1 / 62

Introduction to Prolotherapy

Introduction to Prolotherapy. What is it? What is the evidence?. Kevin deWeber , MD, FAAFP, FACSM Military Sports Medicine Fellowship Bethesda, MD And Keith A Scorza , MD, MBA. Objectives. Define Prolotherapy Historical Perspectives Review the theoretical basis

reegan
Download Presentation

Introduction to Prolotherapy

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Introduction to Prolotherapy What is it? What is the evidence? Kevin deWeber, MD, FAAFP, FACSM Military Sports Medicine Fellowship Bethesda, MD And Keith A Scorza, MD, MBA

  2. Objectives • Define Prolotherapy • Historical Perspectives • Review the theoretical basis • Review Current Evidence • Review our own clinical experience

  3. Prolotherapy “Proliferative therapy” What is it?

  4. History of Prolotherapy

  5. History of Prolotherapy First described in 1937 by Dr Louis Schultz Injected sodium psylliate into painful tempomandibular joints

  6. Historical Definitions Injection of a solution…that will stimulate the production of new cells. George S Hackett, 1956 Injection of growth factors or growth factor stimulants…that causes growth of normal cells or tissues Reeves, KD and Hassanein KM 2000/2003

  7. History of Prolotherapy Simplified the phrases such as “fibroproliferative” or “proliferant” therapy Published works on treatment of SI pain

  8. Wound Healing Model

  9. Acute Injury Healed Tissue Chronic Degeneration or Tendinopathy

  10. Sports Medicine Dogma • Make the Diagnosis • Control pain and Inflammation • Control abuse • Rehabilitative exercise • Return to Function

  11. Controlling Inflammationin the traditions of sports medicine • NSAIDs • Proven anti-inflammatory, analgesic • Down-sides: • Adverse GI, renal effects • Suppression of normal inflammatory healing cascade • Corticosteroids • Proven anti-inflammatory, analgesic • Down-sides: • Tissue atrophy • Increased risk of tears • Doesn’t promote healing; slows it down

  12. Ekeberg OM et al. Subacromial ultrasound guided or systemic steroid injection for rotator cuff disease: randomised double blind study. BMJ 2009WITH CORTICOSTEROIDS… =

  13. Coombes BK, Bisset L, Vicenzino B. Efficacy and safety of corticosteroid injections and other injections for management of tendinopathy: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Lancet 2010 Nov 20;376(9754):1751-67. • Corticosteroids: • Short-term ( 4 weeks) • analgesia proven • Intermediate and long-term (12-52 weeks) • WORSE THAN OTHER INTERVENTIONS

  14. So why not try to promote healing FIRST by letting inflammation do its job???PROLOTHERAPY

  15. Prolotherapy Agents Traditional Agents • Irritants • Phenol, guaiacol, tannic acid • Osmotics • Dextrose, glycerin • Chemotactics • Sodium morrhuate • Particulates • Pumice flour

  16. Prolotherapy Agents Newer Agents Growth factors Whole blood Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) Platelets…they’re not just for clotting anymore…

  17. Platelet Alpha Granules Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) Transforming growth factor (TGF) Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) Epidermal growth factor (EGF) Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)

  18. Platelet-Rich Plasma

  19. Autologous Blood Injection

  20. Prolotherapy The basic science

  21. In Vitro Studies:Traditional Agents Cells bathed in traditional agents have shown increased expression of genes for inflammation and growth factors

  22. In Vitro Studies:Blood Products Cells bathed in blood products have shown: • Increased cell proliferation • Increased gene expression • Increased cartilage production

  23. Animal Studies:Traditional Agents • Soft tissue fibrosis • Increases in tendon diameters • Ligament hypertrophy and strength

  24. Animal Studies:Blood Products Repair of cartilage tears Increased tendon strength Healing of OCD’s Improved muscle healing

  25. Prolotherapy What is the evidence In HUMAN studies?

  26. Overview of the evidence • Limited in number, but growing • Many case series, few RCTs • Overall, promising results

  27. Major Primary Care Interests • Patellar Tendinopathy • Lateral epicondylopathy (Tennis Elbow) • Achilles Tendinopathy • Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy and partial tears • Plantar Fasciopathy • Osteoarthritis • Sacro-Iliac Joint Pain • Lower Back Pain • Then we’ll examine a few other areas of interest

  28. Results Key • Green: improvement; better than placebo • White: no improvement OR same as placebo • Red: worsened OR worse than placebo

  29. Elbow epicondylopathy • Traditional Therapies • Zeisig et al. 2006 series • Scarpone et al. 2008 RCT • Carayannopoulos 2011 RCT • Autologous Blood • Edwards/Calandruccio 2003 series • Connell et al. 2006 series • Suresh et al. 2006 series • Ozturan et al 2010 RCT • Kazemi et al 2010 RCT • PRP • Mishra and Pavelko 2006 series • Peerbooms et al, 2010 RCT • Creaney et al 2011 RCT, ABI = PRP • Hechtman et al 2011 series

  30. Lateral epicondylopathy RCTCarayannopoulos et al 2011 • N=24, Dextrose vs steroid • Injections 0 & 4 weeks • BOTH treatments: LESS PAIN at 3 and 6 months • BOTH: HIGHER FUNCTION at 3 and 6 months • No significant differences between groups • underpowered =

  31. Lateral epicondylopathy RCTOzturan et al 2010 • N=60 • Steroid v. Blood v. ShockWave • Injections: ONE time Percent “success” <

  32. Lateral epicondylopathy RCTKazemi et al 2010 • N=60, Steroid v. Blood • SINGLE Injection • Outcomes: • Grip strength • Pain • Function • Disability • tenderness • 4 weeks: BOTH BETTER • BLOOD better than steroid on pain, grip, disability, tenderness • 8 weeks: BLOOD better in ALL outcomes >

  33. Lateral epicondylopathy RCTPeerbooms et al 2010 • N=100 • Steroid v. PRP • SINGLE Injections • Outcomes at 1 year • DASH disability • VAS pain • Success: >25% better Percent “success” <

  34. So, for tennis elbow, at one year after treatment… • Blood is better than steroid • PRP is better than steroid • Which is better: blood or PRP??

