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Old 09-13-2008, 07:33 PM
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A way to make prolotherapy more effective is to use blood platelets. You blood is drawn, spun down, and the platets used to make a solution which is used instead of the dextrose. It's a pretty intense irritant and probably shouldn't be used first time out but it does work better for those who need it. I'd also question the idea of a four month procedure. The therapy works best when you give 3 to 6 week between injections for the proliferant to work, but you should be able to tell if it's helping within three injections.
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