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Is inflammation good or bad for healing stretched ligaments? conventional approach is that it is detrimental, but prolotherapy tries to activate it?

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inflam is part of he: Inflammation is part of healing. Treatment is empiracle - whatever works. However, blinded trials are necessary to see if an intervention works on its own or because of psychological effects.

Answered 10/17/2013

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