Prolotherapy and Pain! Evidence, Ligaments, Spine and more!

The PMRExam Podcast

Long Island and Brooklyn based Pain Physician, David Rosenblum, MD describes prolotherapy and discusses mechanism of action, evidence and protocols. Also mentioned in this podcast, Prolotherapy protocols, low dose version high dose dextrose prolotherapy, spine prolotherapy, Spine ligaments Intertransverse ligament, Ilolumbar ligament pain and more!

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