Creating scar tissue to relieve pain....been around for a long time according to the article..prolotherapy..usually not covered by insurance...studies still trying to pin it down and why it works...BD
In college Barry Taft could bench-press a maximum of 225 pounds. But over time the strain of weight lifting led Taft to severely injure the rotator cuff in his left shoulder. "Boy, it just really hurt after that," Taft said. "For weeks and weeks it would not get any better." Taft could no longer take the 45-pound bar off the rack, let alone bench-press it with weights attached.
The idea, though it may sound strange to some, is not a new one. In the fifth century B.C., Hippocrates, the "father of medicine," used to treat javelin and discus throwers for shoulder pain by inserting hot needles into their muscles. The resulting scar tissue helped stabilize and heal injuries. Doctors who perform the treatments said prolotherapy has a high success rate for patients, particularly those with joint pain, arthritis, bunions and chronic sprains. They say the treatments work to permanently cure musculoskeletal pain for about 80 to 90 percent of their patients. And compared to the lengthy recovery period and physical therapy needed after surgery, prolotherapy acts within months to cure chronic pain.
Creating scar tissue to relieve pain....been around for a long time according to the article..prolotherapy..usually not covered by insurance...studies still trying to pin it down and why it works...BD
ABC News: Scarring Away Your Pain