Prolozone Therapy

 Prolozone Therapy: What It Is and How It Can Help  

Introduction

If you or a loved one suffers from chronic joint pain, chronic back pain, arthritis, or other musculoskeletal conditions, you need to know about Prolozone therapy. This method of healing and pain relief may be the treatment you’ve been searching for. 

According to CDC research, approximately 50 million American adults suffer from chronic pain.1 Are you among them? 

Have you missed activities with your family or friends because your pain was unmanageable? Maybe you feel isolated and depressed because people don’t understand. Perhaps you’re feeling hopeless because your doctor told you there wasn’t anything more they could do. 

Experiences like these are common to those suffering from chronic pain. There is hope. 

As naturopathic medicine becomes increasingly more sought after, people are discovering the benefits of prolozone therapy. It is a highly effective, safe and natural treatment to ease the pain and suffering of common problems such as chronic back pain. 

In the past, treatment options for conditions such as tendonitis or arthritic joints were limited to:

  1. Pain medications 

  2. Steroid injection 

  3. Surgery

Not any more. Conditions such as these may be successfully treated with Prolozone therapy. This means you can be pain-free and enjoy life again. The days of ‘dealing with it’ are over. Some patients have even found surgical intervention was no longer necessary after undergoing Prolozone therapy.2  

In this blog post, I’ll provide you with an overview of what Prolozone therapy is and how it is helpful. You’ll learn how it works and what its benefits are. And finally, you’ll find out how to know if Prolozone therapy is the right treatment for you. 

What is Prolozone Therapy and Why Does it Matter?

Prolozone therapy is an injection technique developed by Dr. Frank Shallenberger in 2003. While the beneficial medical uses of ozone have been studied and used since the mid-1800s, it was Dr. Shallenberger who learned how to combine ozone therapy and neural therapy to create something revolutionary in healthcare. 

Prolozone therapy is a medical treatment process using localized injections to reduce and eliminate joint pain and regenerate tissue. Combinations of procaine, homeopathics, vitamins, and ozone/oxygen gas are injected into degenerated or injured joints, and into areas of pain.3 This process aids the regeneration of healthy cells to help restore ligaments, muscles, and joints. 

How Prolozone Therapy Works

Each component contained in Prolozone serves a purpose. Each one is powerful in assisting your body’s natural ability to heal itself. To understand how Prolozone therapy works, you need to take a closer look at each Prolozone injection component. 

Procaine is a local anesthetic. It also improves cellular membrane potentials necessary for healthy cell function. 

Homeopathics are all-natural ingredients used to help reduce inflammation.

Vitamins provide the necessary substrates so that cells can use the oxygen which is directly stimulated by ozone.4 

Ozone and oxygen fuel proper cell function which is vitally necessary for healing damaged tissue.

What’s important to understand is that when the muscle, ligament, or joint tissue becomes damaged, swelling impairs the oxygen supply to the surrounding cells. When oxygen is decreased it impedes your body’s natural healing processes. 

The use of Prolozone therapy supplies oxygen and may improve the body’s ability to utilize oxygen at the injection site, stimulating the healthy function and regeneration of the cells. It gives your body exactly what it needs, thereby creating an environment where the body begins to heal itself.

In simple terms, Prolozone therapy is the use of customized injections to decrease pain and promote healing. 

Benefits of Prolozone Therapy

For those who have been suffering from chronic pain, the benefits of Prolozone therapy are profound. Living with chronic, severe pain greatly diminishes your quality of life. You’re no longer able to enjoy your hobbies and activities. You find yourself turning down invitations to do things because pain slows you down. You may even be struggling to perform even simple tasks around the house. As a result, stress, anxiety, and depression can also develop. When it does, it only further diminishes your quality of life. 

But life really can be different with Prolozone therapy. 

Patients typically experience decreased pain after the first injection. Some patients experience such dramatic long-term results that one injection was all that was needed. Most patients, however, return over several weeks or months to achieve the desired results. Prolozone therapy is a highly effective treatment for joint and muscle pain.

Here are some benefits you can expect from using Prolozone therapy.