  35. Lateral epicondylopathy RCTCreaney et al 2011 • N=150 • Blood v. PRP • Injections: 0 & 1 month • Outcome: Pt-Related Tennis Elbow Eval (PRTEE) @6mo Percent “success” =

  36. Patellar tendinopathy • Traditional Prolotherapy • Haksrud et al. 2006 series • Ryan et al. 2011 series • PRP • Kon et al. 2009 series • Filardo et al. 2009 case/control Image from: Fullerton BD. High-resolution ultrasound and magnetic resonance Imaging to document tissue repair after prolotherapy: a reportof three cases. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89:37-85.

  37. Achilles Tendinopathy Traditional Prolotherapy Yelland et al. 2011 RCT PRP Case Studies Sanchez et al. 2005 Sanchez et al 2007 Gaweda et al 2010 RCT de Vos et al. 2010 RCT No eccentric training prior!

  38. Achilles tendinopathy RCTYelland et al 2011 • N=43, Dextrose vsEccentricExvs COMBO • Success = 20-pt fall in VISA-A at One Year • Dextrose and COMBO: • FASTER RESULTS • One Year: No significant differences between groups • underpowered

  39. Achilles Tendinopathy RCTdeVos et al 2010, 2011 • No prior eccentric exercises!! • Saline vs PRP, n=54 • Both groups received EccEx • Equal results at 24 and 52 months • Faulty study design

  40. Plantar Fasciopathy • Autologous Blood Inj (ABI) • Lee and Ahmad 2007 DB-RCT vs CSI • Kalaci et al. 2009 RCT vs CSI • PRP • Barrett/Erredge 2004 series • Peerbooms: RCT underway

  41. Plantar Fasciopathy RCTLee/Ahmadet al 2007 • N=63 • Blood • Steroid • Both groups improved • 6 weeks: STEROID better • 3 months: STEROID still better • 6 months: EQUAL =

  42. Plantar Fasciopathy RCTKalaci et al 2009 • N=100, 4 groups • Blood • Steroid • Lidocaine + “peppering” • Steroid + “peppering” • NEEDLE FENESTRATION • All groups better @6mos • Best: Steroid + peppering (P<.05)

  43. Rabago D et al. A systematic review of prolotherapy for chronic musculoskeletal pain. Clin J Sports Med 2005;15(5) Lower Back(Traditional agents) • RCTs • Ongley et al. 1987 (PGG) • Klein et al. 1993 (PGG) • Dechow et al. 199 (PGG) • Yelland et al 2004 (20% dext) • Non-randomized Studies • Yelland et al 2000 (dext) • Series • >22 series published  2004 • Watson 2010 • Cusi at al 2010

  44. Sacroiliac Joint • Kim at al 2010 RCT (dextrose) • Naeim et al 1982 non-randomized trial (dextrose) • Cusi 2008 series (SI jt, dextrose)

  45. Sacroiliac Joint RCTKim et al 2010 • N=48, pain >3 months • PROVEN Pain relief w/ intra-articular lido • Steroid v. Dextrose • Injections q2wks, max 3 • Outcome: • Success - >50% pain relief at 15 months Percent “success” <

  46. Knee Osteoarthritis • Traditional prolo • Reeves & Hassanein 2000 RCT • PRP • Sanchez et al. 2008 case/cont • Knee OA, PGRF vshyaluronan • Kon 2010 and Filardo 2011, series • Sampson et al 2010 series • Wang-Saegusa et al 2011 series Image from: Sun Y, Feng Y, Zhang CQ et al. The regenerative effect of platelet-rich plasma on healing in large osteochondral defects. International Orthopedics 2009. Online April 18, 2009

  47. Knee Osteoarthritis Prolo, RCTReeves, Hassanein 2000 • N =38 • 10% dextrose+lidiovs lido • 9cc every other month x6months • Outcomes @6 mos: • Pain • Swelling • bucking • Outcome @12mos: • radiographs • Dextrose benefits • 44% less PAIN • 63% less SWELLING • 85% less BUCKLING • Xrays @12 mos: thicker lat PFJ cartilage! >

  48. ACL laxityReeves/Hassenein 2003 • Series, n=18 • 6-9cc 10% dextrose in lido • Injxn at 0, 2, 4, 6, 10, 12 mos; then Q2-4 mos through 36 mos • 6 mos: 6 knees w/o laxity • 12 mos: 9 knees w/o laxity • 36 mos: 10 knees w/o laxity • Rest pain 45% lower • Walking pain 43% lower • Stair pain 35% lower • ROM improved 10.5 degrees (p=.002) • KT1000 71% less (<.002)

  49. Finger Osteoarthritis • Reeves /Hassanein 2000 RCT • RCT hand/finger jts, n=27 • 10% dextrose+lido vs lido • DEXTROSE: greater improvement in pain, ROM at 2 and 4 mos • No diff in rest pain or grip strength >

  50. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Jazayeri 2009 series • N=20 • 1ml Blood + 0.5ml lido • Pain decr from 8.7 to 4.3 at 3 weeks (P<.005)

More Related