DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS THERE A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

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DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS THERE A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

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DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS NOT THE SAME AS AGING!

 

Getting old has nothing to do with chronic pain. Chronic pain has it

causes, yes, but they do not include advancing age! Pain is a signal that

something is wrong, something has become injured or weakened. For most, this is

a

signal that the ligaments that stabilize joints have become lax or weak.

This pain is signalling then the onset of most degenerative joint disease.

 

Following an injury to the ligaments, the bones in the joint, the knee for

example, are no longer held in a stable position. This leads to

instability in the knee and the bones start crunching. Crunching in a joint is a

sure

sign that the joint stabilizing structures are in a weakened state. If the

joint instability is not treated, the degeneration in the joint will

continue. Eventually this will lead to articular cartilage breakdown with the

articular cartilage eroding to a point that the knee will become stiff and

painful because the knee is now functioning as a **bone on bone** joint.

 

OSTEOARTHRITIS/ DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE (DJD)

 

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis affecting most of the

population over the age of 50. It is also termed degenerative joint disease

because osteoarthritis involves the deterioration of the articular

cartilage that lines the joints and related changes in adjacent bone and joint

margins. This deterioration occurs because the supporting structures of the

joints, primarily the ligaments, become injured. Once this happens the joint

has some instability and starts moving excessively. This causes some

crunching noises from the joint where the bones start hitting together. The

areas

where the bones start hitting causes an overgrowth of bone (generally at

the joint margins). This overgrowth of bone along with the articular

cartilage damage along with it is called osteoarthritis or degenerative joint

disease (DJD).

 

The most frequent sites involved are the weightbearing articulations of

the spine, hips, and knees, and the distal interphalangeal joints of the

hands. Symptoms of DJD usually include brief joint stiffness upon awakening and

joint pain or tenderness following usage, and are associated with the

typical characteristic findings on X-Ray.

 

CAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REGENERATE?

 

Most of the joints in the body are synovial joints, movable, highly

versatile, lubricated joints. They provide pain free movement because of the

unique poperties of their articular cartilage. In synovial joints, such as a

knee, the articular cartilage covers and protects the bone ends, preventing

friction between the bones, and acts a **shock absorber,** distributing the

loads of weight over a larger contact area.

 

Articular cartilage has no blood vessels or nerves. It is composed of a

few cells (chondrocytes

_http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm_

(http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm) ) that are

embedded in a sea of collagen, water and a specialized protein structures

called Proteoglycans. It is the condrocytes, that are reponsible for the

synthesis of both the collagen and proteoglycans that make up the cartilage.

 

The ability of the chondrocytes to replicate is really the key question

when considering the potential of cartilage to proliferate or to repair

itself. It has been shown in studies on adult human cartilage that there is no

decrease in cell counts, even in individuals of advanced age. This fact only

suggests that condrocytes have the ability to proliferate and repair. The

prevailing notion that damaged cartilage having no regenerative properties

is reponsible for arthroscopies and then subsequent joint replacements. The

falsehood that the cartilage could not repair itself occured as a result of

studies that seemingly confirming this in the early 1960*s.

Coincidentally, the first total hip replacement was performed during this period

and

shortly followed by the first Arthroscopy.

 

Much of the research on articular cartilage regeneration has been done in

the 1980’s and 1990*s. It wasn’t until the early 1980*s that Dr. H.J.

Mankin discovered that the condrocytes reaction to injury was to change into a

more immature cell called a chondroblast which was capable of cell

proliferation, growth and healing. His research is so-well excepted that two of

his papers on this subject were published in The New England Journal of

Medicine.

 

CAN CARTILAGE REGENERATION BE ACCELERATED?

 

As seen through research, the chondrocytes, upon injury, gain the ability

to replicate, proliferate, and generate new cartilage. This key fact is

vital to understanding the power of Prolotherapy in proliferating cartilage.

 

Prolotherapy involves the injection of various substances including

hypertonic dextrose, sodium morrhuate (extract of cod liver oil), various

minerals, Sarapin (extract of the pitcher plant), and various other substances

many of which act by causing a mild irritation at the site of the injection.

It is believed that in regard to cartilage that this irritation acts as an

**ignition** to cartilage regeneration. Empirically this is supported by the

numerous patients with no cartilage or those set for hip/knee replacements,

we have seen in our clinic, who never need them because of Prolotherapy.

 

Related Articles

 

What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?

Dave Harris, M.D

_http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm_

(http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm)

 

Anti-Inflammatory Medications and Prolotherapy

Ross A. Hauser, M..D

_http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm_

(http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm)

(http://www.papercut .biz/emailStripp er.htm)

 

 

[Guest guest]

I am sorry but I do not understand what you are asking.

