A POPULAR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE TREATMENT: PROLOTHERAPY

Abstract

Prolotherapy, which is a complementary medicine treatment method used for almost centuries in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal diseases, has become popular both in Turkey and in the world in the last ten years. Prolotherapy practitioners is saying that "prolotherapy method provides improvement in pain and functions, increases the quality of life by treating the disease". With its widespread usage recently, more studies are being conducted and it is becoming more evidence-based therapy method. In this review, information supported by the current literature about prolotherapy treatment has been conveyed.

Keywords

• Musculoskeletal System
• Pain
• Prolotherapy

POPÜLER BİR TAMAMLAYICI TIP TEDAVİSİ: PROLOTERAPİ

Abstract

Kronik kas iskelet sistemi hastalıklarının tedavisinde neredeyse yüz yıllardır kullanılan bir tamamlayıcı tıp tedavi yöntemi olan proloterapi son on yılda hem Türkiye hem de dünyada popüler hale gelmiştir. Proloterapi yönteminin uygulayıcıları tarafından “hastalığı tedavi ederek ağrıda ve fonksiyonlarda iyileşme sağladığı, yaşam kalitesini artırdığı” bilinmektedir. Son dönemde kullanımının yaygınlaşmasıyla birlikte daha çok çalışma yapılmakta ve kanıta dayandırılmaktadır. Bu derleme ile proloterapi tedavisi hakkında güncel literatür ile desteklenmiş bilgiler aktarılmıştır.

Keywords

• Ağrı
• Proloterapi
• Kas-iskelet sistemi

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