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Basic Science Studies |
Select the "Dextrose Effects" page for an overview of basic science studies on prolotherapy. This lists evidence that dextrose injection causes analgesia (pain relief), chondrogenicity (cartilage cell growth), is safe with direct injection of tendons, and thickens ligaments. Click on individual pages under dextrose effects.
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Clinical Studies: Randomized clinical trials only |
Select the "Dextrose Clinical studies" page for an illustration of how few of the treatments being done today in general medicine offer moderate or strong evidence of benefit, how prolotherapy evidence compares, how the strength of recommendation for prolotherapy (and all other treatments) is determined. Also, see how prolotherapy is expected to slowly become the standard of care and the evidence that dextrose prolotherapy is entering "academia" (Being taught at academic institutions). Click on the Dextrose RCTs & Metaanalyses master page prior to selecting individual pages, as the master page will orient you to the individual pages.
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Perineural Injection Treatment Studies |
PIT, Perineural Injection Treatment, is injection with a goal to restore normal function in nerves that cause chronic pain and degeneration. It originated with Dr. John Lyftogt in New Zealand and is widely practiced and growing quickly, with some early research completed. Click on "PIT Research" page for more information.
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