These treatments are rarely needed. This category consists pretty much of

• Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (which could require general anesthesia)
• Prolotherapy

ESWT Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy is a therapy where a highly focused shock wave is directed at the point of injury. The shock wave stimulates the body’s natural healing process. ESWT is only considered if a patient has not responded to traditional treatments for at least six months.
A newer low-intensity version of ESWT is gaining popularity because it does not require general anesthesia.

For the two percent, or so, who don’t respond to traditional treatments or casting, ESWT is gaining popularity with doctors, over surgery, as a next level of treatment.

Prolotherapy uses injections of an irritant into the damaged ligament. The purpose of prolotherapy is to increase the body’s natural response. It is claimed that treated tendons or ligaments sometimes become “stronger than new”.

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