POPÜLER BİR TAMAMLAYICI TIP TEDAVİSİ: PROLOTERAPİ

Aydan Örsçelik; İlker Solmaz

doi:10.17343/sdutfd.1162009

Review

A POPULAR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE TREATMENT: PROLOTHERAPY

Year 2023, , 135 - 142, 14.03.2023

Aydan Örsçelik , İlker Solmaz

https://doi.org/10.17343/sdutfd.1162009

Cited By: 1

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

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