Here below are some more urls to websites and articles about prolotherapy - they

all have several of more articles on them. Is this what you are looking for?

 

Getprolo

on left hand side is list of doctors whom practise prolotherapy in the States.

Also list on this page of many articles and research.

http://www.getprolo.com/index.html

 

http://www.prolotherapy.com/

 

http://www.prolonews.com/

 

Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain - A Primer

http://www.prolotherapy.com/ppm2007.pdf

 

biological reconstruction - alternative to hip prosthesis

by Dr. William J. Faber

http://www.prolotherapy.com/articles/faberbr.htm

 

About Dr Faber

http://www.milwaukeepainclinic.com/drFaber_DoctorOfOsteopathicMedicine.asp

 

Connective Tissue Damage

The Underlying Culprit of Chronic Pain

Ross Hauser, M.D.

http://www.prolonews.com/connective_tissue_damage_the_underlying_culprit_of_chro\

nic_pain.htm

 

What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?

Dave Harris, M.D

http://www.getprolo.com/what_does_it_take_to_heal_connective_tissue.htm

 

best wishes

Shan

 

, " philip P. K "

<philipkolencherry wrote:

>

> Sir,

>  I tried to read " http:www.prolonews.com/degenerative.. " but failed .

> The refered details are not available. What is the way out. Will you kindly

help me .

>

> with warm regards

> Philip

>

>

>

>

> ________________________________

> " bestsurprise2002 " <bestsurprise2002

> MCS-Canada

> Sunday, 10 May, 2009 11:28:40 PM

> << >> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS THERE

A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

>

>

>

>

>

> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS THERE A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

> _http://www.prolonew s.com/degenerati ve_joint_ disease_prolothe rapy.htm_

> (http://www.prolonew s.com/degenerati ve_joint_ disease_prolothe rapy.htm)

>

> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS NOT THE SAME AS AGING!

>

> Getting old has nothing to do with chronic pain. Chronic pain has it

> causes, yes, but they do not include advancing age! Pain is a signal that

> something is wrong, something has become injured or weakened. For most, this

is a

> signal that the ligaments that stabilize joints have become lax or weak.

> This pain is signalling then the onset of most degenerative joint disease.

>

> Following an injury to the ligaments, the bones in the joint, the knee for

> example, are no longer held in a stable position. This leads to

> instability in the knee and the bones start crunching. Crunching in a joint is

a sure

> sign that the joint stabilizing structures are in a weakened state. If the

> joint instability is not treated, the degeneration in the joint will

> continue. Eventually this will lead to articular cartilage breakdown with the

> articular cartilage eroding to a point that the knee will become stiff and

> painful because the knee is now functioning as a **bone on bone** joint.

>

> OSTEOARTHRITIS/ DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE (DJD)

>

> Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis affecting most of the

> population over the age of 50. It is also termed degenerative joint disease

> because osteoarthritis involves the deterioration of the articular

> cartilage that lines the joints and related changes in adjacent bone and joint

> margins. This deterioration occurs because the supporting structures of the

> joints, primarily the ligaments, become injured. Once this happens the joint

> has some instability and starts moving excessively. This causes some

> crunching noises from the joint where the bones start hitting together. The

areas

> where the bones start hitting causes an overgrowth of bone (generally at

> the joint margins). This overgrowth of bone along with the articular

> cartilage damage along with it is called osteoarthritis or degenerative joint

> disease (DJD).

>

> The most frequent sites involved are the weightbearing articulations of

> the spine, hips, and knees, and the distal interphalangeal joints of the

> hands. Symptoms of DJD usually include brief joint stiffness upon awakening

and

> joint pain or tenderness following usage, and are associated with the

> typical characteristic findings on X-Ray.

>

> CAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REGENERATE?

>

> Most of the joints in the body are synovial joints, movable, highly

> versatile, lubricated joints. They provide pain free movement because of the

> unique poperties of their articular cartilage. In synovial joints, such as a

> knee, the articular cartilage covers and protects the bone ends, preventing

> friction between the bones, and acts a **shock absorber,** distributing the

> loads of weight over a larger contact area.

>

> Articular cartilage has no blood vessels or nerves. It is composed of a

> few cells (chondrocytes

> _http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm_

> (http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm) ) that are

> embedded in a sea of collagen, water and a specialized protein structures

> called Proteoglycans. It is the condrocytes, that are reponsible for the

> synthesis of both the collagen and proteoglycans that make up the cartilage.

