What Is Prolotherapy?
Prolotherapy is an injectable pain treatment offered at the Center for Regenerative Sports & Spine Care for Atlanta, GA patients suffering from tendon injuries, low back pain, joint instability, and conditions related to osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease. This treatment involves injecting a solution (usually a dextrose mixture) into specific sites such as ligaments, tendons, or joints to "irritate" the area in a controlled way, stimulating blood flow and tissue repair.
Prolotherapy has long been trusted by orthopedic physicians as a nonsurgical solution for managing chronic pain and inflammation when medication and physical therapy aren't providing relief. Whether you're struggling with plantar fasciitis, tendonitis, joint instability, or other painful musculoskeletal conditions, schedule a consultation with Dr. Mairin Jerome to learn how orthobiologic injections like prolotherapy can fit into your treatment plan.
How Are Prolotherapy Injections Performed?
During your initial visit, Dr. Jerome will sit down with you to learn more about the pain you're experiencing and what might be causing it, whether it's an injury or long-term wear and tear. To get a better look at the tissues, she may order x-rays or ultrasound imaging.
Prolotherapy injections are performed in-office at our Atlanta, GA orthopedic practice. Using our center's advanced imaging tools, Dr. Jerome will carefully inject the solution into the spaces around the injured area. We generally recommend multiple prolotherapy appointments to achieve optimal results, spacing them out over weeks to give your body time to respond. Dr. Jerome will discuss what you can expect during your consultation.
What Are the Benefits of Prolotherapy?
At the Center for Regenerative Sports & Spine Care, our focus is on helping your body rebuild so you can delay or avoid invasive surgery. Prolotherapy injections are among the many treatments we provide for chronic pain, offering benefits that include:
- Helping loosened or overstretched ligaments regain tension and support
- Improving the feeling of joint stability during everyday movement
- Addressing pain that comes from subtle shifting or lack of support in a joint
- Stimulating blood flow to injured areas
- Encouraging the body to gradually rebuild strength in targeted areas
- Supporting more predictable, controlled movement
Prolotherapy Reviews
On Feb 20, 2023, I had my first appointment with Dr Mairin Jerome at Regenexx in Des Moines IA and on March 27, 2023. I was impressed by her inquiries into my health, she examined my knee, finding the pain areas with her hands and used a ultra sound to get a better idea of my knee. (It was so very different then my Ortho physician who took x-rays and stood across the room and told me I needed two complete knee replacements and when did I want to schedule it, I felt like I’d been hit by a 2 x 4). I had platelets a prolotherapy injection; into my R knee and lower back. I was amazed after two days I had low to no pain, I only used only two pain pills. I was told what every step of the procedure was and asked if I understood, Dr Jerome called that evening to check on how I was doing, I felt supported and she knew what was going on with my PT on my follow up visit. Dr Jerome went above and beyond what she needed to do to make me comfortable. On Sept 20, 2023 I had a stem cell procedure done on my L knee and it went as easily as the first procedure. There were extra stem cells so she put them into my L hip, sweet! Again, I feel Dr Jerome took that extra measure of patient care. I am sensitive to medications and usually take half of what is prescribed, she ‘listens’ and prescribed my pain meds in a smaller dose so that I didn’t have to deal with breaking pills up. For me it’s the little gestures that make a doctor great. Dr Jerome is an excellent doctor, I and many others in Des Moines, will miss her as she goes back east to practice. Kathleen McLean (age 73)
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Address Musculoskeletal Pain at the Source
If you're considering nonsurgical options for chronic pain or instability, prolotherapy injections at the Center for Regenerative Sports & Spine Care may offer the relief you're looking for. As an experienced physiatrist with specialty training in interventional orthobiologics, Dr. Jerome works closely with patients throughout the Atlanta, GA area to help manage pain and restore function without surgery. Schedule an appointment today to learn more about the benefits of prolotherapy.