Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D. - Leading Prolotherapy Doctor
Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Assistant Professor, UCLA School Of Medicine As one of the leading prolotherapy practicioners, Dr. Marc Darrow, M.D. developed the Prolotherapy… [more]
How to Find a Prolotherapist
It can be difficult to find a prolotherapist, as it is difficult to find any professional service provider in many ways. You want to find someone that you can trust completely. The patient and prolotherapist… [more]
Prolotherapy Injections Chemicals
If you or somebody you know is considering undergoing prolotherapy treatment, one of the foremost questions that might occur to you is that of substance. That is, what exactly is injected into the body… [more]
“Is Prolotherapy Real Or A Placebo?” By ESPN
March 27th, 2009Many patients have their doubts about the effectiveness of Prolotherapy treatments. Truth be known, I was a skeptic when I first learned about this unique form of pain management. However,… [more]
Dr. Darrow's Blog
Platelet Rich Plasma therapy is more effective than than cortisone
A study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (Feb 2012), says that Platelet Rich Plasma therapy is more effective than than cortisone for chronic severe plantar fasciitis. As reported in the AAOS Annual Meeting press release, Raymond Rocco Monto, MD, who presented his paper, says he wanted to ” examine the worst-case scenarios, I specifically wanted patients whose symptoms... [Read more...]
Does your young athlete really need shoulder surgery?
Does your young athlete really need shoulder surgery? Twenty-one percent failure rate? Research in the medical journal Arthroscopy reported the following as they investigated the outcome of arthroscopic capsular repair for shoulder instability in an active adolescent population participating in overhead or contact sports. “Arthroscopic stabilization is a reasonable surgical option even in an adolescent population... [Read more...]
Subacromial impingement syndrome
The shoulder is really a combination of several joints, combined in such a way by an intricate arrangement of muscles and tendons, that provides the arm a wide range of motion, flexibility and stability. The rotator cuff is a group of four shoulder muscles that surround the top of the upper arm bone, the humerus, and holds it in the shoulder joint. These muscles are responsible for moving the arm in various directions,... [Read more...]
Hip Pain from bone on bone
A Question and Answer from our radio show. Hip Pain from bone on bone Hi Dr. Darrow. Every other day I have significant hip pain from a bone on bone situation. I broke my hip twenty years ago and while the bone has healed, I have osteoarthritis. The doctor is recommending hip replacement. Dr. Darrow: I see patients almost every day waiting for a joint replacement. They have it scheduled, the doctor has told them they... [Read more...]
Degenerative Disc Disease in the 5th lumbar
Questions and answer from our radio program Degenerative Disc Disease in the 5th lumbar Question: I had an MRI and a diagnosis of Degenerative Disc Disease in the 5th lumbar. I have another MRI scheduled or surgical recommendation. What are my options? Dr. Darrow: We see at least one or two new people a day that have the same thing that you do and because the disc, the cushion that is between the vertebrae, is dried... [Read more...]
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