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                                  Prolotherapy Is More Effective Than Other Treatments

How Effective Is Prolotherapy Versus Exercise or Cortisone for Arthritis Pain?

Researchers in the Journal of Pain Research compared dextrose Prolotherapy to different arthritis pain treatments such as exercise, local anesthesia injections, and even cortisone injections.

What did they conclude?

Dextrose prolotherapy provided a better effect than exercise, local anesthetics, and probably corticosteroids at their 6 months follow-up.

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And take a look at the abstract below.

Comparative effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy versus control injections and exercise in the management of osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Reference:

Hung, Chen-Yu, et al. “Comparative effectiveness of dextrose prolotherapy versus control injections and exercise in the management of osteoarthritis pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Journal of pain research 9 (2016): 847.

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