed orally,  a fraction of the nutrient is absorbed due to losses in the digestive process.  IV therapy bypasses this system for higher absorption and quicker therapeutic effect.

General health benefits of IV micronutrient therapy:

• Supports immune resiliency

• Promotes energy & mental focus

• Optimizes stress response

• Tissue healing

• Provides hydration

Common IV Formulations Include:

• Energy Boosting IV

• Immune Enhancing IV

• Sports Recovery and Performance IV

• Tissue Healing IV

• Relaxation IV

• High Dose Vitamin C IV  - commonly used as an adjunct to oncology protocols and in the treatment of viral infections.

• Glutathione - potent antioxidant and detoxifier.

• NAD+  (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) - strongly increases cellular energy, potent antioxidant, promotes cellular repair and immune function, among other things!

• Phosphatidylcholine (PC) - a phospholipid foundational to the structure of cells as well as a precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.  PC is a nutrient that can be helpful in the treatment of neurological conditions, certain mental emotional conditions, inflammatory conditions of the intestines, and liver health.