@article{article_740050, title={Prolotherapy Applicatıon In Patients with Low-Back Pain}, journal={Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Anadolu Tıbbı Dergisi}, volume={2}, pages={22–26}, year={2020}, author={Baltaoğlu Alp, Hayriye and Uyar, Reşat}, keywords={Prolothrerapy, low-back pain, analgesia}, abstract={<p>Aim Low back pain is a common disease . Prolotherapy is a form of treatment characterized by injection of proliferant solutions to strengthen and restore old joints, ligaments <br />and tendons. <br />Method Between September 2015 and January 2016, 15 patients underwent lumbar prolotherapy protocol after muscle strength and neurological examination. The patient was <br />injected (15% dextrose 20 cc + 2% lidocaine 1cc). Visural analog scale was used for pain assessment. <br />Result The distribution of patients was 10 female and 5 male patients. The average age was 57.93. After 4 sessions, VAS values decreased significantly. Painful conditions that do <br />not pass after prolotherapy repetitive back surgery operations can also be applied. <br />Conclussion The lowest was 30 years old, the highest was 85 years old. A total of 4 sessions were performed for each patient with an interval of 15 days. At the end of 4 sessions, VAS <br />results were evaluated as 8 of 10 female patients, VAS values of 0 (zero), VAS of 2 patients were evaluated as 2 <br /> <br /> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Sakarya University}, organization={yok}