>

> The ability of the chondrocytes to replicate is really the key question

> when considering the potential of cartilage to proliferate or to repair

> itself. It has been shown in studies on adult human cartilage that there is no

> decrease in cell counts, even in individuals of advanced age. This fact only

> suggests that condrocytes have the ability to proliferate and repair. The

> prevailing notion that damaged cartilage having no regenerative properties

> is reponsible for arthroscopies and then subsequent joint replacements. The

> falsehood that the cartilage could not repair itself occured as a result of

> studies that seemingly confirming this in the early 1960*s.

> Coincidentally, the first total hip replacement was performed during this

period and

> shortly followed by the first Arthroscopy.

>

> Much of the research on articular cartilage regeneration has been done in

> the 1980’s and 1990*s. It wasn’t until the early 1980*s that Dr. H.J.

> Mankin discovered that the condrocytes reaction to injury was to change into a

> more immature cell called a chondroblast which was capable of cell

> proliferation, growth and healing. His research is so-well excepted that two

of

> his papers on this subject were published in The New England Journal of

> Medicine.

>

> CAN CARTILAGE REGENERATION BE ACCELERATED?

>

> As seen through research, the chondrocytes, upon injury, gain the ability

> to replicate, proliferate, and generate new cartilage. This key fact is

> vital to understanding the power of Prolotherapy in proliferating cartilage.

>

> Prolotherapy involves the injection of various substances including

> hypertonic dextrose, sodium morrhuate (extract of cod liver oil), various

> minerals, Sarapin (extract of the pitcher plant), and various other substances

> many of which act by causing a mild irritation at the site of the injection.

> It is believed that in regard to cartilage that this irritation acts as an

> **ignition** to cartilage regeneration. Empirically this is supported by the

> numerous patients with no cartilage or those set for hip/knee replacements,

> we have seen in our clinic, who never need them because of Prolotherapy.

>

> Related Articles

>

> What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?

> Dave Harris, M.D

> _http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm_

> (http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm)

>

> Anti-Inflammatory Medications and Prolotherapy

> Ross A. Hauser, M..D

> _http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm_

> (http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm)

> (http://www.papercut .biz/emailStripp er.htm)

>

>

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--- On Tue, 5/19/09, Shan <bestsurprise2002 wrote:

 

 

Shan <bestsurprise2002

Re: << >> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS

THERE A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 5:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am sorry but I do not understand what you are asking.

Here below are some more urls to websites and articles about prolotherapy - they

all have several of more articles on them. Is this what you are looking for?

 

Getprolo

on left hand side is list of doctors whom practise prolotherapy in the States.

Also list on this page of many articles and research.

http://www.getprolo .com/index. html

 

http://www.prolothe rapy.com/

 

http://www.prolonew s.com/

 

Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain - A Primer

http://www.prolothe rapy.com/ ppm2007.pdf

 

biological reconstruction - alternative to hip prosthesis

by Dr. William J. Faber

http://www.prolothe rapy.com/ articles/ faberbr.htm

 

About Dr Faber

http://www.milwauke epainclinic. com/drFaber_ DoctorOfOsteopat hicMedicine. asp

 

Connective Tissue Damage

The Underlying Culprit of Chronic Pain

Ross Hauser, M.D.

http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_ culprit_of_

chronic_pain. htm

 

What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?

Dave Harris, M.D

http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm

 

best wishes

Shan

 

Alternative- Medicine- Forum@ s.com, " philip P. K "

<philipkolencherry@ ...> wrote:

>

> Sir,

>  I tried to read " http:www.prolonews .com/degenerativ e.. " but failed .

> The refered details are not available. What is the way out. Will you kindly

help me .

>

> with warm regards

> Philip

>

>

>

>

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> MCS-Canada@gro ups.com

> Sunday, 10 May, 2009 11:28:40 PM

> << Alternative- Medicine- Forum >> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS

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>

>

>

>

>

> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS THERE A NON-SURGICAL ANSWER?

> _http://www.prolonew s.com/degenerati ve_joint_ disease_prolothe rapy.htm_

> (http://www.prolonew s.com/degenerati ve_joint_ disease_prolothe rapy.htm)

>

> DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE IS NOT THE SAME AS AGING!

>

> Getting old has nothing to do with chronic pain. Chronic pain has it

> causes, yes, but they do not include advancing age! Pain is a signal that

> something is wrong, something has become injured or weakened. For most, this

is a

> signal that the ligaments that stabilize joints have become lax or weak.

> This pain is signalling then the onset of most degenerative joint disease..

