REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY: THE JOINT HEALER

REGENERATIVE INJECTION THERAPY: THE JOINT HEALER

Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT) is an advanced form of treatment used to repair degenerated (damaged) tissues of the joint.

When the joint or any part of our body sustains injury, the first thing we notice is pain. But pain is not the problem. Actually the pain is telling us that there is a problem. Therefore pain is a warning sign that there is something wrong going on with that part of the body.

If instead of listening to this warning and correcting the problem, we suppress the pain by taking pain killers we may be doing ourselves more harm than good.

In some mild conditions the body heals the cause of the pain. This should take place within 1 to 2 weeks and the pain resolves. But when the pain lingers more than 2 months the body may no longer be able to heal it. In that case intervention is needed. This is usually the case with injury to the ligaments, tendons and cartilages. The more you try to suppress the pain the more the pain comes back. Why? Because the body cannot perfectly heal injury to these tissues. They have poor blood supply and do not heal very well but progressively degenerate (damage) more and more. Taking pain killer will not help. The only solution is to heal or repair the damages.

RIT is the only treatment that heals the damages. It rejuvenates and restores the tissues back to normal. RIT is the injection of nutrients or solutions into the joint which are capable of stimulating the ligaments, tendons and cartilages to rejuvenate and heal. When injected, it enhances the production of healing and growth factors to act upon the damaged tissues.

RIT include: Prolotherapy, Prolozone, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) and Stem Cell Therapy. Prolotherapy is the first form of RIT. Advancement made in scientific research to find better and improved protocols of RIT brought about Prolozone, PRP and Stem Cell Therapy.

Prolozone is a form of RIT where mixture of Oxygen/Ozone plus vitamins and minerals are used to heal the joints.

In PRP, high concentration of platelet with high concentration of the healing and growth factors are injected directly into the joint. The already formed growth factors will start working within one hour after the injection. The PRP is activated by damages in the tissues. Therefore PRP is best for torn ligaments and tendons and damaged cartilages. But for ligaments and tendons which are weak (lax) and causing pains, prolozone is the best option.

Since both weakness (laxity) and damage (degeneration) can exist together in chronic joint pain, it is our practice to combine both prolozone and PRP for our patients. This is what we call Comprehensive Therapy.

Thank you for your interest in Prolozone and PRP. We wish you quick recovery.

Dr Umeh C.I