OBJECTIVE To compare the effect of dextrose prolotherapy on pain levels and degenerative changes in painful rotator cuff tendinopathy against 2 potentially active control injection procedures. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial, blinded to participants and evaluators. SETTING Outpatient pain medicine practice. PARTICIPANTS Persons (N=73) with chronic shoulder pain, examination findings of...

Introduction: Rotator cuff (RC) tears account for about 20% of RC disorders and presents with severe shoulder pain that can significantly impact activities daily life. Case report: A 34-year-old male a history chronic right tenderness at the lateral shoulder, positive subacromial impingement tests, painful end range motion score 6. Ultrasound shows partial supraspinatus tear bursal side. The pa...

BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an increasingly common therapy used to treat chronic pain syndromes. However; there is limited information on the utilization and efficacy of CAM therapy in primary care patients receiving long-term opioid therapy. METHOD A survey of CAM therapy was conducted with a systematic sample of 908 primary care patients receiving opioids as a...

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases and the knee is the most commonly affected joint. Intra-articular prolotherapy is being utilized in acute and chronic pain management setting. This study was designed to compare the efficacy of three methods of intra-articular knee joint therapies with erythropoietin, dextrose, and pulsed radiofrequency. MATERIALS AND METHODS After ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical benefit of dextrose prolotherapy (injection of growth factors or growth factor stimulators) in osteoarthritic finger joints. DESIGN Prospective randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. SETTINGS/LOCATION Outpatient physical medicine clinic. SUBJECTS Six months of pain history was required in each joint studied as well as one of the following: g...