>

> Following an injury to the ligaments, the bones in the joint, the knee for

> example, are no longer held in a stable position. This leads to

> instability in the knee and the bones start crunching. Crunching in a joint is

a sure

> sign that the joint stabilizing structures are in a weakened state. If the

> joint instability is not treated, the degeneration in the joint will

> continue. Eventually this will lead to articular cartilage breakdown with the

> articular cartilage eroding to a point that the knee will become stiff and

> painful because the knee is now functioning as a **bone on bone** joint.

>

> OSTEOARTHRITIS/ DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE (DJD)

>

> Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis affecting most of the

> population over the age of 50. It is also termed degenerative joint disease

> because osteoarthritis involves the deterioration of the articular

> cartilage that lines the joints and related changes in adjacent bone and joint

> margins. This deterioration occurs because the supporting structures of the

> joints, primarily the ligaments, become injured. Once this happens the joint

> has some instability and starts moving excessively. This causes some

> crunching noises from the joint where the bones start hitting together. The

areas

> where the bones start hitting causes an overgrowth of bone (generally at

> the joint margins). This overgrowth of bone along with the articular

> cartilage damage along with it is called osteoarthritis or degenerative joint

> disease (DJD).

>

> The most frequent sites involved are the weightbearing articulations of

> the spine, hips, and knees, and the distal interphalangeal joints of the

> hands. Symptoms of DJD usually include brief joint stiffness upon awakening

and

> joint pain or tenderness following usage, and are associated with the

> typical characteristic findings on X-Ray.

>

> CAN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE REGENERATE?

>

> Most of the joints in the body are synovial joints, movable, highly

> versatile, lubricated joints. They provide pain free movement because of the

> unique poperties of their articular cartilage. In synovial joints, such as a

> knee, the articular cartilage covers and protects the bone ends, preventing

> friction between the bones, and acts a **shock absorber,** distributing the

> loads of weight over a larger contact area.

>

> Articular cartilage has no blood vessels or nerves. It is composed of a

> few cells (chondrocytes

> _http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm_

> (http://www.prolonew s.com/connective _tissue_damage_ the_underlying_

culprit_of_ chronic_pain. htm) ) that are

> embedded in a sea of collagen, water and a specialized protein structures

> called Proteoglycans. It is the condrocytes, that are reponsible for the

> synthesis of both the collagen and proteoglycans that make up the cartilage.

>

> The ability of the chondrocytes to replicate is really the key question

> when considering the potential of cartilage to proliferate or to repair

> itself. It has been shown in studies on adult human cartilage that there is no

> decrease in cell counts, even in individuals of advanced age. This fact only

> suggests that condrocytes have the ability to proliferate and repair. The

> prevailing notion that damaged cartilage having no regenerative properties

> is reponsible for arthroscopies and then subsequent joint replacements. The

> falsehood that the cartilage could not repair itself occured as a result of

> studies that seemingly confirming this in the early 1960*s.

> Coincidentally, the first total hip replacement was performed during this

period and

> shortly followed by the first Arthroscopy.

>

> Much of the research on articular cartilage regeneration has been done in

> the 1980’s and 1990*s. It wasn’t until the early 1980*s that Dr.

H.J.

> Mankin discovered that the condrocytes reaction to injury was to change into a

> more immature cell called a chondroblast which was capable of cell

> proliferation, growth and healing. His research is so-well excepted that two

of

> his papers on this subject were published in The New England Journal of

> Medicine.

>

> CAN CARTILAGE REGENERATION BE ACCELERATED?

>

> As seen through research, the chondrocytes, upon injury, gain the ability

> to replicate, proliferate, and generate new cartilage. This key fact is

> vital to understanding the power of Prolotherapy in proliferating cartilage.

>

> Prolotherapy involves the injection of various substances including

> hypertonic dextrose, sodium morrhuate (extract of cod liver oil), various

> minerals, Sarapin (extract of the pitcher plant), and various other substances

> many of which act by causing a mild irritation at the site of the injection.

> It is believed that in regard to cartilage that this irritation acts as an

> **ignition** to cartilage regeneration. Empirically this is supported by the

> numerous patients with no cartilage or those set for hip/knee replacements,

> we have seen in our clinic, who never need them because of Prolotherapy.

>

> Related Articles

>

> What Does It Take To Heal Connective Tissue?

> Dave Harris, M.D

> _http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm_

> (http://www.getprolo .com/what_ does_it_take_ to_heal_connecti ve_tissue. htm)

>

> Anti-Inflammatory Medications and Prolotherapy

> Ross A. Hauser, M..D

> _http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm_

> (http://www.getprolo .com/anti- inflammatory_ medications_ prolotherapy. htm)

> (http://www.papercut .biz/emailStripp er.htm)

>

>