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What Is Prolozone Therapy?

+++Prolozone is a form of non-surgical ligament reconstruction, known to have a lasting effect on chronic pain. Prolozone is a connective tissue injection therapy, of collagen-producing substances and ozone gas, which reconstructs damaged or weakened connective tissue in and around joints. These substances are injected into the damaged connective tissue in and around a joint to rebuild the damaged areas. Repairing the connective tissue is all that is needed to perpetually reverse chronic pain.

Dr. Frank Shallenberger training with Dr. John Lieurance. Dr. John teaches Dr. Frank FCR and Dr. Frank teaches Dr. John about ozone therapy.

Prolozone Therapy is an injection technique similar to prolotherapy, using ozone. The use of ozone causes the joint to heal more quickly than in traditional prolotherapy. This is because ozone is a highly reactive molecule, and when injected into a joint capsule, can stimulate the fibroblastic joint repairing abilities.
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Prolozone is derived from the word ozone and the Latin word “proli”, which means to regenerate or re-build. It means re-building tissues with ozone. It is important to understand what the word prolozone means. “Prolo” is short for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation (growth, formation) of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weak.
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Ligaments are the structural “rubber bands” that hold bone to bone in joints – acting like the body’s shock absorbers. Ligaments can become weak or injured, and may not heal back to their original strength or endurance. Ligaments will also not tighten on their own to their original length once injured. This is large because the blood supply to ligaments is limited, therefore healing is slow and not always complete. To further complicate this, ligaments also have many nerve endings, which will cause a person to feel pain in the areas where the ligaments are damaged or loose.
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We can think of our joints as the hinge on a door. Until the hinge is fixed, the door isn’t going to open or close correctly.  It’s the same with our joints. If we are athletic, or just getting older, there will be natural gradual degeneration of the moving parts of the body, due to ongoing recurrent mechanical stress and failure of tissues to repair. This can come from a lack of nutrients, lack of circulation, aging, and inflammation. When this happens, the ligaments, tendons, and cartilage become dehydrated and weaker. This results in laxity, abnormal mechanical stress, and shearing forces on the joint. Abnormal shearing forces and torsion cause more joint dysfunction. This leads to a progressive separation of the ligaments from the superficial covering on the bone called the periosteum. This pulling on the periosteum creates a space that the body fills in with new bone. These new parts of bone are called osteophytes. They are the premier signs of degenerative arthritis in and around the joint. Osteophytes and joint laxity result in a reduced range of motion, which causes strain on surrounding muscles, in turn becoming over or underworked. This leads to more dysfunction & pain.
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Prolozone repairs and causes tightening of the lax structures, partially torn connective tissue, and ligaments. Prolozone halts the pain/inflammation cycle. This allows for better circulation, increased blood flow carrying nutrition, and hydration of the damaged tissues. Prolozone provides a healing environment within the joint to develop, resulting in an increased range of motion as well as decreased pain.