14 Useful Tips to Know Before Getting Prolotherapy

2. No Anti-Inflammatory Medications:  

If you find a doctor post-graduate trained in prolotherapy, they will let you know to stop taking any anti-inflammatory medications 2-3 days before.  You will also have to remain off of these types of medications (over the counter included) for a long while (about three weeks) after your procedure.  These medications curb the body’s natural healing response process.  These are contraindicated for this procedure because the inflammation response is why the procedure works.  

In the case of this procedure, the body’s inflammation response to treatment spurs on the body’s natural healing response, as mentioned earlier.  New normal ligament or tendon growth occurs due to mild inflammation.  This encourages stronger adhesion at the point of weakness in the body.  

With enough points of new growth, the joint or area of weakness that is causing pain theoretically will become fully supported with the new growth.