prolotherapy
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Indications
Procedure
- injection of an irritant substance to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain
- prolotherapy with hypertonic 20% dextrose + lidocaine for TMJ syndrome
- monthly injections into TMJ
- prolotherapy with hypertonic 20% dextrose + lidocaine for TMJ syndrome
Mechanism of action
- stimulation of a beneficial proliferative cellular reaction in the involved area
- neural mechanisms also have been proposed
More general terms
References
- ↑ Louw WF et al. Treatment of temporomandibular dysfunction with hypertonic dextrose injection (prolotherapy): A randomized controlled trial with long-term partial crossover. Mayo Clin Proc 2019 May; 94:820. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30878157 Free full text