What is Prolozone Therapy? How Does It Work?
Prolozone therapy is a form of regenerative medicine where doctors use injections of ozone in liquid form along with other therapeutic elements to stimulate the body’s tissues to heal themselves.
How Prolozone Therapy Works
Prolozone therapy is a non-surgical option for patients dealing with tissue injuries, and strains. The serum used in this therapy is created using a combination of elements such as:
- Liquid ozone
- Vitamins and minerals
- Anti-inflammatory medications
- Homeopathic medicines
- Anesthetic agents
- Cells that stimulate tissue regeneration
Effects of Prolozone Therapy
When doctors introduce ozone into the affected area, it improves blood circulation. As a result, the treatment site receives a fresh flow of oxygen and nutrients.
Ozone also attracts healing cells like fibroblasts and chondrocytes so they set off a reaction of tissue regeneration using the flush of nutrients available to them. The additional vitamins and minerals in the serum also support the repair of tissues while lowering inflammation levels.
Conditions that Can Heal
You can get Prolozone therapy to supplement conventional medicine for various conditions such as:
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tennis Elbow
- Plantas Fasciitis
- Arthritis in the joints
- Back pain resulting from damaged vertebra or discs
- Osteoarthritis in the spine, knee, or hips
- Shoulder pain from rotator cuff injuries
- Trauma from playing sports
Causes of Muscle Pains
Ligaments and tendons are soft collagen-like tissues that support the structure of your body.
They connect bones with one another and also attach muscles to the bones. For example, ligaments keep the vertebra and discs in your spine stable so your back remains flexible. Because of their elastic texture, ligaments allow free movement so you can go about your regular activities. In case you’ve had an injury or surgical procedure, the supporting tissues could get damaged.
Excessive use of a particular joint or muscle like when you’re playing sports or working a labor-intensive job could also strain the ligaments. You start to sense pain because of the nerve endings present in the tissues reacting to the stress.
A therapist will secure a belt around your hips which attaches to a machine. This machine will then pull the belt (and your lower spine) to a set amount of pressure. The machine will hold at that pressure for 45 seconds after which, it will release to half the pressure allowing your muscles to relax. The amount of pressure will be gradually increased to achieve the maximum results for each individual.
on either side of your neck. This will slowly pull your neck to a set amount of pressure and hold for 30 seconds then release to half the pressure for 15 seconds. The goal of either decompression is to allow the discs to heal and retain the natural curvature that supports your body.