  • Decreased pain

  • Regeneration of healthy tissue

  • Postpone or avoid  invasive surgery

  • Greater mobility

  • Improved quality of life

Want to hear something even more amazing? Some patients who were faced with joint replacement surgery and decided to try Prolozone therapy first discovered they no longer needed the surgical procedure.5  Find that hard to believe? Here is a real-life example of a patient’s experience with Prolozone therapy. 

“Joe is a 66-year-old retired metal worker who presented with bilateral knee pain. His x-rays showed bilateral medial compartment bone on bone. He had been advised by orthopedic surgeons to have bilateral replacements. He was very limited in his activities, could no longer play golf, and walked with a slow, shuffling gait. He took NSAIDs daily.

Joe was treated with intra-articular Prolozone every two weeks for three sessions. At that point, he was no longer requiring medication and was able to perform activities that he previously could not do. The treatments were stretched out to every 3 weeks and then every 4 weeks, and ultimately every 6 weeks until he was completely asymptomatic and playing golf again. He had a total of eight treatments.”6

The before and after x-rays of this patient prove beyond a doubt the effectiveness of Prolozone. His first x-rays showed severe joint space narrowing. The second x-rays taken after Prolozone treatment show increased joint space. That means No More Pain!

[To see this evidence for yourself, and to read additional case studies, look for the link at the end of this post.]

Conditions Helped by Prolozone Therapy

(Not an exhaustive list.)                                      

                                          

  • Osteoarthritis, arthritis 

  • Degenerative joints

  • Joint pain

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome 

  • Sport injuries

  • Neck pain

  • Hip pain

  • Back pain

  • Heel spurs

  • Herniated disc

  • Sciatica                                                  

  • TMJ disorder                                         

  • Myofascial pain syndrome           

  • Muscle, tendon, and ligament strains & sprains

  • Tendonitis

  • Rotator cuff injury

  • Neuromas/pinched nerves

Discover if Prolozone Therapy is Right For You

The best way to know if Prolozone therapy is right for you is to schedule an appointment with Dr. Barrett or Dr. Gastellum. After a thorough examination and complete medical history, your doctor will advise you on the course of treatment that is best for you. 

The result of utilizing Prolozone therapy is nothing short of amazing. Conditions that were once considered untreatable may now be reversed.7 

Imagine what your life could be like if you were free from limiting chronic pain. Whether it’s been brought on by trauma, overuse, or degenerative changes, Prolozone can make a difference and maybe even keep you out of surgery. 

If you’re ready to discuss how you can benefit from Prolozone therapy, call our office today to arrange for a consultation. We’re here for you and are happy to answer any questions you may have.

Stop missing out on life due to pain. Restore your quality of life and enjoy living again. Please, call us today. 

There’s nothing to lose except chronic pain!


Recommended Reading & Case Studies

Regenerating Joints and Eliminating Pain by Frank Shallenberger, MD, HMD, ABA

Endnotes

1.  "Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among ...." 14 Sep. 2018, https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/67/wr/mm6736a2.htm. Accessed 2 Apr. 2021.

2.  "An observational retrospective/horizontal study to compare oxygen ...." 11 Jul. 2014, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4172245/. Accessed 1 Apr. 2021.

3.  "Prolozone™ – Regenerating Joints and Eliminating Pain - Journal of ...." https://journalofprolotherapy.com/prolozone-regenerating-joints-and-eliminating-pain/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2021.

4.  "Prolozone™ – Regenerating Joints and Eliminating Pain - Journal of ...." https://journalofprolotherapy.com/prolozone-regenerating-joints-and-eliminating-pain/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2021.

5.  "Prolozone - Non-surgical joint repair | Institute for Progressive ...." https://www.iprogressivemed.com/prolotherapy/. Accessed 1 Apr. 2021.

6.  "Prolozone™ – Regenerating Joints and Eliminating Pain - Journal of ...." https://journalofprolotherapy.com/prolozone-regenerating-joints-and-eliminating-pain/. Accessed 1 Apr. 2021.

7.  "Prolozone is a nonsurgical treatment to stop joint pain." http://www.prolotherapyphoenix.com/Prolozone.aspx. Accessed 1 Apr. 2021.