Treating tennis elbow with prolotherapy
Researchers at the Lahey Clinic, in Burlington, Massachusetts, compared prolotherapy vs corticosteroid injection to treat tennis elbow (chronic lateral epicondylosis)....
Injection therapy for low back pain
This Cochrane review has received several comments and goes back to the top of the queue. It covers injection therapy...
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CAM and diabetes: An update of recent studies
The World Health Organization has predicted a 39% rise in the worldwide prevalence of diabetes by 2030. And an article...
Cochrane reviews injection therapy for low back pain
The reviewers conclude, “There is insufficient evidence to support the use of injection therapy in subacute and chronic low-back pain.”
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Dolly Parton has back pain
It’s so bad that she canceled her concert tour. Here’s the state-of-the-art (not including pharmacology and surgery) for treating lower...
Treating chronic low back pain with prolotherapy
Prolotherapy involves injecting an otherwise non-pharmacological and non-active irritant solution into the body — generally in the region of tendons...
Prolotherapy and low-back pain
When combined with spinal manipulation, exercise, and other co-interventions, prolotherapy may improve chronic low-back pain and disability. Think of it...
Using CAM to complement conventional pain treatments
Researchers from Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington survey the use of CAM among people with chronic pain and wonder “whether...