Prolotherapy?
asked 11 months ago by hidingundermyhair
Latest answer by Aaron Stone, MD
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Tags: non surgical, TMJ
This may be a silly question, but I thought I'd give it a whirl anyway. As someone with TMJ, I've looked into Prolotherapy, which is supposed to be able to tighten ligaments by stimulating growth of tissue and collagen via an injection of sugar water into the injured ligament. If one of the causes of aging skin is sagging of the muscles due to weakened ligaments, why has this (relatively) simple treatment never been explored for that purpose?
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Prolotherapy
Prolotherapy involves the injection of a sugar water solution usually into ligaments and or tendons. Proponents of the technique claim that the solution causes localized irritation which increases blood flow and stimulates the body to create more tendon, ligament etc in the area. I beg to differ, the irritation will only stimulate scar tissue formation which may not be a good thing. The list of maladies that it is recommended for include joint injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome,...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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The evidence suggests that prolotherapy is not effective.
The history of medicine is littered with seemingly good ideas that did not pan out or actually caused harm. There is no evidence that prolotherapy is any good for TMJ. I would suggest any dentist who suggests this as a treatment for a TMJ, should not be treating your TMJ issue. Please be careful out there.
